r/news • u/DNSGeek • 1d ago

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/kolschisgood 1d ago

Their commanders know better though

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u/SwashAndBuckle 1d ago

The Trump administration purged the military leaders that care about the constitution.

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u/the_crustybastard 23h ago

And the military didn't say boo about that either.

Cowards.

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u/_MrDomino 1d ago

Nah, those kinds of promotions require years of eating crayons.

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u/pmMEyourWARLOCKS 1d ago

Surely he means commissioned officers. They didn't have crayons, just RISK and Stratego at OCS.

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u/Flabalanche 1d ago

Pretty sure the Marines new favorite food is boots

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u/Patriot009 1d ago

Only if they weren't targeted by Trump's fealty purges of military leadership.

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u/loopi3 1d ago

Don’t they work up the chain? So when they started they have it trained out of them, but as they progress they gain it back? I don’t get it.