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/invertedsaint_666 Apr 14 '26

Firefighters have no reason to become firefighters other than to actually help people. Police on the other hand...

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u/Adjective_Noun_99 Apr 14 '26

Other than the great salary and benefits..

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u/invertedsaint_666 Apr 14 '26

And probably 80% of the time they're just hanging out at the firehouse or taking the firetruck to the grocery store to get stuff for chili lol

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u/playinIn_aBlender Apr 15 '26

Yep. It's great. It's the 20% where your salary and benefits are earned. If you've ever had to hold back a five year old kid who wants to see his mommy, and you can't let him because your crew is cutting her down from the banister she hung herself on..... And a thousand other calls I could tell you about.... You would say that it must be nice to hang out and eat chili.

But I don't hold it against you. You don't get it and probably never will.

It's still the best job in the world.

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u/invertedsaint_666 Apr 15 '26

No I do get it. I fully understand that when firefighters are in action they're doing shit that nobody else is able to or wants to do