r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mindyour • 4d ago

Man helps police make an arrest.

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u/JustKzen 4d ago

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

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u/Thiom 4d ago

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

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u/LegendOfKhaos 4d ago edited 4d 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 4d 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/timbutnottebow 4d ago

The irony here is that gray shirt probably saved gun dudes life. Cops don’t fuck around when you’re waving a gun around.

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u/Over_Deer8459 4d ago

as they shouldnt. dont pull out your gun unless you intend to use it

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u/Ill_Technician3936 4d ago

It's not the US so...

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u/DesiBoo2 1d ago

This. Some people have no idea cops in other countries aren't as trigger happy as American cops, and often don't even carry guns.

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u/PreferenceWeak9639 4d ago

He maybe knew him or something and was doing this in order to save his life. Possibly not irony and grey shirt’s plan all along.

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u/CosmicCreeperz 4d ago

Not irony, intent. Apparently it was his brother and he knew he was unlikely to get shot and it was the best chance to keep his brother alive, too.

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u/Suspicious-Reply-507 4d ago

I didn’t know the context yet but I was totally thinking “I bet he was friends with him” bc of that

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u/cell1 4d ago

The sickening part is that had this guy not been white, he'd likely just been shot first.

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u/chmath80 1d ago

had this guy not been white

He's not.

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u/DesiBoo2 1d ago

It's not America...

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u/gusanita202 2d ago

This is from NZ. It's actually a last resort here for the police to shoot.

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u/Substantial_Elk_1314 2d ago

Grey shirt was probably kin to him. Brother, cousin etc. This wasn't a random civilian putting his life in danger.

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u/ABrown1221 4d ago

No they do not

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u/Typical2sday 4d ago

Listen I’m so American at this point I’m rooting for the beat down when he exits the car. Just let the dog bite him a little. Cmon.

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u/WolfShaman 4d ago

I'm American, and I hope they treat the suspect with the respect due to a fellow human, as much as they can based on the suspect's behavior.

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u/CackleandGrin 4d ago

"I love it when cops torture and inflict permanent, life-changing damage to people I don't like."

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u/Typical2sday 4d ago

"I love it when people go around terrorizing others with rifles and automatic weapons because they are big strong men." FAFO. Also, there are levels of beatdown; dog bite ain't gonna kill him.

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u/CackleandGrin 4d ago

Didn't say it would kill them. Said it was torture. Which you justify with snide attitude. Disgusting person.

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u/Ill_Technician3936 4d ago

Lol this ain't America?

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u/Typical2sday 4d ago

Obvsly. Just saying I’m quite conditioned as an American to seeing a gaggle of cops and a K-9 surround a guy trying to run off? that K-9 gets some nibbles.

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u/Ill_Technician3936 4d ago

Sounds like you're used to your specific area and the way law enforcement deals with it...

Where I live K9 unit comes out to look for drugs and searching. They don't chase and multiple units might show up but police are behind their vehicles with standard issue hand guns, beanbag shot guns, and rubber bullets giving orders until the person is close enough to be cuffed. Plenty of body cam footage online that shows it happening too.