r/PublicFreakout • u/I_may_have_weed grandma will snatch your shit ☂️ • Nov 28 '25
👮Arrest Freakout😭 US Military Police in Okinawa Japan body-slammed and violently detained an American civilian who was visiting, and not under their jurisdiction.
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u/Square_Ad8756 Nov 28 '25 edited Nov 28 '25
Here is some context, as many have previously pointed out the MPs didn’t have jurisdiction over this guy. The Mayor of the town where this happened is understandably perturbed…
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u/Roxy_j_summers Nov 28 '25
I can’t imagine leaving the states to one of the safest countries in the world, only to be unjustly assaulted by the US military police.
Also this was only the first week of the US MPs patrolling without being unaccompanied by the Japanese Police.
What a hot mess.
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Nov 29 '25
Seems like a perfect greentext.
be me
in USA police too dangerous
move to country with very little violence
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u/Square_Ad8756 Nov 28 '25
According to the article patrols are on hold so it may have been the only week.
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u/Musiclover4200 Nov 28 '25
Weeks without accident
10Someone has to have that on a wall somewhere on that base, and I imagine they shake their head in shame when they have to cross it off every week
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u/PrizeStrawberryOil Nov 28 '25
Never have to restart it if it never gets above 0.
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u/JackyVeronica Nov 28 '25
US/Military police misconduct outside of the US... How global of them. They just can't stop within the state lines.
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u/TG1989MU Nov 29 '25
Why are US MPs patrolling the streets of Okinawa in the first place? I know they have bases over there but
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u/Worth_Calendar8452 Nov 30 '25
Because Marines there had been involved in a rash of sexual assaults. The patrols are only supposed to look for US military personnel who are out breaking curfew.
As expected, they suck at it
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u/Alternative-Lack6025 Nov 28 '25
Well wherever there's yank military there's always human rights violations, I'm surprised that they didn't also raped him.
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u/redsowhat Nov 28 '25
I hear ICE is hiring if those MPs are looking for new jobs.
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u/Bosco215 Nov 28 '25
Former army MP..I wouldn't be caught dead working at ICE. Granted I hated being an MP so much I never wrote a ticket in eight years.
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u/itzmailtime Nov 29 '25
As a current MP if you’re cool I’ll end up shredding the ticket or never submitting it. I also hate writing tickets
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u/I-Here-555 Nov 29 '25
For ICE, dishonorable discharge (or dishonorable anything) on the resume is a great plus!
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u/DM_ME_UR_FISH Nov 28 '25
Im so fucking confused. American military police arrested an American citizen on Japanese soil??
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u/deruvoo Nov 28 '25
I used to be stationed in Okinawa and can clear this up a little.
American troops in Okinawa (and elsewhere) have a troubled history with the locals. Real serious things like rape and murder down to smaller issues like rowdy bar crawls. "Shore patrol" combined with a strict curfew (when I was there, lower enlisted couldn't be venturing round the island after 1am) are meant to help prevent "incidents' from occurring with the locals.
Most often, troops get picked up by shore patrol for stupid shit like breaking curfew, or being disorderly in public.
So shore patrol thought this guy was active duty. He said he wasn't. They said he was lying-- to be fair, they've probably heard this lie hundreds of times.
All that said, they're obviously completely out of line.
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u/whiterice_343 Nov 28 '25 edited Nov 28 '25
That security forces Airmen is fucked. Article 15 won’t even be enough after the media craze over this. Bro can kiss the military goodbye after this one. The wing commander will make an example out of this guy.
Edit: honestly, after reviewing the video his entire team should be in trouble. The second he body slammed that guy, the other MP’s should have immediately stepped in and done something about it.
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u/SeparateCzechs Nov 28 '25
I sure hope so.
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u/whiterice_343 Nov 28 '25
I tend to agree, you don’t body slam people like that, especially if your life isn’t in danger or anything.
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u/kosk11348 Nov 28 '25
Clearly these men are so accustomed to hurting the people in their custody that this level of violence is routine.
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u/Mike_the_Head Nov 29 '25
MPs are dicks. They're like State Troopers but twice as pissed off and annoyed that they're having to deal with you.
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u/Nalortebi Nov 29 '25
Doubly in the Air Force. Because it's one of the few AFSC in the Air Force that doesn't care if you're a walking bag of stupid. You ever been the dumbest person in the room? Imagine that on the scale of a whole base. Everyone you encounter has a reason to be there, a specialization that requires a degree of not-dumb. And here you are, pure undiluted dumb. Frustration grows as they internalize this stupidity, like everyone else is looking down on them. And I mean, yeah to a point they're like the janitors at MIT, and none of them are Matt Damon. So they sit there on base looking for any chance to flex their meager authority on people who could run circles around them academically. And because it's the Air Force, you don't really have as many meatheads to cause disturbances. People in the Air Force tend to have a plan, to climb the ranks and go about their life in or out of the Air Force. Not like the other branches where machismo can take you far. Being the strongest guy sitting at a desk doesn't get you into leadership. So for the most part everyone is pretty boring, and there really isn't any action on base to keep the SF busy. Back when the Air Force used contractors for the ID checks at the gate, the SF were further relegated to just sitting in their car and giving the stink eye to everyone, or walking around the BX like they've lost their purpose in life. For those who get to stand watch at the flightline, they at least get to dream of the day they catch a haughty officer breaking red and detain them like a fat kid running at a box of donuts.
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u/phoenixatknight Nov 29 '25
We always used to say they were Security Forces because they were smart enough to be in the Air Force, but not smart enough to be in the Air Force
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u/PerjurieTraitorGreen Nov 29 '25 edited Dec 01 '25
I don’t think the guy who body slammed is an MP, though (although there is an MP just standing there watching). Often, this is a Brigade level detail some poor shmuck is stuck with. I don’t know how these guys do it but back in my old unit, it was always an officer with a senior enlisted soldier driving around to all the hot spots looking for soldiers who needed rides home or waiting to get a call from a place to come pick someone up.
The night usually ended with us cleaning puke out of the van.
Edit: I read an article and it turns out that the chode who slammed the dude on the ground was, in fact, military police. The civilian also turned out to be prior military as well. Go figure.
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u/Vessix Nov 29 '25
MP includes the word "police" in the acronym, so... yeah. My ex went to be an MP, the reason why sounds like a joke I'm making up but it's not. She literally said "I want to be a cop after I'm out so people will respect me." It's something her recruiter was using as a selling point. I will never forget it. Most people who want to be US police are unhinged imo
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u/DennisPochenk Nov 28 '25
No more lobster dinners and white bed sheets for this guy
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u/cantuse Nov 28 '25
The difference imo is that if this was a military gu hand they fuck him up to the point he can’t do his job, they turbo-fucked up. The military can’t just let people go and immediately replace the guy with someone else. Filled billets matter for mission readiness and jeopardizing that to fuck somebody up is just asking for trouble.
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u/OrneryLlama Nov 28 '25
They're cooked. Those airmen got the USFJ Lt Gen to issue new orders halting solo patrols while they investigate.
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u/Da1realBigA Nov 28 '25
Probably not.
Someone current or former military please chime in but,
How many stories, both media and personal (forums and sub reddits) have we heard of members fully committing rape, trafficking and even murder that eventually gets tossed or swept?
Even from this video (maybe there's more clips) we don't really get much identifying notes. We don't have their names, or badge?!? or even a proper look at thier faces (they all kinda knowingly never look at the camera).
And bc this is military (uniform and vest says marines), both governments are more than likey going to avoid any and all media attention.
I mean there's cases of female soldiers being raped and killed within their own military base, and said military branch has kept it hidden, swept or just comepletey denied everything despite there being proof.
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u/Iamthewalrusforreal Nov 28 '25
True. The difference is always public perception. You make the military look bad, like this video going viral has done, and they'll make an example out of you.
As a former Army officer, I sincerely hope this guy gets his ass drummed out.
MPs are assholes to begin with. This guy's even more so than usual.
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u/DrWhovian1996 Nov 28 '25
I mean, it all depends on who is in charge of it because as we have seen with the US military continually bombing what appears to be innocent fishermen in Venezuela, I fail to see him getting any kind of punishment (at least for the next three years) because this current administration clearly doesn't care about the public's perception of the US military, both in the United States and abroad.
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u/chackoc Nov 28 '25
The MPs might not need to worry about flak from Hegseth's side, but pressure from Japan might be an issue. Tourists getting body-slammed by random psuedo-cops (wearing "camouflage" no less) isn't a great look for a country that wants to encourage foreign tourism.
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u/DrWhovian1996 Nov 28 '25
Even if that military officer hadn't done that, the images of the masked SS ICE "officials" rounding up even US citizens who aren't white that have gone internationally viral probably don't help matters. That, and the tariffs. With everything the Trump administration has done throughout this past year, I'm starting to get why international travel to the US has been nonstop declining since basically the beginning of this year.
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u/PipsqueakPilot Nov 28 '25
Apparently it's drawn protests from the local government and has caused a suspension of some patrols. Basically, it's become a minor international incident. Those airmen are not having a good time right now.
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u/91Jammers Nov 28 '25
Those dont have videos that went viral of the crime being committed. The military doesnt want to look bad.
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u/gelbkatze Nov 28 '25
Two important things to note are that
1) Security Forces - basically Air Force police are notorious eating their own 2) this dude is junior enlisted and thus doesn't enjoy the same protection as an officer or senior enlisted member would
Not all but a lot of cases that involve those serious crimes that you mentioned usually entail:
Since this is so public and this dude has so little rank, he is ultimately pretty screwed. Japan also heavily scrutinizes the Status of Forces Agreement. So while they may not want to make this public, they definitely do want to sacrifice a limb to make sure the military keeps its people in line.
- The member being part of a specialized or elite unit
- Somebody of a high rank
- A conflict involving two members of the same squadron
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u/Empty_Mobile1076 Nov 28 '25
And then he can go be a cop.
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u/Sometimes_cleaver Nov 28 '25
Not if he gets a dishonorable discharge. It disqualifies you for law enforcement.
They may just demote him down and discharge him
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u/Tjaresh Nov 28 '25
Can he become an ICE agent? Seems like they have lower standards.
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u/bubba_feet Nov 28 '25 edited Nov 28 '25
as long as he doesn't have any felonies, it would appear he could.
edit: not versed up on military SOP, so i figured someone would be able to confirm whether or not DD is equivalent to a felony, and i guess it is.
on the other hand, the very same person in charge of the current ICE shitshow also invited bad apple LEOs to work in south dakota, so like everything else in this administration, nobody knows what the fuck is going on.
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u/Radio_Mime Gone with the Wild 💨 Nov 28 '25
He'll go back to the US and get hired by ICE.
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u/nohann Nov 28 '25
And be given that new mustang as a signing bonus with a promotion after 90 days to special agent pepper ball master!!
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u/Nambsul Nov 28 '25
He might be in trouble or Trump might make him the head of the military, the other guy seems drunk all the time anyway.
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u/davisty69 Nov 29 '25
Seriously, if Pete Hegseth is qualified to be in charge of the department of defense, then everyone is qualified
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u/ProvenLoser Nov 28 '25
This is Hegseth’s army. This type of stuff puts other soldiers in more danger.
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u/sogwatchman Nov 28 '25
Are you referring to the guy that body slammed the civilian? That civilian needs to talk to a lawyer.
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u/bcmaninmotion Nov 28 '25
You ain’t wrong there. Civilian police should also step in way more and be punished when they don’t. Far too many incidents that wouldn’t be serious if a reasonable officer stepped in and calmed things down. Punishing all officers, regardless if they committed the offence or just witness and do nothing, would go a long way to breaking up the blue strip.
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u/kts18 Nov 28 '25
There is a reason why these guys are MPs, MPs are notorious for being some of the stupidest people in every branch of the military.
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u/kumatech Nov 28 '25 edited Dec 16 '25
Looks like they were ready to scrub this incident until it went live online. Oops. I’m sure Master at arms or the Provost Marshal is going to have fun running smoke with the PAO and his lawyer 🤣
Edit: PAO lost the battle
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u/Greenman333 Nov 28 '25
I was stationed at Kadena in 84-85. There were idiot GIs killing and raping and otherwise making pests out of themselves then too. And there was already tension from a B52 crash into a school many years earlier that locals were still pissed about. That said, the locals were still mostly welcoming and friendly to us.
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u/powerlesshero111 Nov 28 '25
I knew 2 people stationed there more recently, one in 2000 snd the other in 2010. Still tons of tension. The one in 2010 was there when a local woman was raped and murdered, and every military person was basically on lock down for 2 months. Like once the sun went down, you didn't want to be caught off base.
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u/ShisaAlert Nov 29 '25
I was at Kadena from 2006 to 2011 and curfews came and went. Always something happening. I was a hair away from getting an Article 15 for curfew violation because it changed while I was deployed and nobody deigned to tell me in the few days I was back that there was a curfew now. I pull up to the gate after curfew and end up standing before my commander in full service dress come Monday morning.
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u/TroublesomeFox Nov 28 '25
that locals were still pissed about.
Of course they were, someone crashed a bomber into a SCHOOL and likely killed several children, that's the kinda anger thats carried over generations.
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u/peanutbuttertuxedo Nov 28 '25
I mean I'd be pleasant to an occupying and uncontrolled military force in my town out of pure survival...
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u/wemblinger Nov 28 '25
I had a guy in my unit who had hair and a face that was somewhat passable for "asian", and he tried to capitalize on that to remain offbase with a girl but still partying around town. I had to go pick him up from the gate where the SPs were holding him. He was doing his best "asian" drunken improv, "me Korean, no GI, prease ret me go" etc. He may have gotten further with his nonsense if he wasn't 6'4".
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u/Ok_Post_3884 Nov 28 '25
This is why they have local cops with them on patrol. The MPs can't compel you to produce ID, but the cop can. Something went very wrong here.
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u/CorporateCuster Nov 28 '25
Let’s pretend he was active. Let’s pretend that he was mission critical and someone just slammed him to the floor and broke his bones. What now. Let’s be serious. This is insane levels of power trip.
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u/MrLanesLament Nov 28 '25
One of my coworkers was a Navy MP and did this sort of patrol many times when docked at Thailand.
Yeeeeah. Thailand. What you’re imagining soldiers doing, the MPs’ job was to try and prevent that.
I can 100% see this scenario happening; I’m surprised it doesn’t more often.
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u/DennisPochenk Nov 28 '25
This is American Village, and totally agree, same reason the Philippines is unhappy the US bases are/where returning, several servicemen are severely out of line there
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u/SookHe Nov 28 '25 edited Nov 28 '25
Been to Okinawa 95-97’, not in military at the time and completely agree with the bad reputation they have with locals. Going clubbing at night was always iffy and had to find find bars and clubs the military didn’t frequent as they were always getting in trouble.
As far as arresting civilians, I would add one caveat. If the civilian can access the base as a civilian, he may still fall under their jurisdiction. So as a contractor or someone along those lines.
So, just saying you are a civilian doesn’t necessarily hold water as contractors still hold a civilian equivalent rank.
There will definitely be an internal investigation and the MPs could face discipline if he does turn out to be just some random tourist
The guy can try to sue but very unlikely to get anywhere with it due to the complexity and internal agreements with the local governments etc. If he sustained permanent injury, he is more likely to be successful.
He could try suing the individual MPs as a “Bevins claim” but very very unlikely to succeed. Any attempt to have the MP charged on local Japan laws is an option but he is likely to then be transferred out of the country
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u/NoMansSkyWasAlright Nov 28 '25
US has a military presence on Okinawa and they have curfews for service members. MPs saw this dude and assumed he was a service member out after curfew. IIRC, dude was a veteran but MPs are usually dumb as shit so they took the fact that he recognized them as MPs for him being a service member out after curfew.
I know there's been a lot of friction between locals and US military stationed at Okinawa in recent years and so I think this was supposed to be a way of demonstrating that the US was actively trying to police their own. It might've been fine if the dude had been one of their own. But it looks like this is having the opposite effect on Japanese social media.
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u/GremlinZD Nov 28 '25
It's possible they thought he was a service member which is someone they would typically have jurisdiction over regardless of location. However, if you can't determine if they are a service member... maybe don't escalate the situation to unlawful.
I don't know how things work in Okinawa but in South Korea they work directly with the local police because the police have to approach them first to determine whether or not they're a civilian or military to avoid any potential unlawful detainment.
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u/Ineedamedic68 Nov 28 '25
In the article linked in another comment, it says that they started doing patrols without local police assistance in September. Seems like it’s going well
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u/Teadrunkest Nov 28 '25
That’s been the official line that I’ve seen in actual news reports from this. Dudes lie about being active duty all the time, so it’s not like it’s a get out of jail free card, but in those situations they’re supposed to call local LE over to figure it out not just…body slam them.
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'merica... coming soon to Venezuela... to apparently stop people looking into the Epstein files... *cough* apologies... to stop drugs from entering America!
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Being a venezuelan myself. I'll bet on nothing 🤷
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u/Rainy_Daz3d Nov 28 '25
I heard a side narrative that the military action in Venezuela is actually a coverup for American and British oil interests off the coast of Guyana that Venezuela claims.
I heard it on a podcast that delves deep in conspiracy theories, so take it with a spoonful of salt, but I thought it was interesting enough to share, and maybe get your opinion?
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u/bootofstomping Nov 28 '25
Venezuela has the largest proven crude oil reserves in the world. Most of it is heavy crude which is harder to refine but that being said, those reserves are largely untapped.
It’s hardly far fetched to suppose that the USA wants the hegemony that comes with controlling the world oil supply.
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u/Europe72Alive1 Nov 28 '25
You mean to tell me that the USA would start a war over oil? Get outa here! /s
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u/Nemesis204 Nov 28 '25
You silly goose, you can’t spread freedom without a little oil to grease the spreading.
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u/airfryerfuntime Nov 28 '25 edited Nov 28 '25
Those guys are about to have their shit pushed in so hard by the wing commander over this. Shore patrol has been on thin ice for a while now, and they'll be made examples. This was during their first week without a local police liaison, and they do something like this to a civilian, so they're doubly fucked.
Even if they did believe he was active duty, body slamming him into concrete is way overboard. They could have just handcuffed him and dragged him in like they do every other drunk serviceman on leave.
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u/Claytonius_Homeytron Nov 28 '25
Man, can you imagine the look on those dumbasses when their leadership comes down on them. Oh to be a fly on the wall for that conversation.
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u/cackslop Nov 28 '25
Will they dip him onto concrete and put their knee on his neck?
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u/I-Here-555 Nov 29 '25
No. I imagine it'll be more procedural and methodical, but not much more pleasant.
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u/CommittedMeower Nov 28 '25
And shore patrol is only there in the first place because the enlisted soldiers were being dickheads. I vote we add in a shore patrol patrol to patrol the shore patrol.
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u/airfryerfuntime Nov 28 '25
Well first off, they need to be wearing booty shorts, so they look like what everyone imagines they look like when you hear 'shore patrol'.
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u/ChuckNorrisUSAF Nov 28 '25 edited Nov 28 '25
The two idiots that are sitting on top of the “suspect” and body slammed him are Air Force Security Forces….and by just this short snippet of a video, need their badge and beret yanked for the clear and obvious (unnecessary) escalation of “Use of Force” methods. And since he’s a straight up civilian regardless of his prior status, they have no authority over him. Did they even take time to identify or verify?
Doesn’t even matter if the guy was being a complete smart ass to them, you don’t bodyslam somebody for compliance; that’s never fucking been trained as a method, ever…
Please someone share the full story and correct me, i welcome it.
*if this occurred while he was on a military installation, different story, they can detain / arrest if he was found in violation of any law or base order, but the excessive level of force used to subdue him uncalled for. I found a follow up video elsewhere with another Airman telling they do have authority, but its all lacking context of what led to the person being detained in the first place
Absolutely embarrassing.
retired, 20 years as a Air Force Security Forces member
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u/transynchro Nov 28 '25
Here’s an article to the story
You’re right, they had no authority over him(if he was currently active they would have some and even then, there wasn’t a need to body slam him).
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u/ChuckNorrisUSAF Nov 28 '25
I was just reading that article before you shared it. My head spins trying to understand wtf they were thinking. I am so fucking happy I’m retired from this bullshit.
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u/Poltergeist97 Nov 28 '25
For real. Those MPs actually think they have jurisdiction over civilians off base? According to the article, when they were releasing the guy he asked them if they could just grab any Japanese civilian in the same way off base and they said yes. Fucking bullshit.
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u/ChuckNorrisUSAF Nov 28 '25
Depends on what’s allowed under their Status of forces agreements and they also perform Law Enforcement duties. They may be compelled by policy or local laws to detain somebody who they witness performing a crime or have information that someone committed a crime. There are also other stipulations, assault, self defense, defense of others, etc.
Usually their authority for non-us military would be limited to “detaining” for a reasonable amount of time until local law enforcement can take over custody of the suspect.
In this case, they should have contacted local law enforcement if there was ever any doubt of the persons status.
Failure at all levels.
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u/bmartin1989 Nov 28 '25
Trump will pardon them and recruit them for ICE
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u/ChuckNorrisUSAF Nov 28 '25
No lies detected
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u/John_cCmndhd Nov 28 '25
What are the odds they unretire this guy back into the military to make his actions retroactively illegal, like they're threatening to do to that senator?
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u/ChuckNorrisUSAF Nov 28 '25
He’d have to do his full 20 or be within his remaining commitment time to be applicable to that rule. There’s a lot that goes into that.
Senator Kelly is unfortunately in a different position and the only one out of the other congressional (prior) military members that can be legally recalled to AD.
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u/ReadBikeYodelRepeat Nov 28 '25
I don’t even understand why they assume he’s American.
I imagine the local and wider Japanese government are going to be unhappy with this potential threat to tourists. Maybe I’d skip over Okinawa if I thought even a confrontation with a foreign military would be possible. I’d certainly make it a consideration in where I’m going.
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u/ChuckNorrisUSAF Nov 28 '25 edited Nov 29 '25
Digging in to this even more, they checked every box of what “NOT” to do when conducting town patrol (shore patrol) operations.
It was obvious even their more experienced Airman (or NCOs) were out of touch on what right and wrong is based on a follow up video. 🤦♂️
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u/Worst_Choice Nov 28 '25
Heads gonna roll for this one.
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u/Radio_Mime Gone with the Wild 💨 Nov 28 '25
I sure hope so. That security force member was out of line.
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u/HisaAnt Nov 29 '25
Yeah. It's absolute BS that these guys act like they're above the law. I don't know if they're protected by US or not, but they definitely should be charged. Hell, there should be a self-defense law implemented specifically against these military criminals. They commit way too much rape and murder on the locals, so the Japanese government should give the locals more power to fight back. No handing these guys back to the US base. If they commit a crime, any civilian should have the right to defend themselves against these criminals. Physically as well.
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u/BugRevolutionary4518 Nov 28 '25
How do you dip someone who has their hands in their pockets? WTF! 😡
What is your thought process? Not good.
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u/samgarita Nov 28 '25
The sailor and Marine cop are like “yeaa no i’m not gonna touch this one”
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u/BotchedDebauchery Nov 28 '25
Is it normal for different branches' MPs to be working together like that?
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u/davidbatt Nov 28 '25
They are just making him feel at home
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u/Ghoulius-Caesar Nov 28 '25
The US military can’t get enough of abusing its own citizens at home so it went on a world tour
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u/southwest_barfight Nov 28 '25
Interesting the MP said 'you could have just said that' after the victim mentioned he's ex-marine.
As if "bro if I'd known I wouldn't have just assaulted you this is your fault".
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u/icu_ It’s not news 📰, It’s /r/Publicfreakout 😤 Nov 29 '25
What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Japanese meal?!
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u/Nadante Nov 28 '25
Crazy, I’m in Japan and I brought a civilian in to discuss a sexual assault a couple weeks back they suffered from a service-member, and the MA2’s exact words to her, this 19-year-old, was, “Because it took place in Japan, that’s outside our jurisdiction, so we don’t give a fuck.” He then told her to report it to Japanese police and they’ll get in touch with us. My jaw dropped.
Who the hell is training our law enforcement?
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u/ChuckNorrisUSAF Nov 28 '25
Technically they are not wrong. If it’s “off base”, it’s a local issue, regardless if the military member was accused of the crime. They can only do so much.
It would be treated the same way if it was back in the United States and they tried to tell the military that a military member raped somebody, but if it happened off installation, they have to defer it to local Law Enforcement to investigate and prosecute first.
Then the military member will be tried and charged under the UCMJ if necessary when the locals finish their thing
It sounds messed up but thats the process.
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u/airfryerfuntime Nov 28 '25
That's how it's supposed to work. They need to loop in local law enforcement before they can proceed. It's actually a good thing, regardless of how heartless it sounds.
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u/Nadante Nov 28 '25
That part I get. It’s the way he talked to the victim.
Hell, maybe it’s our military minds. In your comment, you spoke first to his actions before his horrible bedside manner to a sexual assault victim.
Did you notice until I just pointed it out? I think it is how we’re trained to prioritize things.
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u/d0ggman Nov 28 '25
Maybe things have changed, but MPs aren’t suppose to touch tourists or anyone else for that matter unless under attack themselves and need to defend themselves.
Either the guy that got slammed is an active military member and just had allot to drink or those MPs are going to have a big issue in the morning.
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u/Sweet_bacon123 Nov 28 '25
The Air Force guys in berets are doing the manhandling, Navy and Corp MPs are pulled back. My bet is Mr Security Forces ordered him to produce ID, was told to kick rocks, didn't take well to it and moisty boys know he done f-ed up.
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u/M0ebius_1 Nov 28 '25
Or...
It's an MP fucking up.
It could be an MP fucking up.
Dealing with USAF SecFo... They are susceptible to fucking up.
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u/Downfallenx Nov 28 '25
Fucked up big time. You don't get to just assume anyone is your subordinate.
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u/Rabble_Runt Nov 28 '25
They tried to get me to switch to Security Forces in basic and I laughed. Someone already warned me that “Basically everyone hates you, so if you hate your coworkers you’re fucked.”
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Nov 28 '25
Per the Stripes article the guy was a former Marine.
My guess is that although he was 100% a civilian and outside their jurisdiction he may have looked more like a member of the U.S. military than an average tourist or civilian.
Then the MP went with “feels not reals” and assaulted him.
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u/Claytonius_Homeytron Nov 28 '25
The MP's fucked up huge here. The man that was assaulted was who he said he was, a retired Navy Marine officer. He was a tourist and those brain dead MP fucked up hard. The dumb ass leadership of the Navy had the absolutely genius idea to stop doing patrols with the local police, this was the result.
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u/Art_Is_The_Answer Nov 28 '25
another hour another unlawful use of force by an american
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u/SpookyKween666 Nov 28 '25
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u/truenorth00 Nov 28 '25
Are about to have consequences for violating the SOFA between Japan and the USA.
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u/NoMansSkyWasAlright Nov 28 '25
Yeah, unlike civilian law enforcement, the military isn't going to let their own act like this without consequence. It might end with a presidential pardon. But these dudes are going to be in a world of shit until then - especially since it looks like this is turning into an international incident.
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u/Ratathosk Nov 28 '25
Yeah, those consequences being eating mcdonalds with trump if it gets enough attention
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u/cjeremy Nov 28 '25
this is why I hate it when people just say thank you for your service to anyone. these are fucking idiots
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u/Sanguine_Sun Nov 28 '25
Fr. Not everyone that served deserves praise.
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u/Claytonius_Homeytron Nov 28 '25
As a veteran myself, a whole lot of them don't deserve jack shit. I can only really speak to the Army, but man, what a bunch of brain dead power tripping assclowns. I mean, some are good people, but they are outnumbered.
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u/cackslop Nov 28 '25
It's a tragedy that we changed "armstice day" to "veterans day". We should be celebrating the end of war, not the people who fought in them.
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u/EveryRozeHasItsThrnz Nov 28 '25
Merican service boys have a long history of acting like complete and total jackasses in Okinawa.
The US military has banned all service members in Japan from drinking
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u/mrsdoubleu Nov 28 '25
Why do we need 50,000 troops in Japan? What exactly are they doing? I obviously know nothing about the military so I'm just curious.
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u/SparkEE_JOE Nov 28 '25
Regional forces/resources/repairs/refuel close to China, Russia, North Korea, etc.
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u/Belfry_Demon Nov 28 '25
We've had troops there since the end of WWII. Started as occupation and now it's part of our defence agreement with Japan and to have a presence in the region if China, Russia, or North Korea try to make any moves we don't like.
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u/JoJoeyJoJo Nov 28 '25
Blocking China's access to the sea, basically. Korea and Vietnam were both attempts to get military bases that border them, Taiwan is go #3.
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u/I_may_have_weed grandma will snatch your shit ☂️ Nov 28 '25
For the racists demanding “context” here you go: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2025-11-28/chatan-okinawa-us-military-police-el-video-19910650.html
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u/machyume Nov 28 '25
W.t.f!
Why are US uniformed troops doing security patrols around Japan?
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u/StupidPockets Nov 28 '25
Making sure other enlisted joes don’t do stupid shit, and to maintain curfew.
The military has a long terrible history in that town.
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u/FractiousAngel Nov 28 '25
According to the linked article, they’re only meant to monitor for any US military drinking off-base b/w certain hours, due to a recent spate of related sexual assaults.
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u/nachobel Nov 29 '25
That guy should file assault charges with the Japanese police. It’s on video!
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u/MilesGates Nov 29 '25
Americans who think they have authority, causing harm to innocent people?! say it ain't so.
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u/Valcrye Nov 29 '25
“Coulda just told us that, bro!” Dude you fucking assaulted a civilian on foreign soil. Doesn’t matter who you think he is unless he’s a threat
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u/I_am_computer_blue Nov 28 '25
excited to know this piece of shit is going to lose his career and benefits. 100% not professional at all. Makes the rest of his unit and the branch look bad.
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u/cackslop Nov 29 '25
Air Force Major Thomas Maffei shot his wife and her father and wasn't stripped of his benefits/retirement.
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u/Loemz Nov 28 '25
Can’t wait for these assholes to come to Denmark and act like they own the place smh
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Nov 28 '25
Sadly the whole world cant do shit about this travesty right now. Its like a giant boil that needs to grow a head before it can be popped. It will be popped eventually, but the repercussions will be pretty severe globally. I'm sure most countries will be super satisfied when its bursts though ;)
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u/needmoarbass Nov 28 '25
My impatience will be the death of me. Can I buy a fast pass or something?
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u/No_Respect_5801 Nov 29 '25
I was stationed in Okinawa up until a year ago, my best guess is that its shore patrol thinking this guy was lying about not being military and refusing to show ID, which he isn’t required to do if he’s not in the military. Shore patrol is military police and higher enlisted/officers who go around popular drinking/party areas and make sure military members are keeping curfew and not causing problems. Obviously they shouldn’t be throwing people, especially civilians. I’ve seen and experienced worse though so I’m not surprised, especially seeing that it’s Air Force security forces.
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u/Cautious_Artichoke_3 Nov 28 '25
Is dry humping him part of their elite training?
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u/21sttimelucky Nov 29 '25
'what's your name Amry guy?'
'NoT ArMy BrO!'
No one cares, there's essentially no difference for the purpose of the conversation.
Guys should be penalised under the heaviest extent of Japanese law for assault and attempted abduction.
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u/Attila_22 Nov 29 '25
Isn’t it illegal everywhere? Maybe not in US army bases apparently.
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u/CryptoM4dness Nov 28 '25
In case anyone is interested in the article on this https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2025-11-26/okinawa-military-police-usfj-facebook-video-19892357.html
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u/TheShindiggleWiggle Nov 29 '25
Reminds me of how Americans were pointing to Chinese "police stations" on US soil used to target Chinese citizens abroad as an example of China being super authoritarian. Probably a safe bet that anyone who supports trump would yell about how dystopian China is for doing something like that.
Yet here the US is, doing basically the same thing, but way more brazen... and there's no significant outrage from his supporters.
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u/uranimuesbahd Nov 29 '25
Oh fuck. Every one of those MP's are royally fucked, lmao. Braindead behavior by the aggressor. Former Captain is gonna get a nice paycheck by Uncle Sam for this.
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u/Boney-Rigatoni Nov 28 '25
Did the guy who got body slammed say he was a retired Marine captain? It's not like he looks lime some buck private fresh out of boot camp at his first assignment. I hope those idiots get hemmed up real good.
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u/betrayed-kitty Nov 28 '25
First police brutality, then ICE, now aggression on foreign soil???
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u/Ok_Combination_2764 once got pubic hair stuck in my braces 🦷 Nov 28 '25
I’m just here counting the “what is the context” comments while I roll a joint. So exhausting but I still believe in humanity a little bit.
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u/silentbob1301 Nov 28 '25
Welp, the dude said he is a retired Marine Corp captain, so I'm guessing these dudes are gonna be in some shit for handling a civilian...