Posted on 06/11/2025 10:21:27 AM PDT by null and void
LOS ANGELES, CA — Embattled law enforcement officers trying to keep violent protesters at bay now have to wait even longer for help, as news broke that U.S. Marine tanks had gotten stuck in traffic on the 405 freeway.
National Guard servicemen and Los Angeles Police Department riot officers had been waiting for the arrival of 700 Marines deployed at the order of President Donald Trump to deal with crowds of anti-ICE rioters, but the Marines were immediately held up in L.A. gridlock.
"This is ridiculous. C'mon, people, move it!" shouted one Lance Corporal while poking his head out the top hatch of a tank on the 405. "We've been sitting here for over 3 hours. We haven't even moved! How do people ever get anywhere around here? We've got places to be and people to kill. We don't have time to just sit here parked on a freeway. Unbelievable."
The Marines reported that no matter which lane they switched to, it would immediately stop while the other lanes would begin moving. "It's so frustrating," another soldier said. "And why is the freeway under construction? Why is everything always under construction? Every freeway. Every street. What's the point of having this many lanes if half of them are always closed? Argh!"
So far, the tanks have managed to adhere to orders not to simply drive over civilian vehicles and pancake them in the process.
At publishing time, the Marines had reportedly made up valuable time by using the carpool lane.
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Should have consulted the SNL Californians on the best route.
ALMOST got me 😏
“So far, the tanks have managed to adhere to orders not to simply drive over civilian vehicles and pancake them in the process.
At publishing time, the Marines had reportedly made up valuable time by using the carpool lane.”
The Bee is getting to be too good!
Almost fell for the Bee. LOL
But did they signal the lane change?
“”Should have consulted the SNL Californians on the best route.””
Better yet, should have used a helo. LA traffic is probably the worst in the nation... thus matching everything ‘else’ the leftists have screwed up there.
We hear Newsom and Bass are pulling the tanks over and giving them tickets if they don’t have at least 3 on board to qualify to drive in the carpool lane?
YMMV, but in my experience Boston and the DC beltway are worse.
What kind of tread is used to avoid tearing up the road?
That’s what I thought of. 😂
Granted this was decades ago and maybe things have changed but my experience with the beltway was more akin to the roller derby than gridlock.
You've got me beat. I was enthusiastically saying "COME ON! RUN 'EM OVER!" I now officially declare myself to be a nimrod. Doubly embarrassing because I usually can read quite well. Heh. 😅
That picture is just too funny!
Anyone remember an old movie called Tank with James Garner driving his personal tank around a small town?
“”YMMV, but in my experience Boston and the DC beltway are worse.””
Both leftist run and ruined cities, which figures.
There’s no taillights on it so they have to rotate the turret to point where they want to go.
/yield or die maggots!!!
😆
Ramming Speed!!!
Well, I would hope they’d look for cars with...ah...certain bumper stickers when they’re picking who to run over.
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