ATLANTA — A year ago, Hannah Joy Gebresilassie watched on television as a sea of people took to the streets of Atlanta to protest racial injustice and police brutality.
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On May 5, the City of Atlanta reinstated Garrett Rolfe the police officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks with back pay and full benefits.
The City is reinstating Rolfe because of the Atlanta Civil Service Board’s recent decision alleging that the City failed “to comply with several provisions” and that Rolfe was not provided “his right to due process,” at the time of his dismissal from APD.
Meanwhile, almost a year has passed since Rayshard Brooks’ killing, and Garrett Rolfe has yet to be prosecuted for his crime.
Rolfe still faces charges for murder. His bond prevents him from possessing a firearm and returning to work, so he will remain on administrative leave. Meaning, the killer cop will continue to receive the same salary as he had before his dismissal last summer.
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ATLANTA As the siege on the U.S. Capitol unfolded Wednesday, a very real conversation took off on social media, among activists, and among people of color.
The suggestion from many: if the people who stormed the Capitol were part of a minority group, the response from authorities may have been different.
“I just thought back to all the protests I’ve been in, in the Black Lives Matter era - particularly in Atlanta and Louisville - and the response is nothing like we’re seeing at the capitol,” said Attorney Gerald Griggs.