Might have been that he saw them jay walking and told them to go to his car. Might have been that he was just going to give them a warning. Then they got lippy and stupid, so then it became a matter of respecting his authority. Then it escalated into what you saw on the video.
Either way, the punch is justified. Don't argue with cops...even Chris Rock knows that much...NSFW...
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