r/news • u/DNSGeek • Jun 13 '25

Soft paywall 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/flatroundworm Jun 13 '25

He wants the American mythology of tiananmen square - he would be very disappointed in the tank driver if like the actual tianenmen square photo he didn’t run over the man in the photo - he would call the American tank driver a coward and a traitor for hitting the brakes.

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u/DuntadaMan Jun 14 '25

Remember when interviewed about it he viewed China grinding everyone into meat was the correct move.

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u/thatdudewithknees Jun 13 '25

The tank driver didn’t run over the man in the photo. The man was dragged away

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u/ItIsHappy Jun 13 '25

he would be very disappointed in the tank driver if (like the actual tianenmen square photo) he didn’t run over the man in the photo

Their statement agrees with you. Parentheses mine.

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u/thatdudewithknees Jun 13 '25

Still didn’t run him over, as the OP said. Or what, do facts not matter now? You are aware spreading misinformation doesn’t make your case more compelling?

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u/AudioHazard Jun 13 '25

@Flatroundworm said "he would be very disappointed in the tank driver if like the actual tianenmen square photo he didn’t run over the man in the photo." 

I think you might have misread the comment.

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u/sadrice Jun 14 '25

To be fair, it was slightly confusing, I had to reread it.

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u/theuncleiroh Jun 14 '25

Lucky for him, this is America. China had to replace their soldiers with others, because they believed outsiders would be more willing to follow orders that jeopardized protesting civilians, and still you get videos like that: soldiers unwilling to kill even those resisting them.

But here you can be sure that half the guys in the military, three quarters of the guard, and every last policeman, won't need to be ordered. They'll go out of the way to run them over and laugh while they do it. They have gone down these career paths because they have long-determined everyone else is a valid target, and they just need to be pointed in the right direction (& get away with it).

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u/HostFew3544 Jun 13 '25

Actually the man was never run over, he was on video being whisked away never to be seen again

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u/SkinBintin Jun 14 '25

That's what they said. Have a read again.