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by PebblesHD 4055 days ago
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.
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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.