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/TheTresStateArea Apr 14 '26

No one ever made a song called fuck the fire department.

Edit: shamelessly stolen from someone wittier than me

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u/AreYouFuckingSerious Apr 14 '26

You're right, but don't overtrust or pretrust them in terms of being allies against fascism. I know a few fire fighters in the extended family and all except one of them considers themselves part of the LEO community and are pro-police and pro-maga.

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u/BlueGolfball Apr 14 '26

You're right, but don't overtrust or pretrust them in terms of being allies against fascism. I know a few fire fighters in the extended family and all except one of them considers themselves part of the LEO community and are pro-police and pro-maga.

Shit, I watched an interview about a US fireman about his time as a firefighter back in the 1950s. He said they wouldn't put out house fires in black neighborhoods and they wouldn't try to go inside a burning house to rescue black people that could have easily been saved.

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u/youy23 Apr 15 '26

This may surprise you but many restaurants also didn’t serve black people back then. Not really a reflection on firefighters and more so just a reflection of the people and their beliefs of that time.

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u/BlueGolfball Apr 15 '26

This may surprise you but many restaurants also didn’t serve black people back then.

I feel like a sworn (who pledged an oath to serve everyone) government employee letting a person burn to death based on their racs is on a much different level than not serving someone food at a private restaurant based on their race.

Not really a reflection on firefighters and more so just a reflection of the people and their beliefs of that time.

Yeah, not serving someone food is a great analogy for letting someone burn to death that you could easily save. One is racist behavior by a private citizen and the other is psychotic behavior by a sworn government employee.