“If it was a routine stop why was the man running away?”
Perhaps he heard somewhere that cops may well just kill you and your dog... Hell, I’m a rich, white almost seventy year old disabled veteran and who has only had two encounters with the law. Both were speeding tickets BTW, and I’m terrified of cops...
I agree. It’s a damned sad state of affairs when old people like you and me are afraid of cops. They’re all a bunch of jack booted liars who cover for each other UNLESS there’s a video what will get their asses in trouble for lying.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the cop didn’t tell the guy “Stop resisting or I’ll shoot.” When the man heard this, or something similar, he figured his only chance was to hope the cop couldn’t hit a moving target.