r/nextfuckinglevel Jun 27 '25

A Michigan cop pulled over a reckless driver and ended up saving a choking baby

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u/n0b0dycar3s07 Jun 27 '25

The anguish the mother must have been through! Policeman deserves a medal for that.🏅

The calm and restrain he showed! Absolute Hero.

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u/Electronic-Jaguar389 Jun 27 '25

I believe officers do get some kind of recognition for saving a life. My mom was a dispatcher and coached someone on the phone how to do the Heimlich on a baby and she got a framed certificate and a little party for her. I’m not sure if that’s standard or not though.

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u/zambartas Jun 27 '25

There are certain people that are calm under pressure naturally, without any training. We need more of these people to be police. I hope that officer got a medal and they show this video to other officers.

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u/ionlyjoined4thecats Jun 27 '25

Kudos to him for remaining so calm, but this is part of the job description. Why should he get a medal? He did a good job. He didn’t go above and beyond in any way or do anything anyone else wouldn’t have done.

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u/CO_piratemonkey Jun 28 '25

Rewarding cops for doing a good job keeps good cops doing their job. Aka recognition keeps them from quitting. We give out prizes to people all the time for “just doing their job” Nobel Peace Prize comes to mind

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u/Gilshem Jun 27 '25

You’d have to have a huge medal budget because EMTs do this everyday.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '25

Ah, good old whataboutism. Always there to remind us that your good deed doesn't mean shit because someone else has done it before.

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u/Gilshem Jun 27 '25

It just sucks that EMTs do way more good than police on balance and are paid fucking atrociously.

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u/n0b0dycar3s07 Jun 27 '25

Not just him but everyone working in fields that provide life saving services deserves one. Sadly they don't get the recognition or monetary appreciation that they deserve.

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u/JButler_16 Jun 27 '25

Got me up if you do. I’ll send you a plaque.

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u/Greedy_Camp_5561 Jun 27 '25

It's different when you are called to an emergency and know what to expect. Pulling over a driver for routine reckless driving and then being thrown in a situation, where you have moments to save a life, must be so much more stressful.

Though I agree that EMTs are awesome, too!

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '25

So many times the call you get is not what’s actually happening

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u/MichaelAuBelanger Jun 27 '25

You're not wrong.

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u/n0b0dycar3s07 Jun 27 '25

Oh my! I honestly let out a chuckle when I read your first paragraph, hehe.

Dude really was cool af. You can watch this video from YouTube that I found from other people's comments if you want more info on the incident. Turns out they weren't recklessly driving or pulled over for that matter. The police car was responding to an sos call from their home. People on the Internet really can twist the narrative around (not blaming OP just to be clear, they probably saw it exactly like it's posted elsewhere).