Reality or insanity? The state of Illinois just passed a new law mandating that teenaged drivers to learn how to interact with cops when getting pulled over.
With police stops getting deadlier every year, Illinois government officials figured that it must be the driver’s fault that they keep getting pulled out of their cars, tazed, shot dead and even arrested and taken to jail where they mysteriously die in a cell.
So, to thwart this growing problem, they have passed a law that requires all students taking driver’s ed courses to take a class that teaches them how to interact with police when they get pulled over.
According to Chicago’s ABC 7, Governor Bruce Rauer signed the bill saying that it aims at “preventing teens from panicking when being pulled over, and also from doing anything that may seem like a red flag to police.” As we all know, these red flags can include reaching for your driver’s license and simply asking what you’re getting pulled over for.
State Senator Julie Morrison of Deerfield who sponsored the bill says, “My hope is that if we uniformly require that driver’s education include the protocol and what is expected when you interact with a police officer that things will not escalate.”
Secretary of State Jesse White adds, “It’s important for individuals to know what conduct they should demonstrate when they’re stopped by a law enforcement officer.”
The new curriculum will start in the 2017-2018 school year.
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