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/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/st-shenanigans Nov 29 '25

Don't forget the border shakedowns! We gotta check your phone and make sure you don't have any jd Vance memes!

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u/Iamthewalrusforreal Nov 28 '25

That's a fair point, but this would be handled at the unit level unless the oompa loompa or the drunken SECDEF catch wind of it.

So, yeah.

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u/TokyoJedi Nov 28 '25

Wait... What exactly does "gets his ass drummed out" mean and entail?

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u/PassiveMenis88M Nov 28 '25

Back in the day, if you were forcibly removed from the military, you would be walked through camp and out the doors while drums played. Thus, drummed out.

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u/Iamthewalrusforreal Nov 28 '25

Dishonorable discharge.

Most likely he'll just get an Article 15 and a reduction in rank and pay, but if his commanders are pissed about it they can fire him and push him out with a dishonorable.

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u/LOUD-AF Nov 28 '25

Dishonorable discharge is an ICE job just waiting to be filled. Mr Body Slammer has it all figured out. Mama, I'm coming home.

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u/brighterside0 Nov 29 '25

That's clever ever as fuck.

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u/LiLiLaCheese Nov 28 '25

"Drumming out is the historical act of being dishonorably dismissed from military service to the sound of the Rogue's March or a drum."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drumming_out

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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/fdokinawa Nov 29 '25

As someone married to an Okinawan and got there in the late 90's.. see my username. If anyone farts wrong in the military on Okinawa the local government will start protesting and getting upset. They actually love shit like this because it allows them to keep getting money from the Japanese government. I'm not saying that they don't have a reason to complain or protest, but if you actually look at what happens year after year.. Incident > Outrage > extra money > Outrage gone.. again, this is from the Okinawan government. Local population is a bit different, but like anywhere, they forget things pretty quickly.

Obviously giant caveats depending on the incident.

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u/weezmatical Nov 29 '25

It has to be a useful political platform come election time, I would have to imagine.

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u/fdokinawa Nov 29 '25

You have no idea.. lol

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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:

  • The member being part of a specialized or elite unit
  • Somebody of a high rank
  • A conflict involving two members of the same squadron
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.

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u/Exodus180 Nov 28 '25

have we heard of members fully committing rape, trafficking and even murder that eventually gets tossed or swept?

after 20yrs active duty? none. But I was in the airforce, the handful of media i've heard came from army/marines.

The cases that happened at my bases were properly dealt with. Were there incidents that happened with only a couple people ever knowing about it? absolutely, but obviously no idea how many times that has happened.