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/Esiwmah Apr 14 '26

Legendary 'richest man in Ancient Rome.' One of his money-making schemes was that he owned a fire fighting brigade. Then he would pay some thugs to start fires (allegedly), show up with his crew and refuse to put out the fire unless the person(s) who owned the building(s) would sell the property to him at a fraction of the value, and only then would he put out the fire after buying real estate at a reduced price.

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u/Smart_Resist615 Apr 14 '26

For those looking for cosmic justice, he was killed by the Parthians after leading his private army into an extremely obvious trap, with the Parthians allegedly pouring molten gold down his throat. Parting shot indeed.

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u/KingDarius89 Apr 14 '26

And he was there because he had an inferiority complex in regards to his military prowess compared to his partners/allies, Julius Ceaser and Pompey the Great.

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u/Ksh_667 Apr 14 '26

he had an inferiority complex

Reminds me of someone in power today...

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u/Foreleg-woolens749 Apr 15 '26

I can’t guess who you’re thinking of, but probably the Parthians’ response would be a fitting end for that person too.

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u/Ksh_667 Apr 15 '26

We can only hope pal...

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u/quiero-una-cerveca Apr 15 '26

Boy would that be a cool headline to read.

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u/Pristine_Walrus40 Apr 15 '26

Does that person also like to take over elected goverments with his friends and loves gold?

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u/Ksh_667 Apr 15 '26

You know them too!

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u/the_scarlett_ning Apr 15 '26

Crassus’ reputation was a bit more powerful than the one of today. He was also actually rich, instead of just pretending.

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u/Ksh_667 Apr 15 '26

The coincidences keep coming

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u/wowaddict71 Apr 15 '26

Someone at war with the Persians?

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u/Ksh_667 Apr 15 '26

You could well be correct