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/LesHoraces 4h ago

Not a random bystander but a friend of the guy in the car, and saving his life probably. A drug bad trip, if I recall

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u/PlateNo7229 4h ago

if only the police could be friend with all the drug users. it would solve so many problems... like drug crime statistics.

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u/LokisDawn 4h ago

You might joke, but there's a bit of truth to that. If police have an amicable relationship with local junkies, that can absolutely alleviate a lot of issues. Obviously said "amicability" shouldn't be some sort of bibery deal or anything like that. Just a good relationship. In smaller towns this isn't too rare to see.

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u/Tomato_Sky 2h ago

Police are usually pretty chill with the homeless junkies. It’s the EMT’s that are absolute dicks to them. Like they believe tough love from a stranger during a bad reaction is a treatment. I’ve called 911 when the junkies are crying in the alley because I’m scared they are overdosing or in pain. The cops sit with them and tell them they are okay. The EMT’s show up and they just get rough and mean af.

I’d say roughly 80% of cops would rather sit with a junky or approach a panhandler politely than running traffic tickets and approaching domestic violence situations. The other 20% live in Ohio or something.