" Freedom has a cost. This is one of them."

The cost seems clear to me here - a woman's life interrupted, a woman and child frightenewd by the police, whatever the bondsman charged. I don't see any freedom that was enhanced. If the cops are rational (I don't expect to see this in Florida, but would hope it could happen here in NH), they'd issue an apology and promise to re-educate the officer in the law and reasonable reaction to the situation.