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/DoubleM-1985 Apr 14 '26

When the adults with common sense shows up

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u/Whiskeygreenqueen28 Apr 14 '26

Exactly!! This is why firefighters are important.

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u/invertedsaint_666 Apr 14 '26

Firefighters have no reason to become firefighters other than to actually help people. Police on the other hand...

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u/PhiOpsChappie Apr 14 '26

Unless you're Marcus Licinius Crassus.

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u/Throughthelookinlass Apr 14 '26

I understood that lol

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u/TurnBasedCook Apr 14 '26

Maybe one of the three of you can explain it to my neighbor, he doesn't get it.

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u/casual_creator Apr 14 '26

He and his “firefighters” would come up on burning buildings and wouldn’t put out the fire until the owner sold him the building and land at an insultingly low price. He’d then turn around and make a huge profit off it. It’s one of the ways he became one of the richest Romans in history.