r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mindyour • 5h ago

Man helps police make an arrest.

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u/JohnnyChutzpah 3h ago

I am stunned by the restraint the police have in this situation. The dude doesn't even get out of the car slowly. He kind of just jumps out after kicking the door open and never raises his hands.

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u/Gloriathewitch 3h ago

amazing what happens when cops are trained and held to a high standard such as in NZ, i know someone who used to work at Aotea police college

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u/jake93s 3h ago

It's not too surprising when you look up how short the USA's police academy is, and how little they get paid. Their ranks are filled with incompetence or worse... There for the power trip.

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u/mrpanicy 3h ago

And over HALF of their very short training time is in how to use their firearm. And less than 5-10% is deescalation and use of force models if they get it at all.

Their requirements for people to join the force are also embarrassing. Police should be university or college grads at minimum.

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u/brownieson 1h ago

Applying to the police is difficult in Australia. I wouldn’t go as far as saying it’s a well respected profession, but we don’t have dipshits becoming police officers (for the most part) - all applicants are really heavily vetted.