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the-movemnt:
Massachusetts court understands why black men might run from the police.
In a ruling to toss out a gun conviction, a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court said on Tuesday that Boston police had no right to stop the black suspect in the first place — and argued that black men who flee police in the city shouldn’t automatically arouse suspicion in light of the way the group is “disproportionally and repeatedly targeted” by police. The court wrote:
“The finding that black males in Boston are disproportionately and repeatedly targeted … suggests a reason for flight totally unrelated to consciousness of guilt.”
Tuesday’s ruling is also significant because Boston is not the only city in the United States where police disproportionately focus their attention on the black community. This could set an important precedent nationwide.
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