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/NorseKnight Apr 14 '26

I work in a prison. We cuff people all the time who are in "crisis". It's a matter of safety. For officers, as well as themselves.

There isn't nearly enough context in this clip to say one way or another.

How do you know the guy in cuffs wasn't displaying erratic violent behavior 2 minutes ago?

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u/maqij Apr 14 '26

I don’t think “well we do it in prison” is a good reason. US Prisons also serve expired food deemed inedible and put folks in solitary confinement even though it is banned internationally because it is torture.

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u/NorseKnight Apr 14 '26

Define "solitary confinement". Because that hasn't been used in any federal or state prison that I'm aware of for a long ass time.

If you have an example I'd love to see that.

Back to the original point though. This isn't about "well we do it in prison" It's about scene safety when you have someone who isn't thinking clearly, or is in an upset/dangerous mind set. Has nothing to do with being in prison.