r/nextfuckinglevel • u/bendubberley_ • 1d ago

A police officer in Mexico prevents someone's suicide attempt, on a bridge, with no safety equipment.

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u/Goldglove528 1d ago

Most police do good. You only hear about the bad ones because they get more views.

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u/WeAreTotallyFucked 1d ago

Definitely not the case in Mexico..

Lived in Tijuana 5 years and I was WAY more afraid of the police than the cartel or any local gangs.

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u/OkComplaint6736 1d ago

That also describes the police in the NW suburbs of Chicago.

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u/SpadoCochi 1d ago

As a black guy from Chicago and currently living in Mexico—it’s honestly not even close. Mexican police are scary in the wrong area