When police try to apprehend suspects, some of whom are inevitably innocent, it naturally escalates the situation and sometimes the results are deadly for both police and suspects.
We saw it in Aurora when police attempted to detain Elijah McClain for refusing to identify himself. We saw it in Minneapolis when police attempted to arrest George Floyd for using counterfeit money...
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