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US Marines make first detention in LA as more protests expected (www.reuters.com)

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LOS ANGELES, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Marines deployed to Los Angeles made their first detention of a civilian on Friday, part of a rare use of military force to support domestic police and coming ahead of national protests over President Donald Trump's military parade in Washington.

The detention of the man, a U.S. Army veteran and an immigrant who obtained U.S. citizenship, punctuated a series of highly unusual events that have appealed to Trump supporters but outraged other Americans who are demonstrating discontent in the streets.

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[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

*Illegal arrest

Military do not have authority to arrest American civilians.

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The way they spin it is they’re not arrested, just detained till others come to carry the arrest.

[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

That's just a nice way of saying abduction.