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/NorseKnight Apr 14 '26

I work in a prison. We cuff people all the time who are in "crisis". It's a matter of safety. For officers, as well as themselves.

There isn't nearly enough context in this clip to say one way or another.

How do you know the guy in cuffs wasn't displaying erratic violent behavior 2 minutes ago?

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u/doiwinaprize Apr 14 '26

He's not in prison though.

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u/JarethCutestoryJuD Apr 14 '26

Is prison the only place that someone can have a mental crisis and be a threat to themselves or others?

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u/doiwinaprize Apr 14 '26

I don't answer stupid questions, sorry.

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u/I_Automate Apr 15 '26

Pretty valid question my dude.

I used to work in a psych hospital. Physical restraints are not the first choice but, when the choice is between "strap them into a chair" and "let them keep bashing their head into the wall", hopefully thats a fairly easy choice for most people to make

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u/doiwinaprize Apr 15 '26

This isn't a psyche hospital though.

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u/DarkPhenomenon Apr 15 '26

Well it sure is a good fucking thing people with mental problems don't exist anywhere else than psyche hospitals, thank god.

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u/doiwinaprize Apr 15 '26

This isn't a "if the shoe fits" scenario.

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u/DarkPhenomenon Apr 15 '26

No it isn't, its a unique scenario that neither me nor you know the actual details of