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LAPD Removes Nithya Raman Video Over “Fascist Liars” Claims

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC · How we work

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Mayor backs chief

A video posted by Nithya Raman was removed after it linked LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell and Mayor Karen Bass to “fascist liars.”
The LAPD is reviewing dog tactics and training, citing 67 shootings in ten years and 2026 incidents that killed three dogs.
Karen Bass said trusts Chief Jim McDonnell and will not remove him.
Raman’s campaign said the “fascist liars” targeted ICE and Trump administration, not mayor or chief.

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Officer Assaults Reported

A video posted by Nithya Raman was removed after it appeared to link LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell and Mayor Karen Bass to phrase “fascist liars.”
Coverage singled out Raman’s presence at a downtown bar during the June 6, 2025 anti-ICE riots.
Chief McDonnell reported that 52 officers were assaulted with fireworks, Molotov cocktails and other projectiles.
He said officer-involved shootings fell 53 % this year and the force numbers about 8,500 officers.

Blindspot

LAPD use-of-force reports show that officers shot 67 dogs in the past ten years, including 45 pit bulls, and four dog shootings were recorded in 2026, resulting in three deaths.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

After the April 1992 acquittal of LAPD officers in the Rodney King beating, the city erupted in six days of riots that left 55 dead, injured 2,383, and caused over $1 billion in damage. Chief Daryl Gates’ aggressive policies and deep poverty fueled the unrest, prompting federal and state reforms. Today’s lawsuits over police dog shootings echo those demands for accountability.

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Mayor backs chief

A video posted by Nithya Raman was removed after it linked LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell and Mayor Karen Bass to “fascist liars.”
The LAPD is reviewing dog tactics and training, citing 67 shootings in ten years and 2026 incidents that killed three dogs.
Karen Bass said trusts Chief Jim McDonnell and will not remove him.
Raman’s campaign said the “fascist liars” targeted ICE and Trump administration, not mayor or chief.

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