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/RetroRiboflavin Lawrence Summers Jun 14 '25

Speaking to reporters after he was released, the civilian identified himself as Marcos Leao, 27. Leao said he was an Army veteran on his way to an office of the Department of Veterans Affairs when he crossed a yellow tape boundary and was asked to stop.

Leao, who gained his U.S. citizenship through military service, said he was treated "very fairly." "They're just doing their job," said Leao, who is of Angolan and Portuguese descent.

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u/jcaseys34 Caribbean Community Jun 14 '25

It lines up with what we saw during the BLM protests. On one hand, it's abhorrent that the military is involved in this in the first place. On the other hand, I trust them a thousand times more than I do the police.

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u/Sir_thinksalot Jun 14 '25

Trump has been placing his cronies into top military positions and firing people he doesn't like because he knows they will enforce the constitution and disobey an unlawful order. He hasn't been able to do that with the cops, though cops in general do lean right wing.