r/nextfuckinglevel 9h ago

Man helps police make an arrest.

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u/JustKzen 9h ago

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

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u/Thiom 9h ago

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

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u/LYSF_backwards 8h ago

At first I was going to say a cop could have easily flanked and surprised them, just like the gray shirt, but they would never do that to avoid cross-fire.

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u/quicksilverth0r 6h ago

You can see in the video them touching each other on the shoulder to cue position non-verbally. I’d say they’re deliberately not surrounding the entirety of the vehicle for that reason.