High Court Says Black Men may have Legitimate Reason to Flee Police

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The Grio

According to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court,black men have legitimate reasons to fear police and therefore should not be deemed suspicious when they try to run from police encounters.

The court determined this on Tuesday during a case in which they threw out the conviction of Jimmy Warren, who was stopped by police investigating a break-in. The description of the suspects was given as three black men, described as wearing “dark clothing.” Warren and another man were seen to be wearing dark clothing and fled when police approached.

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