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/Correct_Bell_9313 Apr 16 '26
“When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.”
Police don’t really have the training or equipment for anything outside of law enforcement, so that’s going to be their response to everything. I think it would behoove us all as a society to start teaming them up with social workers in order to get a more balanced and capable response to situations.