A New Mexico county commission meeting over a controversial AI data center erupted into a physical confrontation after protesters demanded more time to speak, resulting in three arrests and a woman being taken to the ground twice. The chaotic encounter was captured on video and quickly spread online.
Police slam 26 year old woman to ground—for speaking out against proposed data center in her town.Then she was the one handcuffed & arrested—for “disorderly conduct.”Crowd was yelling, “Let us speak”—after Board of Commissioners ended public comment.3 people were arrested &… pic.twitter.com/VmjFMycA6G
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According to the Albuquerque Journal, the incident took place on Tuesday at a Doña Ana County commissioners meeting. During the meeting, the commissioners were discussing Project Jupiter, a massive AI data center campus in Santa Teresa where Oracle is the tenant.
The project has been contentious for nearly a year due to doubts regarding the amount of water it will use, its electricity requirements, and whether its promised economic benefits justify the project’s costs and resource demands…