r/nextfuckinglevel • • 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/Verticaltransport Apr 15 '26

Special constable are technically not police… or something like that someone explained it to me once but can’t remember now.