In light of another tragic shooting of a young black man in Atlanta:

I would like to implore our community members to reinforce the message to our youth that they should NOT run from police under any circumstances. Here are five things for young people (everyone actually) to know to minimize the impact of a police encounter. One of these things is NOT TO RUN. I know that this is difficult given the reality expressed below:

“Young black men don’t trust the police,” said former Atlanta City Councilman Derrick Boazman, representing Waiters’ family. “It’s a normal reaction for them to run when they see the cops.”

Songs like “Run” by Ghostface Killah do not help matters either:

It’s important to educate our youth about street law. It may save their life.