watching the video, i dont think the cop was in the wrong at all the kid was clearly looking back behind him, he checked his mirrors twice then did a full turn around...he knew he was caught, and the officer probably assumed the kid knew he was caught due to how he was reacting cop pulls in front of him while theyre already at a stop, the guy on the bike then begins to move backwards...at that point, the cop has no idea what the biker is doing, so he draws his gun and keeps it at his side just in case if a cop stops you and walks up to your car and you throw it in reverse, you bet your ass theyre going to draw their gun, they have no idea if you have intentions of hitting them, running, or what if you actually watch the video from an unbiased standpoint (rest of the story aside), then the cop arguably did nothing wrong aside from not announcing himself right away, but i hardly think that 3 second gap caused this situation, its just the only leg people have to stand on to argue against the cop. whether the kid knew the car behind him was a cop or not, we will never know, but it sure as hell looks like he knew he was pinched....if some crazy ass civilian is chasing me in their car, im fucking gone...if a cop is chasing me (over something as small as pulling a wheelie and lane splitting) im not gonna risk running away, which he didnt the rider made his mistake when he started backing away from the police officers car why is everyone acting like the cop hopped out with his gun aimed at the guy ready to fire? thats not the case on a non-related note....the charges brought against this guy are ridiculous, and i do not agree with them at all...the police handled the fallout of all of this horribly, and i will be let down with our justice system if the guy is prosecuted for his camera that law applies only to private situations, being pulled over in the middle of the road with people all around you in their cars, is hardly private....i see no problem with him recording in public, and hope the judge sees it the same way