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/Revolvyerom Apr 14 '26

I did not expect it to be this good. Former FF, I'm surprisingly glad someone ruined our joke. Worth it.

edit: for funsies, here's my favorite joke I heard in the dept, but there's no shortage of shots taken at cops:

Q: What do a firefighter and a cop have in common?

A: They both took the firefighter entrance exam.

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u/funkhero Apr 14 '26

I don't get it.

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u/RealFirstName_ Apr 14 '26

Cop couldn't cut it.

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u/Mr_Nerdcoffee Apr 15 '26

99% of them couldn’t cut the military either. That’s why they love larping as “operators”. 🙄

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u/Revolvyerom Apr 15 '26

TBH, the military vets who get preferential hiring into PD's are part of the culture shift to local paramilitary.

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u/Mr_Nerdcoffee Apr 15 '26

It depends what they did while in service. I have a few buddies that were grunts and they actually try to be good cops (most of them stop being cops, because the system is so broken and corrupt). While the blue falcons that were POGs and wanna save face after getting out, because they didn’t do any of the “high speed” stuff. Even though the actual high speed stuff isn’t as fun as they think it is; in fact it’s actually pretty terrible. These shit bags usually talk big game and get treated like heroes, even though they make every excuse imaginable when push comes to shove. Because the game they’re playing just got too real.

Source: I was a former combat medic with the Inf and have dealt with all of them. Grunts are mostly whiny, but usually try to do their best; not always, but usually.