SPLC lawyer charged as terrorist after Atlanta riot: the organization bad-mouths the cops

A leftist staff lawyer for the leftist organization Southern Poverty Law Center, which dubs itself as a civil rights group [except when it comes to Christians, police, and straight White men, which they label as "hate groups"] was arrested Sunday on terrorism charges. 

The lawyer, Thomas Webb Jurgens, took part in terrorism acts by throwing rocks, Molotov cocktails, and shooting fireworks at police at a training center outside of Atlanta, Georgia.

According to DeKalb County Jail records, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested Jurgens, a 6-foot male with brown hair and brown eyes, on Sunday, March 5. Webb faces one charge of “domestic terrorism.”

DeKalb County Jail record for Thomas Webb Jurgens [below]:

According to his LinkedIn bio, Jurgens worked at the Southern Poverty Law Center since 2021 after graduating from the University of Georgia School of law in 2019.

Jurgens appears as a member in good standing on the website of the State Bar of Georgia, but if convicted of domestic terrorism, this may affect his good standing.

Authorities detained 35 people Sunday, charging 23 with domestic terrorism, following the riot. Jurgens’ name appears on the list.

“On March 5, 2023, a group of violent agitators used the cover of a peaceful protest of the proposed Atlanta Public Safety Training Center to conduct a coordinated attack on construction equipment and police officers,” Atlanta police reported Sunday. “They changed into black clothing and entered the construction area and began to throw large rocks, bricks, Molotov cocktails, and fireworks at police officers.”

Thomas Jurgens

According to police, the terrorists “destroyed multiple pieces of construction equipment by fire and vandalism.”

“The illegal actions of the agitators could have resulted in bodily harm,” police added. “Officers exercised restraint and used nonlethal enforcement to conduct arrests.”

On Tuesday, a judge granted Jurgens bond for the terrorism charge regarding "Cop City."

Jurgens and one other suspect claims to have been a legal observer on behalf of the National Lawyers Guild. 

Prosecutors say the crowd was dressed in camouflage or dark clothing and some carried homemade metal shields. Jurgens' lawyer told the judge that his client was wearing a bright yellow hat with National Lawyers Guild written on it and a bright green shirt.

Though the state contends, "simply because you’re an attorney doesn’t mean you can’t commit a crime," a prosecutor said they would consent to bond for Jurgens at this time.

Judge AW Davis granted Jurgens’ bond, setting the amount at $5,000.

Jurgens’s attorney did say his client intended to post that amount and waived a preliminary hearing.

Davis denied bond for about a dozen other defendants as Tuesday’s hearing continued.

So what did the SPLC, a group that has labeled conservative and Christian organizations as "hate groups" do? They spoke out against the police--the victims in this case--exposing their political bias in a public press release, calling the law enforcement response as 'heavy handed.'

Like the "mostly peaceful" demonstrations, which were riots by any standard, the SPLC has made themselves obvious as to where they stand. Burning down machinery equipment, throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at police should not be responded to with defensive force, which is what the police used. Maybe if the police used social workers, they could reason with the domestic terrorists.

Maybe the SPLC has rainbows shooting out of its nether regions.

The SPLC press release proves that they are anything but neutral.

It's time to get fed up and do something.

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