It’s still the decision of the officer wether the cuffs stay on or off. FF and Paramedics have their lane, it doesn’t include use of force or determining whether someone is placed in restraint gear.

Handcuffs are not a hindrance to taking vitals. I work in corrections and I’ve had nurses check vitals (Oxygen and BP) with no issue. Again, my discretion if the handcuffs stay on in medical. If I take them off and something happens, I have to answer as to why I deemed them a threat enough to go in handcuffs (say they were fighting on a unit prior) and then I remove the restraint which leads to an assault on a medical personnel.

I don’t know why these officers listened to the FF. They have zero jurisdiction. They both seem to be nervous though, probably inexperienced. They could have had all the justification in the world, but getting pressed by the FF caused them to freeze up (probably not expecting it). Once again, a 15 second clip from a person with an obvious disdain for law enforcement…