Video is surfacing on social media showing a violent mob attacking a Philadelphia police officer in his cruiser, directly in front of City Hall, last night.
The mob shown in the below video was one of many, with 6ABC reporting “hundreds of cars and large crowds of people engaging in reckless activity” all over the city in the name of “car meetups”.
The report said there were “11 illegal car meetups, six of which allegedly involved excessive violence and destruction”. One officer was injured and left in the hospital when all was said and done.
Deputy Commissioner Mike Cram with Philadelphia police told ABC: “Everything they do is disruptive, they’re ruining the quality of life. At one point, they had a flame thrower. Yes, there’s video with a flame thrower.”
“They’re able to disperse quickly and then reform at other locations. That’s why we have officers dedicated. It’s playing wack-a-mole. We hit them at …