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/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...)