> The police officer is 100% at fault here. The paramedic has medical equipment. The cop has weapons.
This is not a zero-sum game. They can be (and, I think, are) 100% at fault.
The paramedic has a medical responsibility to ensure the medical safety of the patient. He abandoned his job because he got afraid / didn't know better. These are not valid excuses.
You talk like you'd have any chance at standing up to an _ARMED MAN_ when you have little other than a stethoscope. I doubt you've ever had any interaction with the police but I can assure you they are some of the least pleasant times of my life, and they can be _VERY_ intimidating, especially if you disagree with them. In this situation, the medic was opposing a trained, armed person who could not be convinced he was wrong, if he had not backed down the officer may have become violent endangering both the patient and the medic.
This is not a zero-sum game. They can be (and, I think, are) 100% at fault.
The paramedic has a medical responsibility to ensure the medical safety of the patient. He abandoned his job because he got afraid / didn't know better. These are not valid excuses.