Yes, it is surprising when cops do this. But it’s no surprise as we know they think they are special people. The are the gatekeepers from those with power and those with out.
If you’re a cop and you get pissed and reckless when somebody records you, you oughta not be a cop and there is no excuse for what he did there no matter what feeble excuse you attempt to make.
Your empathy is misplaced.
The structure is corrupt because they’re trained that way both formally and informally.
"Trained" to be sociopaths....
Exactly, they’re no longer trained to be citizen servants and protectors of the public, everyone is “suspect” and a criminal.