@mekkaokereke @encthenet @jshirley These are indeed the questions. And our system of policing makes the answer far, far harder than it ever ought to be.
For anyone with muddy feelings about all this, I •strongly• recommend listening to this feature (page text has summary, but audio is where it’s at):
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/freedom-house-ambulance-service/
Listen specifically to the stories of the first paramedics •fighting• police to save lives (~22:30). It’s jaw-dropping. The whole thing is.