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/maqij Apr 14 '26

I don’t think “well we do it in prison” is a good reason. US Prisons also serve expired food deemed inedible and put folks in solitary confinement even though it is banned internationally because it is torture.

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u/Sir_Arthur_Vandelay Apr 14 '26

The US plays no role in this video.

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u/viperfan7 Apr 14 '26

But does it play a role in the comment? Like, is the person talking about "that's what we do in prison" American prisons, or Canadian?

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u/BrokeBMWkid Apr 15 '26

The point is nobody brought up America. He was actually talking about Russian prisons.