KS on one hand I agree with you but these are two very different situations. If your life is threatened they can't persue the issue until the person who makes the threat actually acts on it. If the police are threatened then it's a completely different ball game.
I am a long time supporter of the police departments. I have many friends in law enforcement but this still smacks of a double standard to me. I'm proud of them for the job they do. Very few people have the courage to pin on a badge and make themself a target. It is a thankless job and dangerous but they are no more entitled to special consideration in a case like this than any citizen. If they're going to press the issue like this when they're threatened, they'd best not ever let another person become victimized by a spouse with a restraining order or such.