Originally Posted by Starman
Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
We don't know, however if or when reasonable suspicion was triggered, authorizing detainment.


Was Arbery free to go and refuse the frisk for weapons?

For stop and frisk to be considered legal, the officer must have
a reasonable suspicion that a crime has been, is, or is about to
be committed.




Right. On that point, we don't know. I don't. Cop could have had reasonable suspicion, or he could not have. If the latter, then he was wrong to the extent he took it past merely asking questions. But I don't know. He may well have had an articulable reasonable belief that Arbery might be involved in a crime.