First Blood (1982)- why did the cop treat Rambo like that so randomly?

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Idk if I missed something or if it's cos I'm not from around the US to understand the geopolitical context behind that hostility, but why was the cop so rude to Rambo in this movie in the opening few minutes? He was simply just walking, and the cop rolled in and verbally harassed him like he was a terrorist of some sort. He said stuff like "wearing that flag on that jacket, looking the way you do, asking for trouble around here". That was an American flag on his chest; he was walking on American

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