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/street593 1d ago

Crime going down has nothing to do with the efforts of cops. Rising living standards, economic stability, with access to Healthcare and education does 99% of the work.

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u/podcasthellp 1d ago

Those factor in definitely. I’m not sure why you’re trying to argue with me when we agree with eachother. You just can’t see past your immediate reality + get out of your feelings to understand that not every cop is evil. I know you call them when you feel unsafe so why would you call someone that you think is bad to come protect you? You wouldn’t. Which means you know that not all cops are bad……

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u/street593 1d ago

For starters I'm a completely different person than the one you started this conversation with. I simply wanted to point out that you were giving police too much credit for crime rates.

Since I'm here though I'll share my opinion. I would never call the police unless I'm legally required too. I carry a gun because when my safety is on the line I won't have time to wait for police to come rescue me.

If I find a dead body in the woods or get into a car accident I'll call police. Otherwise fuck them. I don't want them anywhere near me.

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u/podcasthellp 1d ago

Wait a second…. You’d rather kill sometime than the police? How brave of you