Yes, but he was initially detained for running. Had that not happened, he would not have been arrested (because the officers would not have searched him and found the knife).
As I understand it, Gray wasn’t arrested for running but for possession of a switchblade knife. I don’t know why this should be illegal, but it would certainly land a white guy in jail, no questions asked.
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Yes, but he was initially detained for running. Had that not happened, he would not have been arrested (because the officers would not have searched him and found the knife).
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So the question is, “Should they have detained simply him for running prior to his arrest?” The answer may depend on whether other circumstances were present (dangerous neighborhood, suspicious bulge in pocket seen while running, etc.) Anyway, Gray’s supporters have been claiming that he was arrested simply for running.