Your theory sounds plausible, and it makes the police shooting more understandable.
There is nothing illegal about wearing “false” colors. So in effect, you have a bunch of outlaws threatening a police officer with deadly force.
Lots of shootings by police start that way.
The intimidation by the bikers over their colors is not much different than the intimidation by Muslims over cartoons being drawn of Mohammed.
It may have been bad tactics, but threatening anyone with a weapon is an invitation to get shot.
No.
It makes the police sound like sh!t for brains idiots, because they staged this event in a public place where the vast majority of people were motorcyclists and restaurant customers who had nothing to do with crime of any sort.
The people empathizing with the police sound pretty Gung How about firing on crowds of citizens too.
Entrapment is illegal.
When they show that the cop provoked the fight, and that the other cops were set up, outside with scopes on the target, they will lose the battle.
As I have said in previous posts, I am not in favor of biker gangs. Especially outlaw gangs. But, as a life long MC rider I can tell you that if you are not bothering these guys, they leave “civilians” alone. Shooting up a parking lot in a suburban area is not their MO. It is very rare that their stuff flows into the arena of public view.