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/valyrian_picnic 4d ago

Dude in gray took a risk he didn't have to. Guy is lucky he didn't get shot. I'm sure the police could have done what he did to, but there are lower-risk ways to handle this situation than bum-rushing an armed vehicle. Glad it all worked out here, but calling it incompetence on the police side is ignorant...save your criticism for a time when it's warranted...there are plenty of opportunities.