[pXMzR2A]

> 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.

[PebblesHD]

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.

[LordKano]

Precisely.

I suspect the previous commenter has never encountered such a police officer. I have seen how they behave when their authority is challenged.

Right, wrong or otherwise; police officers won't admit to being wrong unless ordered to do so by a superior.