Georgia is seeking to define ‘Cop City’ protests as terrorism, experts say

Actions by police match rhetoric from state politicians seeking to define a largely peaceful protest movement as terrorism

When author and environmental movement expert Will Potter saw the Atlanta police chief, Darin Schierbaum, tell a recent press conference it doesn't take a rocket scientist or an attorney to tell you that breaking windows and setting fires is not protest - it's terrorism", he could not believe his ears.

The problem, Potter told the Guardian, is that while you may not have to be a rocket scientist, the reality is, it's been difficult to come to an understanding of what terrorism is and what political violence is for decades".