Retired Judge: Ruling To 'Contribute Substantially' To Debate Over Police Encounters With Black Men

The state's highest court ruled Tuesday that there may be times black men are justified in fleeing police.

The justices ruled unanimously to toss out the gun-related conviction of a black man arrested after he fled Boston police who were originally investigating a break-in.

They said a history of racial profiling by Boston police gave him reason to flee.

Retired federal Judge Nancy Gertner, a Radio Boston legal analyst, discusses with WBUR.