{"id":9889,"date":"2023-08-25T16:42:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T16:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investusa.org\/?page_id=9889"},"modified":"2023-08-25T16:44:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T16:44:07","slug":"atlantas-future-public-safety-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/investusa.org\/atlantas-future-public-safety-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta\u2019s Future Public Safety Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9889\" class=\"elementor elementor-9889\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53fbb95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53fbb95\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1491cd6\" data-id=\"1491cd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24a016c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24a016c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/investusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GettyImages-1246460536-400x250-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9891\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GettyImages-1246460536-400x250-1.webp 400w, https:\/\/investusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GettyImages-1246460536-400x250-1-300x188.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e85467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e85467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Atlanta\u2019s Future Public Safety Training Facility Has Become a Target For Protestors (Guest: Michael Letts)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5a5c31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5a5c31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Atlanta\u2019s Future Public Safety Training Facility Has Become a Target For Protestors (Guest: Michael Letts)<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>The law enforcement veteran talks about the latest action by Antifa protestors and what it means for your city..<\/strong><\/p><p>Atlanta has become a hotbed for protests against the police \u2013 and now protestors are literally setting the argument ablaze.<\/p><p>Over the weekend, 35 domestic terrorists dressed in black were detained by police after attacking the construction site for the new Training Facility.. Using bricks, rocks and even Molotov cocktails,\u00a0\u00a0additionally damaging various pieces of construction equipment. The situation escalated in January when a Georgia State Trooper shot and killed protestor Manuel Teran when they found themselves in the midst of a firefight.<\/p><p>\u201cActions such as this will not be tolerated,\u201d said Atlanta police Chief Darin Schierbaum during a press conference. \u201cWhen you attack law enforcement officers, facilities, and equipment, you are breaking the law.\u201d<\/p><p>But the real question is if protests will spread and continue to worsen on the site as city government continues to build the facility. With us now to discuss this further is Michael Letts, a law enforcement veteran with over 30 years of experience under his belt. Letts is the President, Founder and CEO for InVest USA, an organization that provides bulletproof vests to police officers through various charitable groups and sponsorships.<\/p><p>His expertise will prove useful in this matter.<\/p><p><strong>Q&amp;A:<\/strong><\/p><ol type=\"1\"><li>Why do you think these protestors attacked the site where the Safety Training Facility is being built? Do you believe they\u2019re still bitterly holding onto their \u201cdefund the police\u201d message?<\/li><li>Atlanta has been the home of escalating \u201ccop city\u201d riots over the past few months. Do you see the situation calming down anytime soon? Or could it possibly get worse?<\/li><li>Do you think building a new Safety Training Facility is the best way to help boost morale with police officers, while training new ones properly for the job? Or is there another route they could have taken?<\/li><li>Should other cities consider building a potential training facility to help out its fellow officers? Or would there be concerns that building such a place could \u201cmilitarize\u201d a neighborhood, as some protestors believe?<\/li><li>Do you believe the situation will get better for police in 2023, especially if Congress (and eventually, the Senate) approve the \u201cfund the police\u201d program that\u2019s been going around for months?<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"6\" type=\"1\"><li>You\u2019re the creator of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.investusa.org\/\">InVest USA<\/a>, an organization that provides bulletproof vests to police officers through various charitable groups and sponsorships. Tell us more about that, and why support for fellow officers is so important right now.<\/li><li>We understand that InVest USA is also actively involved with Twitter. Where can interested parties learn more?<\/li><\/ol><p>Those interested in what I do on Twitter can do so\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InvestUSAorg\">on the official Invest USA account.<\/a><\/p><p><strong><em>About Michael Letts:<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>Michael Letts is the Founder, President, and CEO of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/investusa.org\/\">InVest USA<\/a>, a national grassroots non-profit organization that is\u00a0helping hundreds of communities provide thousands of bulletproof vests for their police forces through\u00a0educational, public relations, sponsorship, and fundraising programs. He also has over 30 years of law enforcement experience under his belt, hence his pro-police stance for his brothers and sisters in blue. 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