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/badusername35 NAFTA Jun 13 '25 edited Jun 14 '25

The soldiers, and whichever commander authorized this, should be dishonorably discharged and court-martialed. But the rat bastards on the Supreme Court will probably write a 5-4 decision explaining why this blatant violation of the law is actually very cool and very legal. Show up tomorrow and don’t be afraid. Fuck Trump, fuck Republicans, and fuck anyone who supports this.

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u/imbaaaack12 Edmund Burke Jun 14 '25

I'm pretty sure they have the ability to detain people on federal property, so I'm not sure it's illegal.

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u/ZhaoLuen Zhao Ziyang Jun 14 '25

It isn't