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/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/Tough-Appeal-8879 1d ago

NW? What, is the Palatine PD shaking you down everyday? I think you need to travel more lol..as someone from that area, you should def be more afraid of the gangs…

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u/OkComplaint6736 1d ago

As a truck driver, I'm putting a huge target on my back every time I get in the cab of my truck. Cops love to hate truck drivers and seem to see us as rolling piggy banks to fund their pensions.

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u/Tough-Appeal-8879 1d ago

Well I agree with you there. I briefly worked with a retired Indiana state trooper and his opinion was that truck drivers were more morally corrupt than drug dealers..

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u/Universal_Contrarian 1d ago

I used to work in Lake Zurich, and would constantly be made late because the police set up an impromptu weigh-station on a local highway.