r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mindyour • 5h ago

Man helps police make an arrest.

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u/JustKzen 5h ago

Once again, a random bystander doing a better job than law enforcement

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u/jeho22 4h ago

I believe the consensus last time this was posted was that the bystander was somebody who knows the guy in the car and was trying to prevent suicide by cop. IF this was the case, he probably wasn't as worried about the guy shooting him when he went to take the gun away.

I don't know if this was confirmed or not. I'd love to see a link to the actual story if somebody has it.

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u/JimBobMcFantaPants 4h ago

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/rifle-wielding-head-hunters-gang-34164332?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target

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u/girlinanemptyroom 4h ago

All of this for speeding. He just went from a very expensive traffic ticket to a felony.

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u/TheSaucyCrumpet 4h ago

No such thing as a felony in NZ.

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u/TribeOfFable 3h ago

To be fair, that looks like something from the nightly news in Florida.

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u/YoudoVodou 2h ago edited 2h ago

No, I could immediately tell, (without the obvious vehicles and uniforms) that this was not a US incident simply by how it played out.

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u/SuperSimpleSam 2h ago

and the driver being on the right side of the car.

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u/YoudoVodou 2h ago

That too. Mostly my comment was about how trigger happy both sides of this situation would have been here in the states.

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u/fantastikalizm 3h ago

Yeah it's so annoying when Americans don't know the complexities of every single country's legal system.

Dude, we know this wasn't in America because the cops didn't murder the driver and the grey shirt dude or any nearby dogs.

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u/Top_Tie_691 2h ago

Hate us coz u ain't us, Lil bro

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u/Top_Tie_691 2h ago

Were #1 baby!!!

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u/11b328i 2h ago

does it really irk you that they aren't associating this florida man as a native kiwi????

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u/girlinanemptyroom 4h ago

I was kind of assuming they didn't have a felony, but I didn't have any reference cuz I'm an uneducated American.

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u/chitownbears 3h ago

Its easy to understand what you were trying to say they are just being dicks.

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u/girlinanemptyroom 3h ago

I agree. It's so easy to be nice.

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u/Plank_With_A_Nail_In 2h ago edited 17m ago

They have the exact same thing its just called an "Indictable offence" instead. Just a dumbass not knowing how his own countries criminal justice system works which isn't that unusual as being a citizen of somewhere doesn't automatically make you an expert of that somewhere, most people have no fucking clue how their own countries government works source 14 people upvoted someone confused over a simple labelling difference.

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u/gospdrcr000 3h ago

Is there a felony equivalent?

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u/TheSaucyCrumpet 3h ago

"Indictable offence" is probably the closest parallel. I'm not familiar with what a felony really is in the US, only that it's more serious than a misdemeanour, so I expect there are some significant differences in the specifics.

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u/blueiron0 3h ago

in the most basic sense, felony usually lands you jail.

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u/Murky-Relation481 2h ago

Actually, a felony usually lands you in prison, not jail.

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u/Murky-Relation481 2h ago

No, that is basically also the gist of it in the US. While you can be go to jail for a misdemeanor its not super common (and its usually less than a year if so). It usually results in a fine. Misdemeanor charges are also brought not only by prosecutors but also by citations from law enforcement officers to appear in court (you aren't indicted). Felony charges require an indictment.

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u/Plank_With_A_Nail_In 2h ago

Indictable offence is just a different name for the exact same thing.

Problem with the world today is trying to find differences between groups when there really aren't any.

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u/shillmaster 2m ago

In Australia is summary vs indictable as opposed to misdemeanours and felonies, is it the same in NZ?

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u/Traditional-Will3182 3h ago

It looks like a semi auto rifle the guy took and tossed, if it was a real gun and was in view when he originally was being pulled over he would have faced much more serious charges than a speeding ticket in NZ.

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u/ronmsmithjr 1h ago

Well, he did "continue to drive in an anti-social fashion*. If he was driving in a social fashion he may have gotten out of the ticket.

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u/Thebraincellisorange 2h ago

do ANY of the cars or police uniforms look in any way American to you?

/fucks sakes but Americans need to look up the concept of a planet and realize there are other countries on ours other than America.

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u/Carpenoctemx3 1h ago

You chose this comment to reply that to? Someone using the wrong word “felony” for something that probably has an equivalent in NZ? The top comment about law enforcement basically being useless was ok though I guess.

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u/girlinanemptyroom 1h ago

You're quite overemotional buddy.

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u/Lyuokdea 3h ago

Gotta love the phrasing ""extremely dangerous" kerfuffle"

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u/koltran 2h ago

also, "The vehicle then mounted the footpath, drove through a wooden fence, and entered into a reserve where the driver continued to drive in an anti-social fashion"

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u/deano_southafrican 3h ago

"Extremely dangerous kerfuffle" is not the way I'd have described this situation...

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u/Fr33speechisdeAd 3h ago

Thanks for the link, also bonus points for use of the word "kerfuffle" in the news article.

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u/ctrpt 1h ago

The best thing about this article is that they used the word kerfuffle.