Well, the easy answer would be, Bats gets such a ragging that I feel like I need to support my favorite fictional vigilante. ;)
The just as honest answer is that I view it as more of a continuation of a larger narrative thread, of many on s_d (well, ds now, but whatevs), including yourself, having a decidedly negative view and poor opinion of Bruce, some of which I don't feel is justified. Which is totally your prerogative, and the source of healthy discussion. So, I'm not answering just really this one instance here, but standing up because I feel strongly about how I interpret the character. It's a very selfish motive, and I'm sorry if I've made this feel confrontational to you in any way.
Being a Bruce fan is like being a Tony fan, really. Except Tony-dickery mostly happens to be concentrated on Civil War and beyond.