Posted on 06/08/2025 8:47:18 PM PDT by 11th_VA
As police struggled with another day of unrest in downtown L.A., several Waymo autonomous taxis were set on fire, sending thick plumes of black smoke billowing high into the air.
The dramatic images were captured during an afternoon of clashes between large groups who were protesting immigration raids by the Trump administration and L.A. police who were trying to maintain order.
Protesters converged on the Civic Center area of downtown L.A. on Sunday morning, spilling onto the 101 Freeway around 3:30 p.m. The roadway was then closed to traffic for several hours as California Highway Patrol officers worked to push demonstrators back, detaining several …
A group of demonstrators then descended on five Waymo taxis lined up on Los Angeles Street between Arcadia and Alameda streets around 5 p.m.
Tires were slashed, windows smashed, and anti-ICE messages spray-painted over the self-driving taxis, three of which were then set on fire.
Protesters swarmed around the vehicles, tearing the doors off and stomping on the windshields. One man with a mask over his face smashed car windows with a skateboard. Another appeared to use a makeshift flamethrower to set the interior of a car ablaze.
As the cars were consumed by flames, some people were seen throwing Lime electric scooters into the burning shells, while others stood back from the fiery scene. At one point, the besieged Waymos began honking their horns in coordinated cacophony, punctuated by the chants of protesters and the whirring of police helicopters overhead.
The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the vehicle blazes while the Los Angeles Police Department warned people to stay away from the area and an acrid smell hung in the air.
“Burning lithium-ion batteries release toxic gases, including hydrogen fluoride, posing risks to responders and those nearby,” the LAPD said in a statement...
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Let the commies burn that s hole to the ground.
The big cities in California look like dreadful places to live.
A high tech culture cannot function if the people are uncivilized and ignorant.
Ok, so way mo’ than the cops expected?
Did they just pour saltwater on them?
The illegal aliens and protester buddies were throwing Lime electric scooters from a freeway overpass onto Highway Patrol and police vehicles below. That’s not just mayhem, that’s attempted murder. Authorities need to start shooting these scumbags. Shoot to kill should be the order, consequences be damned.
“Your universe has no meaning to them. They will not try to understand. They will be tired, they will be cold, they will make a fire with your beautiful oak door...”
Here’s hoping the democrats burn LA to the ground.
They burned WayMo vehicles than who?
A high tech culture cannot function if the people
are uncivilized and ignorant.
*******
Apparently there are a lot of those people in the
USA today doing their thing.
The use of deadly force should be authorized for LEOs and Military.
This shit must stop.
Let there be carnage!..............
Flaming ‘mos.
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