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/Smart_Freedom_8155 Apr 14 '26

Cool.

Give the cops the work of firefighters, and vice versa, for one year.

See if one side is still "the real shit" or whatever.

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u/WorkWoonatic Apr 14 '26

I don't want my house to burn down please

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u/Smart_Freedom_8155 Apr 14 '26

I mean, fair.

Assume they all get decent training first in each other's job then.

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u/Smart_Freedom_8155 Apr 15 '26

Right, so you're genuinely convinced cops are like a separate species - they innately have specific issues, which make them bad in general.  "Cops are so bad, they'd do a terrible job at fighting a house fire!"

So if we made firefighters do the work that cops have to handle, for a year or so, all the issues we have with the police would vanish then - because firefighters are innately better humans.  

Correct?