[Above My Pay Grade]

The officer had the right to approach him. He might have had some reasonable suspicion to question him, we don’t know. Regardless of that he certainly had the right to ask the guy to take his hand out of his pocket. Not 100% if he could order it, but once the guy refused and started acting so frantically, he certainly has reasonable suspicion and reason to believe the guy might be a danger.

The courts have given the police a great deal of lattitude when if comes to protecting their safety.

[papertyger]

He might have had some reasonable suspicion to question him, we don’t know.

Yes we do. It has already been pointed out to you he told the man he stopped randomly.

Again, you're "oversights" seem to have very narratively consistent loci.

[papertyger]

The courts have given the police a great deal of lattitude when if comes to protecting their safety.

And I have personally taken some of it away.

Don't be surprised if you see more.

[William Tell]

Above My Pay Grade said: "... but once the guy refused and started acting so frantically ..."

Did I miss something? What is it that you describe as "acting frantically"?