Archive - The Atlanta Objective with George Chidi

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 •

Taking the Eighth

Conditions at the jail have become sufficiently lethal for public defenders to say pre-trial detention there is a crime of its own.

Sep 11, 2023 •

The Death of Samuel Lawrence

The hand-written paupers plea to the federal court are effectively his last words, and a moral indictment. Read them.

Sep 1, 2023 •

August 2023

Sign(ature)s of the Times

The use of signature matching for the Cop City petition drive raises questions about whether City Hall is operating in good faith.

Aug 25, 2023 •

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