US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows

They're trained and equipped in a way that you are not. I do not expect this to succeed unless you've already convinced them that they want to surrender.

You ever come across the hornet's nest that you need to clear, where they can sting you multiple times and aren't really afraid all that much of dying.

Unless they're willing this is probably notably worse

The protests against Bush II's wars were some of the largest at the time. They were just ignored because they never went past the peaceful stage.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_George_W._Bush

The oath clearly states you'll follow legal orders of the officers above you. I would like to think when I was in the military I would refuse to follow these illegal orders. In reality I have no idea what I would do. It would be a long legal battle and potentially life ruining event to do the right thing.

yeah, aside from all of the other bs (which is a lot) it's just treating the marines like a personal toy

You had me in the first half.

The 2a crowd isn't likely to save you, they're watching Fox and Friends.

OK. This needs to be said. Not every 2A adherant is a magat or a republican. There are many of us actual leftists that are armed and getting ready to actually fight this shit. The NRA != every armed American, and the time for leftists failing to be armed is long gone. Dems have been fighting against an actual armed left for decades because they love their capitalism. It is time to mobilize for real.

Everybody in the US is technically a 2nd amendment person. what are you waiting for?

marines now.

This is what the NRA have been waiting for, is it not? Let's just watch them leap into action to safeguard constitutional rights against an oppressive regime.

Any minute now.

Any minute now.

Here they come! Oh, sorry it's a pigeon.

It must be soon.

Hmm...

orange leader

Ah hem, refer to him with the respect the office deserves.

It's Mustard Mussolini to you peasant.

I'm sure someday there will be consequences for all these heinous crimes. Might even be the same day my flying unicorn crashes into a supermodel and we go out to lunch and figure out cold fusion together on the back of a napkin.

They can't perform arrests. They can only temporarily detain them with zip ties and transfer them by van to the police station.

Keep stirring up the infighting! Youre doing a phenomenal job at accomplishing zilch.

You can literally hear it ringing in your ears when they fire "non lethal" rounds....

Why, “specific circumstances” of course.

I read the article. He crossed a yellow taped off area of the building perimeter.

He was a vet headed into the building for some reason and the marines stopped him, detained, turned over, and he was then released.

The guy didn’t seem to phased by it. Overall I’d give it a 5/7.

That was my first thought. Where are all the self-described Libertarians who should be losing their shit over this? They should be in the street screaming "posse comitatus!" at the tops of their lungs.

Temporary detainment into permanent detainment.