‘Keep your hands visible’: Texas teens can’t graduate until they watch this video about police

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State high schools now require students to view a video on what's expected of civilians during a traffic stop before they can graduate.

 

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This is ridiculous. The POLICE should get training on how not to panic and shoot black people. But that would actually require a change in mentality. Easier to put the burden on kids.

If these police don't know how to interact with the general public they all need to be fired and replaced with well-adjusted human beings.

Maybe officers should be trained on how to not murder unarmed black and brown people. This video won't protect you from a racist/angry cop, you may do everything right and still get killed. The problem is the police, not civilians. Don't mollycoddle cops, hold them accountable.

Great, now do one for the police.

We shouldn't be trained on how to deal with police. The police should be trained to interact with us (citizens) properly. They are here to protect and serve us, not the other way around.

Dead at them trying to use 2 black cops and a car full of white kids to push their agenda. 😂😂😂

Extra training for civilians, when the problem is the people with guns... W T F. And this will inevitably lead to 'Well, he didn't listen in school. Dumb. He got himself shot'

philando castile did every last one of those things

Teaching students to be subservient to armed state police rather than teaching them how to vote and participate in democracy. Sounds about right.

Only works if your white.

They will kill you anyway

How's about we do a better job training the police rather than leave it to our children to not get killed by them? Only in America would we think that the cops shooting people is a problem with the people getting shot and not the cops.

This does not work for people of color. Even when they follow instructions they are treated differently. Often killed. It’s wrong. We need to change immediately.

COPS ARE CIVILIANS. Civil. Fucking. Authorities. Cops are not martial. They are subject to the same law as everyone else. It's racist judges, legislatures, DA's and other cops that make it legal for a cop to kill black people in cold blood. Not laws. 'Civilians'. Horseshit.

How about making cops watch a video on how not to needlessly kill unarmed civilians? Or better yet hire better cops...

More coddling of the police when they are the real problem.

This is some prescriptive bullshit. What happens if the “rational” officer (cuz humans always act like that without bias, right) deviates from the plan?

'paper please,' this is a police state

Holding them hostage until they watch and learn how not to get killed

Alternative: Cops can't go on patrol until they watch this video about not being a murderous psychopath.

RUN!

Trump's America...keep your hands visible...especially if you are a minority or you will be shot.

It's called living in a militarized police state.

As I British man I would be afraid to be in that position ... “ Don’t shoot I’m a Tourist “ Bang 💥 “Sorry kid thought you said Terrorist “ yankmentality

Pretty much everything I have told my (white) son. Hands at 10 and 2, announce every move before you make it, etc. Just common sense.

It's sad when parents haven't taught their kids these basics when interacting with law enforcement.

The reason this is necessary is that people aren't being raised up right to respect the law and and follow common sense.

Police State. How about if the police had to watch a training video on how not to shoot unarmed black men, or brutalize children before they are handed a badge and a gun?

I am so glad I live in Canada.

Normal first world country.

Preparing the next generation for the Police State when Trump gets declared El Presidente for Life after Nov 6.

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