Vox Sentences - Fiery clashes at Atlanta’s “Cop City”

23 face domestic terrorism charges after Atlanta police training center attack; nearly 200 countries adopt ocean conservation treaty.

Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.

“Cop City” protesters clash with Atlanta police

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• Atlanta police charged 23 people with domestic terrorism following a melee with police and attempted sabotage of a training center dubbed “Cop City.” [Associated Press / Jeff Martin and Jeff Amy]
• Opponents of the 85-acre training center say it will further militarize the police and destroy green space; the city argues it will give police more room to practice shooting drills, raids, and putting out fires. [BBC / Tom Spender]
• According to police, a group broke off from a separate protest and hurled rocks, bricks, and Molotov cocktails at officers in the construction site. Equipment was damaged but no officers were injured. [CNN / Rebekah Riess, Dakin Andone, and Nick Valencia]
• Atlanta police said they are prepared to respond to further protests planned for this week. [Reuters / Daniel Trotta]
• Sunday’s violence follows the police killing of a 26-year-old environmental activist during a January raid on protesters at the site. [ABC News / Victoria Arancio and Morgan Winsor, and Bill Hutchinson]

A historic treaty to protect world oceans

• After years of negotiations, nearly 200 countries agreed to the United Nations “High Seas Treaty” to conserve global marine life. [The Hill / Julia Mueller]
• The treaty establishes new rules covering at least 30 percent of the world’s oceans by 2030 to protect against overfishing, deep-sea mining, and shipping traffic. Just 1.2 percent is currently protected. [BBC]
• Rich countries also agreed to share with developing countries the financial benefits from any newly discovered information about deep sea creatures that could benefit humans. [Washington Post / Leo Sands and Dino Grandoni]
• However, it could take years to fully implement the treaty since countries must meet again to fully adopt and ratify the agreement. [CNN / Laura Paddison]

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Vox’s Benji Jones explains the US  plan to conserve 30 percent of the nation's land and water by 2030. [Vox / Benji Jones]

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“The language being used by police, calling those arrested ‘outside agitators,’ is meant to separate protesters and meant to criminalize and detach a movement from its homegrown origins.”

[Kamau Franklin, director of Community Movement Builders, on "Cop City" charges / CNN]

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