@nbcwashington: A video viewed millions of times on social media shows a D.C. man thrown to the ground by U.S. servicemembers in Japan. News4’s Joseph Olmo spoke to that man. #districtofcolumbia #dmvtiktok #dmvnews #maryland #dctiktok #dmv #dc #virginia #northernvirginia #okinawajapan #japan #Okinawa
Why would you have to ID yourself in a foreign country when they aren’t local authorities?
2025-12-05 22:44:12
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coolertincan :
The amount of people not grasping that this isn't a race thing is pretty amazing. They thought he was military as he was dressed as an American, spoke English, and was hanging out at a spot that Soldiers probably regularly visit. It was still wrong, but it wasn't don't because he was black, it was done because they thought he was in the military.
2025-12-06 04:48:33
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Trusttheproccess :
So they arrested him because they….thought…he was in the military? That doesn’t even make sense as an excuse
2025-12-06 02:09:58
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MJ :
why there are us military in Japan 🤔
2025-12-06 13:13:40
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Dwboutit :
An American citizen illegally detained by American forces in a whole other country 😭
2025-12-06 04:29:37
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guko.43 :
so JAPAN now is being controlled by US MILITARY???
2025-12-06 11:26:11
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I_AM_PARAMOUR :
US black female Veteran here…Congratulations on your new millionaire status, Sir.
2025-12-06 16:07:47
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darkfluent :
You can’t even escape American racism even in ANOTHER COUNTRY? What in the what
2025-12-06 04:45:49
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Anthony Thompson :
And black officers stood there and didn't nothing
2025-12-06 01:49:20
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L_una🪐 :
What the hell does the US think they are?? They really need to be humbled
2025-12-06 04:33:57
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user1818716558513 :
black American guy flies all the way to Japan and he's still getting harassed by American police
2025-12-07 04:19:38
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Brandon Max :
and it’s always America
2025-12-06 12:54:33
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Prince Reaper :
Why does the us military even have a base in another country?
2025-12-06 05:03:41
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Haze :
They released him only because they learned he wasn’t a military service member but yet based off that alone is that how the US military would treat their own off duty soldiers by slamming them on the ground 😐
2025-12-06 02:41:02
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Mabel La :
So, Japan is just a colony of America, got it
2025-12-06 03:59:24
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itsstephnotchef :
How is Japan allowing this
2025-12-06 08:53:37
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Har. :
i wanna ask something. how hard it is to provide an id? is giving an id an insult? do u lose something if u show your id?
2025-12-06 04:53:06
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muchako_art :
us military in japan?? in japan??
2025-12-06 05:46:54
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Babadook :
Racial Profiling in another country is crazy
2025-12-06 04:57:13
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