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The Atlanta City Council has voted to move forward with a plan to provide funding for a police training center nicknamed "Cop City" despite protests from citizens upset with the legislation.
The green light came despite the pleas of hundreds of activists who packed City Hall and spoke for hours in fierce opposition to the project.
For about 14 hours, residents, again and again, took to the podium to slam the project, saying it would be a gross misuse of public funds.
Local opposition to a police training center in Atlanta, Georgia, that began in 2021 has exploded into a nationwide anti-police and environmentalism movement.
Students at UNC walked out of class Thursday to protest school officials' decision to ban a law school student from campus after she was charged with domestic terrorism in Atlanta last month.