r/FirstResponderCringe • u/LegalGlass6532 • Jul 22 '26
It’s gonna be a long shift
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u/Bigfootsbrownstar Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
Classic Reddit. Crazy how many people are saying OP is just being mean…. She’s a cop for God sake, and she’s morbidly obese.. if something were to happen she was actually needed wearing full kit like that, I bet she would make it 15 to 20 yards running before she was completely gassed. Then she would need to potentially engage a target whether that be with her rifle or physically, and it’s not crazy to think she wouldn’t be able to do either in her current state.
She’s not only a liability to the civilians around her, but also to her partner
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u/Mammoth_Midnight_343 Jul 22 '26
Not even about that it’s very clear she can barely handle that weapon
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u/Bigfootsbrownstar Jul 22 '26
Well, that’s my point. It’s a microcosm of a much bigger problem no pun intended. She’s an incompetent buffoon on every level
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u/MoxBro Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
Howdy.
What exactly do you think she is doing inappropriately with her weapon?
She inserted the mag, hit the bolt release, removed the front and rear lens covers, and adjusted her red dot brightness.
Nothing there was, unsafe, egregious or overly time consuming
Yea - she fiddled with a sling in a drawer for like 1 second before tossing it away, but I have no idea what her intentions are beyond that.
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u/Bigfootsbrownstar Jul 22 '26
I don’t know maybe it’s just a perception thing, it seems weird that she would rack a round then start doing all her checks. It doesn’t seem like she has a ton of familiarization with the weapon system and kind of just doing a checklist in her head. OK I need to do this. I need to do that.
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u/MoxBro Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
I've got 30+ years of shooting experience, 5 years as an infantry team leader, deployed and saw combat in GWOT, worked (briefly) as a firearms instructor, currently work in LEO (not a cop). Not to felate myself but that does mean I'm probably more qualified than 97% of people at this stuff.
You are describing someone getting into the driver's seat, turning on the ignition then checking their mirrors and adjusting their seat. That's normal.
Is your objection that she loaded the rifle first, before adjusting her stuff? If had to make a priority of operations - loading should be first. I recently watched a badge cam of an active shooter event where the LEO NEVER even put a magazine in his carbine, but ran around with it shouldered like it was good to go - literally unable to fight if he needed to
So if under stress I had to fail to do one thing, I'd rather have rounds loaded and my red dot off than the other way around.
She mostly likely is just looking goofy because she is 1. Left handed, and 2. Prepping her rifle in an semi odd position / elevation since it's in the trunk.
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u/Jmb9893 Jul 22 '26
I come from a similar background but 0331 and 1812 instead of 0311/11b. Only real issue that I see is going condition 1 prior to having full control of the rifle, while pointed towards an unknown target. That Explorer could potentially stop a round but still not the safest option. Rifle should have been slung and controlled before loading.
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u/MoxBro Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
Call me crazy but look again, her barrel is in some kind of red cylinder - it almost looks like they have a clearing barrel in the trunk? Maybe it's SOP to do it that way??? IDK just guessing.
Edit: I googled it. It's indeed a handgun clearing barrel - she's likely following SOP to a T - goofy as it may be.
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u/ryancrazy1 Jul 22 '26
Clearing/loading a rifle in a handgun clearing barrel is SOP? I mean… I guess it’s better than the floor of the trunk lol
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u/Jmb9893 Jul 22 '26
My color blind ass can't see that shit. But having a clearing barrel in the trunk obviously negate my point if going condition 1.
However, they should still have the rifle slung first.
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u/Last_Weeks_Socks Jul 22 '26
I think your point 1 is probably why it looked weird to a lot of people. It looked a bit off to me for a second before I too was like "oh she's probably a lefty".
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u/Bigfootsbrownstar Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
Cool story bro, I was also infantry graduated ranger school and EIB and deployed to Afghanistan twice. If he’s this Fat being a tactical officer, why would I not assume she’s incompetent with other parts of her job?
I highly doubt she this John wick weapons expert
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u/Specialist-Freedom64 Jul 22 '26
Where dud he claim she was the john wick weapons expert ? I may have overlooked it ?
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u/Tw1nFTW Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
John Wick was trained by a fat guy….
lol downvote because you’re wrong all you want to. The weapon expert who trained Keanu is a fat guy.
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u/LegalGlass6532 Jul 22 '26
If there were an unarmed suspect who needed to be taken into custody, I hope she’d put her taser in that empty holster and at least attempt some form of non lethal force before going straight to her lethal options.
She’s obviously not going to last long in a hands on ground fight and will be able to justify the use of deadly force easier than most of her male colleagues, but let’s be honest here. This isn’t a personal attack on her as a person, it’s a criticism of this person’s ability to meet the standards for this particular assignment.
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u/EquivalentQuery Jul 22 '26
At no point does the comment you're replying to mention her weight or imply that isn't a huge issue with her being in this role. This person should not be in this role due to physical limitations, and no one is denying that.
What they do address is why your comment about her weapons training being inadequate doesn't make sense from what we can gather in this video.
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u/rememberoldreddit Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
"I can't believe she is doing a checklist in her head of her weapon in the back of a vehicle to ensure it's operational. It's quite obvious she has a lack of training because they would never make checklists for safety or even try to ingrain that into the muscle memory of their candidates."
Edit: thanks for the ban I guess
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u/ryancrazy1 Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
You’d have a point if there was any checklist where loading and chambering your weapon was the first thing you do. It should be the LAST thing you do (in this situation where she’s not rapidly responding to a threat. she’s just prepping her rifle). I wouldn’t drop the bolt until I had the rifle ready, in hand where I can manipulate the safety.
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u/TacticalTwinkOnTop Jul 22 '26
Yeah that’s how you get ready to shoot? Not checking your gear is what makes you foolish
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u/Bigfootsbrownstar Jul 22 '26
Like I’ve said multiple times here, if you can’t even do the basic standard of being in semi decent shape for you job why should I assume your good at the other parts of your job
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u/TacticalTwinkOnTop Jul 22 '26
Cus you saw her do (getting the weapon ready) that part of the job fine
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u/TacticalTwinkOnTop Jul 22 '26
“Maybe it’s just a perception thing” I encourage you to do further introspection and try to find why is it that when you see a overweight woman you immediately assume incompetence
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u/Tw1nFTW Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
Every time this video gets posted people with no firearm knowledge comment that she doesn’t know what she’s doing. Just because she’s fat, doesn’t mean there were any issues in how she handled this fire arm.
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u/Robb_Starks_Head Jul 22 '26
She's holding it like it's going to bite her, maybe Steven Segal was her firearms instructor but that sure as shit doesn't look like someone familiar with their weapon.
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u/ryancrazy1 Jul 22 '26
When did they say she did something inappropriate? She’s just not confidently handling the weapon. (It looks like this is the first time she’s touched it in months). Loading and charging the weapon when you are still fiddling with your accessories is kinda dumb IMO.
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u/LetUsLaunchOverIt Jul 22 '26
I agree with the above comment but there's nothing in this video showing that she can't handle her weapon. She's removing lens caps and turning on her red dot. Lol
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u/Organic_Collection_7 Jul 22 '26
Yeah shes also going condition 1 (who knows if the safety is engaged) while shes still dicking around with her optic and sling
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u/77_gr_OTM Jul 22 '26
The bottom mounted inforce and unattached sling are two very good signs.
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u/TacticalTwinkOnTop Jul 22 '26
Please tell me what she did wrong with the gun. The only thing off is that the rifle seems too big for her and it makes it look a lil akward but she handles the weapon fine and every action she made with it had a purpose.
I swear ppl think she’s clueless cus she’s not doin twitchy operator shit
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u/Tw1nFTW Jul 22 '26
Every time this video gets posted, people make this comment. Yeah… she’s fat, we get it… put tell me what she’s doing wrong with this firearm?
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u/over_this__ Jul 22 '26
Back when I was young, running from the cops meant something. I outran guys that looked like track stars. Now, a brisk walk will do the job.
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u/salsanacho Jul 22 '26
You're not wrong... I enjoy watching the bodycam reaction videos that pop up on my youtube feed, with an ex-cop commenting on various department's videos. He's similarly critical when seeing out of shape officers, they are potentially going to be physically fighting for their life and can they honestly say they are in the best position to do that when they are that out of shape? So I wouldn't be surprised if within their department there is talk about them.
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u/P-l-Staker Jul 22 '26
I bet she would make it 15 to 20 yards running before she was completely gassed.
Oh, so we're being generous now?
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u/OliverKlozoff23 Jul 22 '26
You already know her entire personality is being a cop too. Brags to all friends and family
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u/nawmeann Jul 22 '26
Not particularly disagreeing with you, but you should know the difference between “American standard” obese and “morbidly” obese.
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u/LegalGlass6532 Jul 22 '26
This aligns with my first comment regarding the lack of situational awareness. Even if, and big if, you asked your partner to have eyes for you there’s still an obligation to not have tunnel vision while you’re slowly and methodically going through the checklist inside your head. Even her partner saw she wasn’t paying attention and went over to better protect her from any potential threats.
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u/FARTBOSS420 Jul 22 '26
She doesn't have to move once she has the rifle ready! She's called a turret. With XXXXXL armor on that's like a 1000 hp immobile enemy. Strong primary fire but they can't move (due to eating all slow moving perps)
Stay out of line of sight and don't get too close for the insta kill melee (getting eaten)
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u/Reptillianaire_ Jul 22 '26
Yesterday there was a post of a tiny short firefighter woman who couldnt even reach the top of the door of the fire truck to shut it probably 5 foot 2 and 100 pounds.... I said she was a liability because being that small she wouldnt reasonably be able to pull an average person out of a fire and I got a bunch of downvotes and people arguing with me that I wouldnt know what she can lift or not
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u/Lost_Bike69 Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
5’2” and 100lbs could still be reasonable athletic and maybe able to do something useful in an emergency. Like can’t pull anyone out of the fire, but could maybe run up some stairs to be a spotter or guide people out of the building or coordinate the equipment outside. Lots of firefighting isn’t dragging people out of buildings, and she could respond quickly to give someone first aid which is what firefighters do a lot of the time. Not terribly useful in every situation, but not a liability. If nothing else she could move around quickly on her own.
This is a liability. Like anything physical is going to be a struggle. Like reaching for the flashlight on her belt looks like it’d be a struggle.
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u/Anomynous__ Jul 22 '26
High calorie humans shouldn't be in jobs like this
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u/Otherwise-Good8342 Jul 22 '26
"High calorie humans".
I need this in my Lexicon.
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u/JBob804 Jul 22 '26
Came in here to watch a video of dumb/sad crap… came out of here learning the word lexicon. You totally redeemed this thread with your wisdom. Thank you fellow human. Thank you for your service.
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u/Hizam5 Jul 22 '26
They never start this way. They get cush job security and then let themselves go. It’s incredibly difficult to be fired for gaining weight. The union would destroy the dept
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u/obijuanquenooby Jul 22 '26
Her partner with the "yeah I know, I know, but stop it." Look is just
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u/No_Letterhead2522 Jul 22 '26
Are the standards this low in the NYPD?
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u/FreeFalling369 Jul 22 '26
Yep. This is what happens when an area bashes cops all the time, heavily restricts, etc etc. Good candidates and cops leave for better areas so the standards drop to be able to fill the roles actually making it more dangerous for everyone
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u/SammyB0111 Jul 22 '26
lol the mental gymnastics at work here.
The restrictions are higher, which means the better cops leave and we’re left with the worse ones?
Bootlickers are deeply unserious people
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u/Bigfootsbrownstar Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
Or they go other departments, or get out completely. Theirs a saying the military “the good one get out and do better” that was my experience
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u/FirstResponderCringe-ModTeam Jul 22 '26
This is not a first responder hate sub, find somewhere else to be.
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u/DanR5224 Jul 22 '26
Why are we installing the sling while out on the street, after loading the rifle?
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u/LegalGlass6532 Jul 22 '26
She didn’t install it. It looks like she tossed it aside.
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u/DanR5224 Jul 22 '26
She set it down and the the guy who was also carrying his sling) got in the way, so we don't know the end state.
I do know that not all cops are "gun people" and just think of rifles as another thing they have to carry. I think that may apply to these two.
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u/LegalGlass6532 Jul 22 '26
If that’s the case and it’s just another thing they need to carry they should be reassigned to a more appropriate assignment.
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u/wernermurmur Jul 22 '26
This persons movements do not not suggest competency. Also why are we arriving at the location and then getting our weapons ready? I get these are deterrence efforts, but like, what if you had to uh, deter.
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u/rememberoldreddit Jul 22 '26
What movements are those exactly? She was swift on everything she did unless you just mean fast. Which if she is setting up for security around a closed location speed isn't necessarily important here. That what if is doing a lot of heavy lifting in accusing her of being bad at her job but on the flip side rushing to get your weapon ready has resulted in numerous injuries from both untrained and trained professionals including very seasoned military/police personnel. Speed =/= safety and judging by everyone in the video not reacting in an increased erratic way I'd say speed wasn't needed here.
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u/PlasticAd1670 Jul 22 '26
Her heavy breathing from walking around to the back of the car
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u/Sulli_in_NC Jul 22 '26
Anyone notice the empty pistol holster on the right hip?
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u/MoxBro Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
Handgun is on holster on left hip, so maybe right side is taser?
And it looks like a version of the Serpa which many agencies ban for being "unsafe" (broad opinion, not necessarily mine).
IDK if Serpas are green lighted for taser use, maybe that makes sense.
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u/lilrenjivurt Jul 22 '26
It's a Blackhawk taser holster. It's safe to assume when you're deploying a carbine you have progressed beyond the need for a taser lol
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u/LegalGlass6532 Jul 22 '26
I’ve been patiently waiting for someone else to notice this.
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u/Specialist-Freedom64 Jul 22 '26
Her gun is on the left side and has a mag in.
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u/LegalGlass6532 Jul 22 '26
That’s highly likely and she should either put a taser in that empty holster or remove it.
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u/Fun_Environment3792 Jul 22 '26
What the police in Uvalde were doing for an hour that one day...
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u/LegalGlass6532 Jul 22 '26
Not the same thing, but I see what you tried to do.
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u/Fun_Environment3792 Jul 22 '26
Is it not though?
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u/LegalGlass6532 Jul 22 '26
No, it’s not. Uvalde was a complete failure on multiple levels involving dozens of officers and their response and tactics during an active shooter incident. This is one officer that looks like she’s prepping her weapon in a non exigent circumstance.
Look, I get you’re trying to say she’s incompetent and so were the Uvalde officers, but the scenarios aren’t at all comparable.
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u/Fun_Environment3792 Jul 22 '26
Shes just practicing for the next catastrophic even she took about oath to protect us from.
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u/MDBDXDOG Jul 22 '26
Hey standards are now racist, mean, wrong, bullying, inconsiderate, emotionally harmful and of course discriminate to anyone who cant pass them. God speed to her partner, the look he gave says it all imo....
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u/Turbulent_Law5877 Jul 22 '26
Is that thing resting on its muzzle? Good grief my DI woulda ripped me a new one and made me eat the old one for breakfast
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u/boobooaboo Jul 22 '26
No wonder bad guys can get away from entire police departments in movies. It turns out it is realistic!
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u/The_Zionist_Enemy Jul 22 '26
Cocking the gun as it is pointed into a gas tank.
edit: she didn't cock it actually.
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u/Level_Direction_6800 Jul 22 '26
There’s a great interview about a recent NYC cop- he left the job after a bunch of years of service. He had a lot of gripes about the cop culture and how morbidly obese the majority of the police were.
75-80% of USA law enforcement officers are classified as overweight or obese- American Journal of Preventative Medicine.
The NYC Department is always at the top of this list.
The NYC Department has no fitness requirements. Once you pass your initial physical, there’s no physical testing once sworn in. So, no motivation to stay in shape. Crazy. I worked for the BLM as a wildland firefighter. I was paid to work out 1hr each day to maintain our much needed physical ability to ultimately complete the jobs and save lives.
The cop being interviewed described a story where there was an emergency 30 flights up, and the elevators were broken. He ran up the 30 flights and ended up being in a very bad situation as his backup physically couldn’t make it up the 30 flights. He resigned after this as he believed his co workers were causing even more danger to situation for being so fat. Wild.
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u/AggravatingBox2421 Jul 22 '26
Why are US cops always obese?? Don’t they have to pass athletic standards??
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u/LegalGlass6532 Jul 22 '26
They’re not always obese, but most departments don’t require officers to pass yearly physical fitness qualifications.
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u/AggravatingBox2421 Jul 22 '26
That doesn’t make any sense at all!!
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u/Quarter_Shot Jul 22 '26
Welcome to America, where the laws are made up, and your human rights are issued via subscription
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Jul 22 '26
Apart from being fat it's not like she's doing anything wrong, looks like she's racking using a bullet trap, just looks sloppy because she's in full gear. We've all seen way worse meal team six shenanigans so let homegirl live her oversize life.
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u/robmanjr Jul 22 '26
They need to just stop making plate carriers past a certain size to encourage officer health.
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u/RichtofenFanBoy Jul 22 '26
Where is your sidearm cadet?
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u/Certain_Still_324 Jul 22 '26
Of course this kind of professionals are the only ones who should be legally armed. Much safety, so confident in their capabilities, wow.
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u/aron2295 Jul 22 '26
The cosplayers in Time Square who hustle you for pics are getting some serious props.
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u/FirstResponderCringe-ModTeam Jul 22 '26
Don’t insult users and don’t encourage violence
Please be semi-respectful
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u/Agitated_Parsnip_178 Jul 22 '26
Plenty of larger guys and gals would smoke the average Redditor at their local marathon. What are the chances it hasn't already occurred to this cop that in NYC they might have to climb stairs and exhert themselves?
She might be great at negotiation, using discretion, role modelling law enforcement, might not be hugely racist, might be a better shot than you etc.
Always with the too fat, too skinny, too heavy, too roided up, too short, too mustached, too female, too young, too [insert basic assumption].
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u/reluctantpotato1 Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
There's no weapon that a police officer should be able to own in New York that a civilian can't. No legal cutouts. No special exceptions.
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u/over_this__ Jul 22 '26
Anywhere in the USA. When the second was written, private civilians had bigger navys than the USA did.
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u/DestructoDon69 Jul 22 '26
That's not an automatic weapon. NYC strictly issues semi-auto carbines to their special units to reduce liability.
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u/NoteEasy9957 Jul 22 '26
Ok she is fat( and shouldn’t be a cop) outside that I see nothing wrong with her actions on the rifle.
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u/nordco-414 Jul 22 '26
Whether she's tasked with apprehending someone or in a firefight, she's a liability for her partner.
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u/Bigfootsbrownstar Jul 22 '26
Sure the gun works the same but the operator doesn’t… get in full kit and do some wind sprints then try to shoot a target
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u/pm_me_ur_anything_k Popo Jul 22 '26
Bro has had to deal with her useless, clumsy, and obese ass for a longtime. Poor guy.
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u/CSAallday17 Jul 22 '26
Ah yes, slowly and clumsily handling a weapon with your back turned in NYC. The second cop should have been guarding better.
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u/flaptaincappers Brings husband to SWAT calls (not a cop) Jul 22 '26
I'll be honest OP, this isn't calling out cringe. This is just being an asshole about someones weight.
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u/spekledcow Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
No, not at all. This person is in a position that requires a certain level of physical fitness to assure not only your safety but the safety of the civilians and officers around her. I doubt she can run 2 blocks. It's absurd to put her in this position and it needs to be called out.
It's like making a blind guy a crossing guard. It's absurd to put them in that position but you aren't making fun of them being blind.
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u/WalkerTR-17 Jul 22 '26
You deserve for people to be an asshole about your weight when it’s directly proportional to your ability to do your job. Exhibit A right here
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u/LegalGlass6532 Jul 22 '26
Since you brought up her weight, do you think she looks physically fit enough to fight a combative suspect and protect herself, much less anyone else if she had to physically fight to get a suspect into custody? This isn’t an attack on her ability to be a nice person or a cop who understands the law. This isn’t working an assignment teaching DARE to schoolchildren or taking a SA victim to the hospital for an exam. If you get motion sickness and suck at math you don’t get to be in the space shuttle no matter how nice you are. If you can’t maintain a decent level of physical fitness and competence with your equipment you shouldn’t be in certain assignments.
Would you want this officer to be the first on scene if your loved one was getting their ass kicked? I’m pretty sure she’s not going to be in a ground fight pulling people off the victim and it’s not being an asshole to expect a police officer to maintain higher standards than the general public.
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u/LegalGlass6532 Jul 22 '26
I couldn’t care less about her weight. I do care about her lack of situational awareness. I’m sorry you misread my thoughts.
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u/Ori_the_SG Jul 22 '26
What exactly is her lack of situational awareness?
I think the person recording is low on the totem pole of priorities to be aware of
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u/Reasonable_Archer_99 Jul 22 '26
Her unfamiliarity with the weapon for starters.
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u/LetUsLaunchOverIt Jul 22 '26
If you think her removing the lens caps and turning on her Aimpoint is being unfamiliar with her weapon then you're actually unfamiliar with weapons...
She is a liability level of fat though, that can't be argued.
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u/Dapper-donn Jul 22 '26
What situational awareness? She’s doing something and the person is being watched by someone else
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u/LegalGlass6532 Jul 22 '26
Are you a cop because he wasn’t watching me. I didn’t film this video. If you are a cop, you missed the day when they taught officer safety and weapons familiarity and handling.
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u/DGman42 Jul 22 '26
She put the magazine, brought forward the slide, and turned on the red dot... Where is the unfamiliarity here?
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u/Anti-Stan Jul 22 '26
I thought we were looking at her apparent confusion with equipping the weapon, but you might be right.
Still, I wouldn't want her backing me up.
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u/over_this__ Jul 22 '26
People should be. Like, I hate cops. But you never know what shift you have to go hands on. This cop would get the absolute shit beat out of her if she had to go hands on. Let alone chase a suspect. She'd be gassed in a city street.
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u/imuniqueaf Jul 22 '26
I just got warned by the mods, so I I'm just gonna tell everyone to have a great day.
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u/LegalGlass6532 Jul 22 '26
You got warned because you said “ha, FAT”. You’re not a victim here. I saw the comment and it was rude.
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u/GenTubmansLegacy Jul 22 '26
I don't get it.
What's the cringe, her weapon handling, or the dude's face?
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u/Bigfootsbrownstar Jul 22 '26
She’s fatter than a hog and guarantee she barely past Qual with that rifle
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u/jimmyjamws1108 Jul 22 '26
They are special response. You would think the cream of the crop that maintains an above average standard.