Elon Musk condemned the illegal street occupation PhiladelphiaAuthorities say the incident was sparked by a series of violent street racing incidents over the weekend.
According to Philadelphia Police, the incidents happened at multiple locations across the city between 9:30 p.m. Saturday night and 5 a.m. Sunday morning, with large crowds and between 50 and 200 vehicles gathering at each location.
Footage of the incident showed cars circling while people set off fireworks and burned trash. Some footage showed rioters vandalizing police vehicles, including one They were mobbed and trampled. In a police car.
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“You saw this scene in 'Joker,'” Musk said on X in response to a video posted by House Judiciary Committee Republicans showing a police vehicle surrounded by a large crowd.
“No one is safe in Democrat-run Philadelphia,” the House Judiciary Committee Republican account said.
In the 2019 film Joker, the Joker is shown riding in the back of a police car as riots break out and chaos rages across Gotham City, before he is later seen standing on top of the crashed car surrounded by a cheering crowd.
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“Philadelphia now looks like a Grand Theft Auto game. It's a shame that the city where the Declaration of Independence was signed has turned out like this,” he said.
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Elon Musk said the unrest in Philadelphia reminds him of the dystopian movie “Joker.”
“They physically attacked several officers,” Philadelphia Deputy Police Commissioner Mike Crum told reporters at a press conference on Monday, noting the “aggression” of the mob.
“There are officers in cars jumping on windshields. They're causing physical damage.” Krum said. “They don't care about your safety or their safety. If you've seen the video of their actions, you know they really don't care. The question is just how much chaos they can cause.”
Crum said officers were “trapped” in their vehicles as rioters swarmed the patrol, adding that they were “certainly targeted” during the overnight incident.
“They physically attacked several officers,” Philadelphia Deputy Police Commissioner Mike Crum told reporters at a press conference on Monday, noting the “aggression” of the mob. (iStock)
According to police, five Philadelphia Police Department vehicles The windshield was broken and the tires were flat. At one scene, one officer sustained minor injuries when a vehicle crashed into a patrol car and fled the scene.
“This isn't a third world country. This is Philadelphia,” podcaster Graham Allen said.
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Fox News' Steven Sorace contributed to this report.
