Mass. Supreme Court: Fleeing from police is no basis for suspicion, if runner is black

BOSTON — With relations between police and America's black communities dominating headlines and becoming a focal point in this year's presidential election, the state's highest court has weighed in, holding that running from the cops does necessarily justify pursuit when the runner is black. In a unanimous opinion issued Sept. 20, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that racial profiling by the Boston Police Department "suggests a reason for flight totally unrelated to consciousnes

BOSTON — With relations between police and America's black communities dominating headlines and becoming a focal point in this year's presidential election, the state's highest court has weighed in, holding that running from the cops does necessarily justify pursuit when the runner is black. In a unanimous opinion issued Sept. 20, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that racial profiling by the Boston Police Department "suggests a reason for flight totally unrelated to consciousnes…