Lately, a hallmark of many street takeover gatherings has been the torching of a car or two. They’re almost always stolen, so it’s a way to dispose of evidence and have a little fun with your criminal buddies at taxpayers’ expense. But at a takeover event in Los Angeles over the weekend a group torched several cars in an escalation we could see coming.
It happened in the Pacoima area in the early morning hours of October 5 near Paxton Street and Foothill Boulevard. Footage taken by KeyNewsNetwork shows three police cruisers driving side-by-side in the road as one officer via loudspeaker orders the crowd to disperse.
That approach is completely different to how other law enforcement agencies have been handling street takeovers lately. With a tough new law in effect in Florida, troopers descended on one event, cutting off all avenues of escape and arresting multiple participants, including spectators.
In the meantime, events in California and other areas where consequences are few and far between are seeing an escalation in takeover violence. Not only are cars torched like in this case, pedestrians have been hit by vehicles and killed, people who interrupt takeovers have been beat and their rides trashed, trucks have been looted, and local businesses have been ransacked, to name just a few things.
We predict that left unchecked, torching cars at street takeovers will become even more common and participants will try to burn more and more like it’s some sort of competition. This is what happens when the illegal gatherings are treated with kid gloves.
According to KTLA, no arrests were made at the illegal street takeover. We question if anyone will be held responsible for the burning cars, other than taxpayers.
This article originally appeared on The Auto Wire. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News. It is republished with permission.
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The Democrats are solely to blame for this lawlessness. George Gascon the elected District Attorney of Los Angeles, had a recall for his incompetence over a year ago, yet the half-witted people of Los Angeles kept him in office. Los Angeles residents are getting exactly what they deserve by voting Marxist Democrats funded by George Soros in office.
Until the DAs start allowing law breakers to be detained – and go to court – instead of turned loose, this will only get worse. California voters (or is it the Machine?) have brought this on themselves by voting for laws they don’t understand, and voting for DAs who refuse to do their jobs.
This is the future of the USA. Democrat’s dog whistle when they lose will be “Burn It Down” At that point, these governors and mayors need jail time