I'm a white guy, I understand why a young black guy living in the inner city might run, might fear the police, might have heard a lot of stories about their friends and relatives who were not treated with the same respect I will be treated. I understand why the guy who got shot in the back and killed in S. Carolina ran. I have been told stories by many a Villager of their adolescent pranks and running from cops. It wasn't expected then that running from a cop was an excuse for them to fire, nor is it acceptable now.
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