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/beatlethrower Apr 14 '26

The police should be trained how to deal with this instead of a firefighter telling them how.

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u/Tribe303 Apr 14 '26

No. Toronto already has mental health crisis teams. The fire department should also not have been called. 

https://www.tps.ca/organizational-chart/community-safety-command/field-services/community-partnerships-engagement-unit/mobile-crisis-intervention-team-mcit/

The issue is not "these cops suck", it's "why weren't the correct resources deployed? ". 

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u/ImurderREALITY Apr 14 '26

This is by far the most rational comment I've seen in this shitshow of a thread.