Krijack your case sounds outrageous... and I work in the same ER as Vince and agree with most everything he's said about OPD and particularly this shooting yesterday...
BUT I would not paint all LE with that same brush as you seem to. Given your experiences I certainly understand your contempt, but remember its only based on your experiences. How much do you really know about the other side. Do you have any personal friends/ family in law enforcement. Have any idea what the divorce rate is? It's not because they lead happy lives, in posh neighborhoods, cashing in huge paychecks and taking early retirement to enjoy their rockin benefits. Your talking about people just like us, doing a job that makes them a target for complaints, bitching and yes bullets all while under a microscope. They are forced to see and expect the worse from all humanity. My father is a retired cop. We can be walking in Disneyland, and do you know what he sees? He sees a crowd and is trying to figure out who could be trying to pick our pockets, or kidnap his grandkids to then rape and kill them. And do you know why he's not just being paranoid, because he has seen it happen to families no different to us. They make deciscions good and bad, with limited information that are constantly dissected by monday morning quarterbacks. And rarely do they get acknowledgement for just "doing their job." Yeah there are some "bad" cops and others that are a little too enamored with their authority. But unlike you, I do not think they are the majority.
I believe on the whole law enforcement performs a extremely stressful and thankless job, and that they do it for the most part with integrity, courage and honor... and also for the most part without acknowledgement. I agree with everything that Vince has observed with OPD though and can't explain any of their agregious behavior or attitudes toward protecting our hospital staff. I applaud the effort he's gone through and continues to struggle with to understand and work with them to change the problem/ behavior. But I will never let an injured officer sit "forever" until they complain just to make a point... and I will still, as Vince says, 'rip out my own kidney' to help an officer.