I'm saying the above coupled with numbnuts pulling into this lot at 2am and immediately start giving the cop a hard time when the cop asks "who are you" and "why are you here" -- legitimate questions given the above.
"The cop's behavior is 100% indefensible.
I agree. And since it's on tape, his superiors have little choice but to fire him. It's immaterial that he was set up and goaded into responding the way he did - but it's true. In my opinion.