The threat was sent by IMG Worldwide, a giant entertainment and sports agency, on behalf of the Los Angeles Police Foundation, which is the name of a private foundation that the Los Angeles Times calls “the LAPD’s secretive, multimillion-dollar private funding arm.” The LAPF has purchased surveillance tech, robots, drones, and Palantir licenses for the LAPD.
Did they actually say they own the acronym for LAPD? Because... It's not an acronym. Unless this whole time we've been meant to say LAP'D like the racing term.. Or perhaps lahpud? Laypeedee? Hmmm the last one sounds a little too French adjacent perhaps.
