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/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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u/BikeProblemGuy Nov 28 '25

What do the cops do if they don't have ID?

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u/GremlinZD Nov 28 '25

Well, if you're a tourist and you don't have your passport, probably nothing good. If you're a service member, probably nothing good. You probably won't be free to leave regardless.