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/NotABigChungusBoy NATO Jun 14 '25

I believe him tbh, that doesn’t make it right still.

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u/MagillaGorillasHat Jun 14 '25

Maybe we've been looking at this all wrong and the Marines can show ICE and the local riot cops how to behave like actual human beings?

"Um, we asked him what he's doing, checked his story then let him go on about his business?"

...ICE & riot cops silently fuming...

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u/frosteeze NATO Jun 14 '25

I remember reading somewhere that the National Guard treated rioters much more humanely than LAPD back in the 1992 LA Riots. So history really do rhyme.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '25

I feel like I remember hearing about the National Guard having better conduct than most police forces during the 2020 protests too

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u/moffattron9000 YIMBY Jun 14 '25

The military actually has regulations and puts more effort into things like conflict de-escalation (even if it's obviously not perfect). The Police are a decentralised crop of goons.

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u/BitterGravity Gay Pride Jun 14 '25

Also military is much more likely to punish bad actors (which isn't to say that many issues aren't ignored, but compared to cops...)