The youngster said a white friend tried to calm him and then Mr Hayes arrived and asked if he was okay before giving him the advice.
The teenager said:"Nobody should worry about how to please a police officer to the point where they don't kill you, that's ridiculous. All I want is justice and peace.
If he's worried about the cops killing him, he's worrying about the wrong thing
Statistically he’s overwhelmingly more likely to die at the hands of another black man than a white man or a cop. There’s his life lesson, right there.
Neither of us do. We could be hit by a car tomorrow of all we know. A deranged killer (of any race) could target us at any time. Heart attacks could strike at any moment.