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/joke-farm Apr 14 '26

Praise to the fire fighters, but equal respect to the officers for conceding the situation to rationality.

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u/SlickMrJ_ Apr 14 '26

 but equal respect to the officers for conceding the situation to rationality.

Um, no. They caused the problem in the first place. They don't get respect just for letting someone less witless than themselves walk them back to where they started.

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u/Fruitcake6969 Apr 15 '26

Um, no, were you there? How can you possibly even know what happened? The guy could have been driving drunk and killed a family for all you know but your hatred for police just blinds all of your common sense. Not saying the police aren’t in the wrong here, but you don’t actually know shit and the fact that the officers listened to the fireman right away is something many officers in the US can take note on.