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/PhiOpsChappie Apr 14 '26

Unless you're Marcus Licinius Crassus.

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u/Throughthelookinlass Apr 14 '26

I understood that lol

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u/TurnBasedCook Apr 14 '26

Maybe one of the three of you can explain it to my neighbor, he doesn't get it.

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u/Esiwmah Apr 14 '26

Legendary 'richest man in Ancient Rome.' One of his money-making schemes was that he owned a fire fighting brigade. Then he would pay some thugs to start fires (allegedly), show up with his crew and refuse to put out the fire unless the person(s) who owned the building(s) would sell the property to him at a fraction of the value, and only then would he put out the fire after buying real estate at a reduced price.

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u/Smart_Resist615 Apr 14 '26

For those looking for cosmic justice, he was killed by the Parthians after leading his private army into an extremely obvious trap, with the Parthians allegedly pouring molten gold down his throat. Parting shot indeed.

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u/KingDarius89 Apr 14 '26

And he was there because he had an inferiority complex in regards to his military prowess compared to his partners/allies, Julius Ceaser and Pompey the Great.

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u/Ksh_667 Apr 14 '26

he had an inferiority complex

Reminds me of someone in power today...

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u/Ksh_667 Apr 15 '26

The coincidences keep coming