Stuff You Never Ever Learned at the Academy

To respond or not to respond, that is the question.

Ron Barber-Line of Duty Season 1 Episode 11

In this episode, host Ron Barber tells of an incident in which a local CA law enforcement agency was called to respond to a distraught person. The department refused to respond fearing it may turn out to be a "suicide-by-cop" situation.

Does this set a dangerous precedent?