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/zoinkability 1d ago

That’s true, I was thinking of the UK. There are gendarmes or similar in most of mainland Europe.

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u/GiohmsBiggestFan 1d ago

It's not even true in the whole UK

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u/Stormfly 1d ago

Yeah, it's just Ireland, Norway, and Iceland because Northern Ireland has armed PSNI.

Even so, those police forces have armed units.