Just got pulled over by the cops while walking at night

[Gabe DV]

I have a lot of respect for the difficulty of an officer's job, and I understand that they put their safety constantly at risk.
But they still need to obey the law, or else evidence ends up getting suppressed, etc.... The case as described by the poster isn't even a close one, the officer can ask to talk to the pedestrian, who can refuse, or not answer his questions, or not show him his hands. Of course, there might be more to the story, but I am just going on what was presented here.