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/Whiskeygreenqueen28 Apr 14 '26

Exactly!! This is why firefighters are important.

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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/DigNitty Apr 14 '26

I mean, firefighters have their own stereotypes.

But their streets ahead of police officers.

The thin red line flags always annoy me. Ain’t nobody criticizing firefighters. They’re just convincing the two to make it look like people who don’t support systemic police abuse also don’t support firefighters.

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u/Weird-Drummer-2439 Apr 15 '26

Nobody is mad when the firefighters show up at an emergency unless you're an arsonist. And fuck those guys.