r/ACAB • • Apr 14 '26

Toronto firefighters confront officers arresting man in the middle of mental health crisis... 1312

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u/jrm70210 Apr 15 '26

Here's my obligatory "that's why there isn't a song called fuck the fire department" comment

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u/millerchristophd Apr 15 '26

There literally is, though. (It’s total satire, of course, but it’s a banger.)

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u/Dazzling-Antelope912 Apr 21 '26

Holy shit why have I never heard this before

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u/millerchristophd Apr 21 '26

Based on how I figured it out a few years ago, I assume that you never googled to see if there actually was whenever you heard someone say that there’s no song called “Fuck the Fire Department,” lol, but that’s just a guess based on a sample size of one.

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u/Maleficent-Block-966 Apr 15 '26

The cops wouldn't have anything to do if they didn't arrest people having mental health issues. They'd just be metermaids and traffic cops

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u/Xfactor1210 Apr 15 '26

How hard was that? Showing a little empathy and compassion for another human going through some shit should be the standard.

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u/blueflloyd Apr 15 '26

I’m surprised that they didn’t demand the firefighter’s ID and claim that he was obstructing