Elon Musk denounces criminal chaos in the blue city and says it reminds him of the movie “Joker”

Elon Musk condemned an illegal street takeover in Philadelphiawhich authorities said was sparked by a series of aggressive street races over the weekend.

Philadelphia police said the incidents occurred between 9:30 p.m. Saturday evening and 5:00 a.m. Sunday morning at several locations in the city. Large crowds and 50 to 200 vehicles gathered at each location.

Videos of the incidents showed cars driving in circles while people set off fireworks and set garbage on fire. Some clips showed mobs destroying police vehicles, including one in which people swarmed and stomped on a police car.

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“I’m pretty sure I saw that scene in Joker,” Musk said on X in response to a video showing a police car surrounded by a huge mob posted by the Republican House Judiciary Committee.

“You are not safe in Democratic-run Philadelphia,” says the Republican report from the House Judiciary Committee.

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In the 2019 film “Joker,” the Joker is seen in the back seat of a police car as riots break out and chaos reigns in Gotham City. He is later seen standing on top of the crashed police car, surrounded by a cheering crowd.

Conservative X-influencer Joey Mannarino made another rambling pop culture reference.

“Philadelphia now basically looks like a game of Grand Theft Auto. It’s just sad that we’ve allowed the city where the Declaration of Independence was signed to become this,” he said.

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“They physically attacked some of our officers,” Philadelphia Deputy Police Commissioner Mike Cram told reporters during a news conference Monday, citing the mob’s “aggressiveness.”

“There are police officers in the car, they jump on the windshield. They cause physical harm.” said Cram. “They don’t care about your safety, their own safety. If you’ve all seen the videos of their behavior, they really don’t care. It’s all about how much chaos we can cause.”

Cram described officers as being “trapped” in the car as the mob harassed the patrol unit, adding that police were “definitely targeted” during the night’s incidents.

According to police, five police vehicles were damaged in Philadelphia, from broken windshields to flat tires. An officer suffered minor injuries at a crime scene after a vehicle struck his patrol car and fled.

“This is not a third world country. This is PHILADELPHIA,” said podcaster Graham Allen.

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