And which citizen gets to be right on what's reasonable suspicion?? The one who was worried enough to call it in in the first place or the guy walking down the street??
The officer is simply doing his job by checking out the call. Seems to me that the most logical road would have been to answer the officer's questions so he could go back to generating revenue ...
You guys debating what all an officer should or should not do would be saying he should have checked him out better if the guy had gone and shot someplace up after the stop
There is a standard on what information is required to involve the law. If the guy is simply walking with a OWB holster, bucket, screwdriver, or cordless drill, that's not enough in itself to "shake someone down".
They're not legally bound to respond to anything. I wouldn't be saying he should have checked him out better if he had gone and shot someplace up after the stop. That's just an appeal to emotion. The way GED tells it a psycho could pull one over on an officer anyway.
Dispatch can clear a lot of this up, though, by making sure the caller tells them why the man is of concern. If the caller says a man is wearing a gun, dispatch can ask if the man is doing anything wrong. I don't assume that everyone who owns a gun is a criminal.
And oh yeah the guy should have answered the questions. I just don't believe that anyone with a gun is a criminal and must be shaken down and booked into jail.