Archive - The Atlanta Objective with George Chidi

Young Thug's Attorney Arrested

I am in blood / Stepped in so far that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er

Jun 11 •

Water, Water Everywhere

Do not, my friends, become addicted to water. It will take hold of you, and you will resent its absence.

Jun 1 •

May 2024

Return of the Chidi

I've been busy, but I'm coming back home.

May 10 •

February 2024

The Fulton County Hack is a Ticking Bomb

A ransomware demand by hackers on Fulton County is far, far worse than leaders have disclosed to date. 12 hours from now, its justice system blows up.

Feb 15 •

January 2024

Elegy For A Melody

The Melody is named for the subject of my examination into the failures of Georgia's homelessness strategy. It is a signpost marking tragedy ... and…

Jan 26 •

Figure Skating on Thin Ice

The first YSL gang member to testify has been on the stand for the last three days. It doesn't look pretty.

Jan 8 •

December 2023

Atlanta Is Transparently Opaque

Honest communication is a problem right now, whether its in court, in City Hall, at the AJC or in the state capitol.

Dec 6, 2023 •

November 2023

The Cop City Shuffle

Everyone expects trouble this time, as protesters pledge another week of action over the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.

Nov 14, 2023 •

Things Are Moving

Foster care is in crisis, GSU is wrestling with a problem property, and the YSL case finally has a jury.

Nov 1, 2023 •

October 2023

Murder Game, Redux

Wrestling with nihilism, death and another subpoena.

Oct 9, 2023 •

September 2023

Kicking In Another Door

The YSL trial bars everyone but the AJC from being in the room where it happens. I'm lawyering up.

Sep 30, 2023 •

The Road from Atlanta to Mississippi

Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat defends a plan to move inmates to a private prison out of state. There's a long list of people to blame for getting to…

Sep 21, 2023 •

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