Well, let me try to actually answer that question (I'll pretend it is a serious question for entertainment's sake):
1. Unless the police are the FBI or ATF or something like that they are not "big government", they are local.
2. Folks like you describe here understand that in a situation like that the person with the qualified immunity and a gun has a bit more personal power than the guy who knows that, "Running from the cops is not a capital offense"... and decides that right now is the time to prove it. Folks like you describe here know that they shouldn't be shot in this situation, but also know that qualified immunity and a gun tends to mean that getting into a 2 ton machine and driving anywhere when the police are trying to arrest you would mean that the cops would suddenly "feel threatened" which would increase your chances of getting shot by a multitude...
3. Folks like you describe here also understand that getting arrested is better than getting shot in almost any situation.
so..
4. Folks like you describe here may feel that the government is bullying folks, and may still tell you to simply get arrested and get an attorney rather than run and possibly die.
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