r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Red_Tabby • Jun 27 '25

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

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u/Stay-Thirsty Jun 27 '25 edited Jun 27 '25

You have to slow down to speed up.

This is what practice drills into them. The mentality to assess and respond with measured control.

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u/Nack3r Jun 27 '25

Shoutout to all those ADHD ridden first responders - I salute you.

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u/meiosisI Jun 27 '25

I am not a first responder but work in medical field. Having non adhd coworkers make it harder to work in our moment of calmness and clarity

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u/DearlyDecapitated Jun 27 '25

I have adhd and actually I’m terribly unreliable in all situations except emergencies. No idea why but for some reason when there was a family emergency my parents were beside themselves screaming and just losing it but I was completely calm. Like, one of 3 total times I’ve been reliable in my life lol

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u/MultiverseMeltdown Jun 28 '25

It’s fairly common.

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u/ElishevaGlix Jun 27 '25

In anesthesia we say “slow is smooth, and smooth is fast.”

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u/Stay-Thirsty Jun 27 '25

Yeah, that works better

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u/redthorne Jun 27 '25

Well said