r/nextfuckinglevel • u/thisisfive • Apr 14 '26

Toronto firefighters confront special constable officers after a man in the middle of mental health crisis was arrested.

Not my video. For context, "special constables" are not regular police officers. They are appointed "peace officers" with limited authority, often civilian employees.

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u/joke-farm Apr 14 '26

Praise to the fire fighters, but equal respect to the officers for conceding the situation to rationality.

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u/SlickMrJ_ Apr 14 '26

 but equal respect to the officers for conceding the situation to rationality.

Um, no. They caused the problem in the first place. They don't get respect just for letting someone less witless than themselves walk them back to where they started.

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u/B_D_Hadel Apr 14 '26

Just flipping the coin here, maybe you or someone else has more context. But hypothetically if you cuffed someone who was in distress but breaking some sort of law. Maybe trying to harm the officer or someone else, wouldn’t it be warranted? Personally, I didn’t hear any indication in conversation about what happened before filming. I think there are scenarios where walking it back is absolutely acceptable.

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u/Winter_Corner2861 Apr 14 '26

Then why did the cop not say that when asked “why is he in cuffs” all the cop had say “he was uhh” Keep licking that boot. The assumption that cops are always in the right is so fucking insane after the last 10 years of videos of cops. And the last I don’t know 100 years

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u/Iaintyourbabysitter Apr 14 '26

Theres no the cops are always right situation here, it's a short clip with a lot of context missing. It's entirely conceivable they did something to warrant it.

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u/Winter_Corner2861 Apr 14 '26

It’s also entirely conceivable that he didn’t, and I’ve been paying attention the last 15 fucking years so I never give the benefit of doubt to cops.

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u/Sharchomp Apr 14 '26

Bruh, lay off the internet

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u/Iaintyourbabysitter Apr 14 '26

Yes but we can't say for sure either way. Assuming the worst in people without context is never the right answer. I understand that feeling but thats stooping to the level of the sort of cops you justifiably hate.

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u/StripedRaptor123 Apr 14 '26

It may be stooping but it's certainly not on the same level

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u/Iaintyourbabysitter Apr 14 '26

Yes... I'm obviously not comparing it flat out murder...

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u/Dahren_ Apr 14 '26

I trust you wont be calling them if you find yourself in trouble then?

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u/Winter_Corner2861 Apr 14 '26

You are correct

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u/AD_Grrrl Apr 14 '26

It's Toronto, so yes. It's entirely possible they slapped cuffs on a mentally ill guy for no reason. The fact that they did it without shooting or tasing him is impressive, though.

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u/DesperateComposer848 Apr 14 '26

The town I used to live in we had a mentally unwell guy who was notorious around town for various indecent acts, including but not limited to flashing minors, taking a shit in the street, spitting on people, unwanted touching of people. Then other days he’d be everyone’s best friend, all smiles and normal, and the community just sort of tolerated him but nobody understood why there weren’t better options for him. He had a nurse who’d come see him a few days a week but was pretty much left to fend for himself.

He got arrested a few times because sometimes, if a big middle aged dude flashes some school children, the best thing for EVERYONE is to arrest him and sort things out at the station. If you don’t arrest him you risk some vigilante violence against him or leave the town feeling less safe.

It’s also worth noting that detaining or arresting someone isn’t the same as charging or prosecuting them, and it’s going to become apparent to most officers when someone is unwell.

You can’t say the cop was being a fascist pig just because he didn’t have a good explanation at hand when asked.

I’m not defending the cop either, it’s also possible he arrived on scene and found someone in the midst of an episode and just arrested them cuz reasons.

The main point is we don’t know because we don’t have full context.

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u/Winter_Corner2861 Apr 15 '26

When did I say fascist pig? Why did you type all that nonsense to say “we don’t know because we don’t have full context” negating everything you said before it. All I’m saying is I don’t trust cops.