LOS ANGELES — The LAPD officer who shot a sleeping Snorlax with rubber bullets during the recent anti-ICE protests claims he was well within his rights to fire upon the Pokémon. According to the officer, the peacefully sleeping pocket monster was inciting the crowd to become violent against law enforcement.
“The LAPD has no problems with peaceful, lawful protests but this Snorlax was an agitator who was riling the crowd up to becoming violent and he had to be put in his place,” claimed Officer Markus Banks who asked to remain anonymous. “We respect the public’s right to protest but what this Snorlax was doing was beyond reproach. Some may wrongfully claim that he was just sleeping there, not bothering anyone but it was quite the opposite. He was trying to turn the protest into a riot, he was throwing things at my fellow officers and being quite aggressive. I feared for my safety as well as those of my colleagues so I did what had to be done and took the shot. Rubber bullets knocked him right out. That’s when he went to sleep.”
The LAPD has stated that an investigation into Officer Banks’ actions has already been concluded.
“We’ve reviewed both Officer Banks’ bodycam footage as well as dozens of videos taken of the incident and posted online. We have seen this incident from all possible angles,” stated LAPD Commissioner Jeff Stone. “The footage doesn’t lie. The Snorlax was sleeping peacefully on the road during the protest before Officer Banks aimed his gun and fired on the creature. In light of this, we have concluded that Officer Banks did nothing wrong. That Snorlax may have been sleeping but who knows what kind of violent acts he was planning and we commend Officer Banks on his heroic quick thinking.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is using the incident as justification for deploying Marines to the protests.
“How did that Snorlax even get in there? Is it a legal Snorlax? It wasn’t accompanied by a trainer so it was clearly a wild Snorlax. Good for Officer Banks for doing what had to be done but the fact that an illegal wild Snorlax even made its way there is proof that these protests are being organized by radical traitors who have sided against our country and with invaders such as this malicious Snorlax. The LAPD clearly can’t handle this on their own. What are they gonna do when these terrorists send in an illegal Magikarp? Who will protect the people?”
At press time, President Trump has signed an executive order to implement 150% tariffs on the Kanto Region until they secure their border.
