Denzel Washington Comes To Aid Of Distressed Man, And Stays With Him During Police Encounter

DrForester · May 28, 2020

NOTE: This story is from last week, but it is starting to trend now due to recent events.

Denzel Washington Helps Homeless Man Evade Oncoming Traffic in Heroic Gesture

Denzel Washington got out of his car to help a homeless man to safety, and stayed with him after the police arrived

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Denzel Washington to the rescue.

As the Academy Award-winning actor, 65, was driving in West Hollywood on Thursday afternoon, he saw a homeless man in the street, according to TMZ, which also obtained footage of the incident.

Washington, who was wearing a protective face mask, got out of his car and helped the man, who was not wearing a mask, to safety and stayed with him after the police arrived, per TMZ's reporting. At one point in the footage, the actor was also seen giving the man something to eat and drink.

Although police initially detained the man for unknown reasons, he was quickly released, TMZ reports.

Strafer · May 28, 2020

Yeah, I saw that earlier, Denzel was trending and got scared for a second but turned out to be really good news.

krazen · May 28, 2020

While this is an awesome story (and Denzel rocks), kinda insane random Hollywood actors are better at de-escalating situations than supposedly trained professionals.

We are gonna have to start creating third party negotiation teams for police interactions

VAD · May 28, 2020

What a boss! In other news, I'm triggered by the fact that Denzel and the cop are wearing their masks under their noses.

Spinluck · May 28, 2020

Me before and after I read through the thread title.

DrForester · May 28, 2020

VAD said:
What a boss! In other news, I'm triggered by the fact that Denzel and the cop are wearing their masks under their noses.

Other photos show it properly over his nose, probably just came down at some point, or it's something he corrected.

Swiggins · May 28, 2020

The only Washington I trust is Denzel.

Xando · May 28, 2020

krazen said:
While this is an awesome story (and Denzel rocks), kinda insane random Hollywood actors are better at de-escalating situations than supposedly trained professionals.

We are gonna have to start creating third party negotiation teams for police interactions

I thought american cops are largely untrained amateurs? Do they also have to train 2-3 years like here in germany?

Powdered Egg · May 28, 2020

"On the fucking ground now or you're dead nig...Holyshit it's Denzel Washington, I love your work man!"

krazen · May 28, 2020

Xando said:
I thought american cops are largely untrained amateurs? Do they also have to train 2-3 years like here in germany?

Nah, they are technically trained, just under-trained in comparison to other parts of the world. For the infamous NYPD, 6 months in the Academy and you're out there with a badge and a gun. I assume in small towns they probably skip that, but on avg its around 6 months

hitme · May 28, 2020

All those cops saw Training Day and they're not going to fuck with Denzel.

CorpseLight · May 28, 2020

I cant even imagine the response country wide that would happen if Denzel Fucking Washington was killed by a trigger happy cop just because he was trying to help de-escalate a situation.

HiLife · May 28, 2020

The real motto: To escalate and neutralize.

ClickyCal' · May 28, 2020

PennyStonks · May 28, 2020

Xando said:
I thought american cops are largely untrained amateurs? Do they also have to train 2-3 years like here in germany?

They're trained to be afraid of literally everything and shoot well. Some of the training videos they have are just montages of police getting killed so they know to be ready.

SgtCobra · May 28, 2020

Ch3m61_ said:
I cant even imagine the response country wide that would happen if Denzel Fucking Washington was killed by a trigger happy cop just because he was trying to help de-escalate a situation.

Fucking hell I don't even wanna think about that.

Kay · May 28, 2020

Pennyfish said:
They're trained to be afraid of literally everything and shoot well. Some of the training videos they have are just montages of police getting killed so they know to be ready.

Don't forget, your job application can be denied if they think you're too smart

The Bookerman · May 28, 2020

hitme said:
All those cops saw Training Day and they're not going to fuck with Denzel.

King kong ain't got shit on him.

Soliloquy of a Dogge · May 28, 2020

Denzel is the fucking GOAT. Who knows what would've happened if he hadn't been there. Just fucking sad to think about.

Got damn, this nigga needs to hook up and do a Scorsese film already. I've been waiting on this shit my whole life.

Maximum Spider · May 28, 2020

hitme said:
All those cops saw Training Day and they're not going to fuck with Denzel.

All those cops think they're Ethan Hawke.

N.Domixis · May 28, 2020

Fuckers know, they kill someone like Denzel and there done for.

Kay · May 28, 2020

xaM said:
All those cops think they're Ethan Hawke.

Let's be real, all those cops think they're Ed Norton in American History X

shaneo632 · May 28, 2020

Ch3m61_ said:
I cant even imagine the response country wide that would happen if Denzel Fucking Washington was killed by a trigger happy cop just because he was trying to help de-escalate a situation.

Sadly, this was my first thought.

Huncho_Houdini · May 28, 2020

Xando said:
I thought american cops are largely untrained amateurs? Do they also have to train 2-3 years like here in germany?

Police academy is generally 6 months long. And then on the job training depending on the place.

But yeah they certainly act like amateurs.

Xando · May 28, 2020

krazen said:
Nah, they are technically trained, just under-trained in comparison to other parts of the world. For the infamous NYPD, 6 months in the Academy and you're out there with a badge and a gun. I assume in small towns they probably skip that, but on avg its around 6 months

Undertrained seems to be understating it a bit considering german cops have to study police law and political education for 6 months while US training is 6 months in total.

PopsMaellard · May 28, 2020

krazen said:
Nah, they are technically trained, just under-trained in comparison to other parts of the world. For the infamous NYPD, 6 months in the Academy and you're out there with a badge and a gun. I assume in small towns they probably skip that, but on avg its around 6 months

I've had more training at minimum wage jobs.

Syder · May 28, 2020

Mad respect not just to do this but to keep the mask on knowing trigger happy cops may not have recognised him and escalated.

JaseC64 · May 28, 2020

Real talk, Denzel is one of the goats of our generation. Mad respect.

Komo · May 28, 2020

krazen said:
Nah, they are technically trained, just under-trained in comparison to other parts of the world. For the infamous NYPD, 6 months in the Academy and you're out there with a badge and a gun. I assume in small towns they probably skip that, but on avg its around 6 months

Tho then again the guy would be more calm to Denzel then police. I know I would.

Kyra · May 28, 2020

Kill Denzel and watch what happens pigs.

Prototype Viktor · May 28, 2020

Kay said:
Let's be real, all those cops think they're Ed Norton in American History X

lets be real they think they are the coen brothers

Deleted member 64609 · May 28, 2020

Xando said:
Undertrained seems to be understating it a bit considering german cops have to study police law and political education for 6 months while US training is 6 months in total.

American police cadets are turned away if they're too smart.

AntiMacro · May 28, 2020

VAD said:
What a boss! In other news, I'm triggered by the fact that Denzel and the cop are wearing their masks under their noses.

Probably from yelling and having it pull down.

maxxpower · May 28, 2020

Powdered Egg said:
"On the fucking ground now or you're dead nig...Holyshit it's Denzel Washington, I love your work man!"

Fucking lol.

Commedieu · May 28, 2020

Spinluck said:
Me before and after I read through the thread title.

...............

King Fossil · May 28, 2020

Damn he looks old there. I'm sad now.

Soliloquy of a Dogge · May 28, 2020

King Fossil said:
Damn he looks old there. I'm sad now.

Eh still looks fucking good.

Vincent Alexander · May 28, 2020

Swiggins said:
The only Washington I trust is Denzel.

Sunster · May 28, 2020

Denzel Washing IS The Equalizer

fr though the man is a national treasure.

rokkerkory · May 28, 2020

Denzel is amazing

Solarc · May 28, 2020

krazen said:
Nah, they are technically trained, just under-trained in comparison to other parts of the world. For the infamous NYPD, 6 months in the Academy and you're out there with a badge and a gun. I assume in small towns they probably skip that, but on avg its around 6 months

Pennyfish said:
They're trained to be afraid of literally everything and shoot well. Some of the training videos they have are just montages of police getting killed so they know to be ready.

Kay said:
Don't forget, your job application can be denied if they think you're too smart

Huncho_Houdini said:
Police academy is generally 6 months long. And then on the job training depending on the place.

But yeah they certainly act like amateurs.

Labor said:
American police cadets are turned away if they're too smart.

What the actual fuck...

PennyStonks · May 28, 2020

Kay said:
Don't forget, your job application can be denied if they think you're too smart

Solarc said:
What the actual fuck...

The ruling kinda makes sense if you somehow think police officer is just a normal job the same as any other.
Of course Best Buy should be able to turn down a PHD because they're worried about turn over.

lorddarkflare · May 28, 2020

Solarc said:
What the actual fuck...

While it is still 'the fuck', there is some reasoning to why high IQ officers are turned down.

A lot of police work is drudgery, and the fear is that if your IQ is too high, you are effectively overqualified for the position and less willing to stick to the drudgery and the repetition involved.

This is obviously not true everywhere.

Violence Jack · May 28, 2020

Denzel is 65?

On subject, good on Denzel for doing that. Had that not been a megastar black man, they probably would've shot both of them.

Juryvicious · May 28, 2020

He's my personal GOAT.

Deleted member 6949 · May 28, 2020

Police could do that too, but they are trained to escalate every situation.

Solarc · May 28, 2020

Pennyfish said:
The ruling kinda makes sense if you somehow think police officer is just a normal job the same as any other.
Of course Best Buy should be able to turn down a PHD because they're worried about turn over.

lorddarkflare said:
While it is still 'the fuck', there is some reasoning to why high IQ officers are turned down.

A lot of police work is drudgery, and the fear is that if your IQ is too high, you are effectively overqualified for the position and less willing to stick to the drudgery and the repetition involved.

This is obviously not true everywhere.

Hmm I guess I get it, but I ain't gonna lie, it still leaves me feeling a bit uneasy

PennyStonks · May 28, 2020

Solarc said:
Hmm I guess I get it, but I ain't gonna lie, it still leaves me feeling a bit uneasy

Oh ya no doubt. Same thing with the police unions in the US. Makes sense if you think Police Officer is just a normal job when it clearly isn't.

Fat4all · May 28, 2020

Ch3m61_ said:
I cant even imagine the response country wide that would happen if Denzel Fucking Washington was killed by a trigger happy cop just because he was trying to help de-escalate a situation.

for real, and there were people filming and taking pictures, the country would've exploded

Baji Boxer · May 28, 2020

Solarc said:
What the actual fuck...

Exactly.

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