Posted on 04/30/2015 10:38:54 AM PDT by QT3.14
When police spotted Freddie Gray and he took off running through his Baltimore neighborhood, officers made a split-second decision to give chase, setting in motion his death in custody and rioting in the streets.
Fleeing from police is not, by itself, illegal in America, and the U.S. Supreme Court has made clear that in safe neighborhoods, people not suspected of criminal activity can ignore a police officer who approaches them, even to the point of walking away.
But courts have set a different standard for places where street crime is common, ruling that police can chase, stop and frisk people if their location contributes to a suspicion of criminal activity.
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My dad said, “You can out run the police, but you can’t out run their their radios.”
He killed himself trying to make it look as though the police had beaten him, according to the Washington ComPost.
See #62.
You can run if you are faster than a bullet.
Good grief.
Bull! We both know that 75 years ago anyone who give the cop a fake ID, ran, stopped and fought him, then run again you would most likely get shot or get beat to death before getting to jail.
Don’t need the speed of light, just a few steps faster than a 9mm or 40 cal.
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