When Seattle Fire arrived to the apartment, they were told they had to wait for a police escort because the address had been flagged as unsafe to enter.
The police told them they needed to behave like cowards, and they obeyed.
In 1982 I left Boston. At that time, it was common for Blacks to shoot at EMTs and fire trucks. Probably worse now.
And I get that but being an EMT is an in the field kinda thing, their is always gonna be risk. And if waiting on the cops means the difference between life and death the cops are all to willing to make a person wait till they die. Less paperwork.