[spunkets]

Read it again and try to comprehend it.

"a person being detained because of an articulable suspicion of criminal activity may refuse to identify himself."

[Sweet Land]

Read it again and try to comprehend it.

"a person being detained because of an articulable suspicion of criminal activity may refuse to identify himself."

Don't make a fool of yourself. In the context of a legal ruling, "a person may do X" means "a person may do X without being legally punished."