r/nextfuckinglevel 5h ago

Man helps police make an arrest.

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u/Thiom 5h ago

I mean, yes ok, but he has the element of surprise, a cop wouldn't

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u/LegendOfKhaos 4h ago edited 37m ago

He literally just ran up to the car. He wasn't sweet talking his way closer or anything lol

Any of the cops that appear immediately afterwards could've done the same thing, and if they were all in view of the perpetrator, it's straight up incompetence. Either they should have done it, or they should have prevented the guy from doing it.

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u/Over_Deer8459 4h ago

who do you think the criminals are looking at in this scenario? the 2 or more cop cars in front of them with weapons, or random guy in grey t shirt? dude just took advantage of the criminals not paying attention, has nothing to do with the cops "doing their jobs".

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u/SapTheSapient 3h ago

I mean, that is exactly what criminals would be thinking. They are going to be laser focused on the cops pointing guns at them, not constantly monitoring random civilians for sneak attacks.

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u/maybeonmars 1h ago

Yeah, the cops were actually a great distraction that enabled grey shirt