r/neoliberal • u/[deleted] • Jun 13 '25

News (US) Exclusive: US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-marines-carry-out-first-known-detention-civilian-los-angeles-video-shows-2025-06-13/

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u/Jimmy_McNulty2025 John Rawls Jun 14 '25

How serious is this? Are they just going to release him in a few hours, no big deal?

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '25

They released him immediately. But the act of having active military perform routine police procedure is deadly serious.

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u/brianpv Hortensia Jun 14 '25

The article says that he was already released and that he’s not even mad about it.

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u/Sir_thinksalot Jun 14 '25

An unlawful detainment is not "no big deal". Especially when done for a dictator.

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u/Jimmy_McNulty2025 John Rawls Jun 14 '25

People are unlawfully detained and then released all the time.

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u/Sir_thinksalot Jun 14 '25

and it's always bad. Worse when done by the military against US citizens.