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In LA, police damaged their own cars to blame protestors -- it's a psyop, fascism, and media-backed deception.

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BREAKING: Police were CAUGHT ON CAMERA destroying their own squad cars to frame protestors — and your government still calls them “heroes.”

Nah. These are operatives running psychological warfare against the public.

This is fascism in plain sight.

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by Innovator (64.1k points)
This appears to be a conspiracy theory that uses edited and outdated footage to push a political narrative. According to PolitiFact, videos of burning police vehicles being shared online are from the George Floyd protests in May–June 2020, not from June 2025 immigration‑action protests in L.A.

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/jun/09/tweets/a-video-of-a-burning-police-car-in-los-angeles-is

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fake-videos-conspiracies-falsehoods-los-angeles-protests/
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This is a complete incorrect claim, and spreading misinformation. What looks like the LAPD destroying their own vehicle is correct in a way. That said police vehicle looks like it either was involved in an accident, or more likely, was destroyed by protesters. According to California Vehicle Code, Vehicle Division 12, Chapter 4, Section 26710, within California no person may operate a motor vehicle if their front or rear windshield is impairing the view for the driver. 

"26710. (a) It is unlawful to operate any motor vehicle upon a highway when the windshield or rear window is in such a defective condition as to impair the driver’s vision either to the front or rear."

Therefore, the LAPD would have to remove the front windshield and/or rear windshield in order to operate the vehicle to take it to either their impound lot, or repair center. At no point was this to be blaming protesters, but to follow the law they have swore an oath to protect.

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