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DP. I do think a lot of people are promoting the idea that black people should be allowed to resist arrest. That’s a double standard that ultimately won’t be in anyone’s best interest. [/quote]

Years ago a white college student who grew up in my area was murdered.  She pulled over for someone impersonating a cop on a highway at 1am.  
After that happened, it was DRILLED into us - a bunch of young white women - that we should never, ever, ever pull over for someone if we're on a quiet road at night.  If a cop tries to pull us over, we should slow down but keep driving to someplace well lit and well populated.

Is that fleeing?  Is that resisting arrest?  Would that get me killed?
No to all of those, because I'm a tiny white lady.

When a black person gets pulled over, he has a reasonable reason to be fearful of the cop.  I have a hard time blaming someone trying to get out of a scary situation.[/quote]

What you describe you would do isn’t “trying to get out of a scary situation,” it is complying by slowing down and pulling over in a safe and appropriate place. That is very different from being in police custody, getting out of cuffs, and getting back into a car to try to flee. There was no reason to feel he was in danger - he created his own danger. And no, it is not reasonable for someone regardless of their race to believe they are so in danger from the police that their safer course is to flee, especially as the millions and millions of police interactions every year with people of all colors are peaceful.[/quote]

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