# Graduating Texas High School students required to complete traffic stop interaction class. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 18, 2018, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125 "2018-10-18T03:17:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125/1 "2018-10-18T03:17:15Z")
Seems like a great idea. Traffic stops can be stressful for everybody. It makes sense to educate young people so they understand how to respond and what are their rights. IIRC we covered this in my driver’s ed class thirty years ago. It would be a good idea to show this video in adult driver’s ed classes. [https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/10/17/us/texas-students-must-watch-this-police-video-trnd/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F](https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/10/17/us/texas-students-must-watch-this-police-video-trnd/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F) > [@](#): > > According to the State Board of Education, students must watch the video to graduate, and educators should follow detailed guidelines to educate the students about the video. > > The guidelines include: > > “The role of law enforcement and the duties and responsibilities of peace officers.” > > “Rights concerning interactions with peace officers.” > > “Proper behavior for civilians and peace officers during interactions.” > > “How to file a complaint against or a compliment on behalf of a peace officer.” ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125/2 "2018-10-18T04:16:19Z")
This reminds me, I need a new can-opener. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125/3 "2018-10-18T04:27:54Z")
They could have made the video less formal and more interesting. But, it is a classroom video and in my experience they were always a bit mind numbing. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125/4 "2018-10-18T13:23:39Z")
They need to produce another video called “Drivers, don’t look at the passenger while you’re talking to them, you moron.” ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125/5 "2018-10-18T13:44:28Z")
Does the class tell you what to do when you are [raped by the officer pulling you over?](https://nypost.com/2018/10/16/maryland-police-officer-ryan-macklin-charged-with-raping-woman-during-traffic-stop/) ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125/6 "2018-10-18T14:08:07Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > They could have made the video less formal and more interesting. > > But, it is a classroom video and in my experience they were always a bit mind numbing. They missed a golden opportunity to recycle some of Chris Rock’s earlier work. ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125/7 "2018-10-18T14:09:58Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Does the class tell you what to do when you are [raped by the officer pulling you over?](https://nypost.com/2018/10/16/maryland-police-officer-ryan-macklin-charged-with-raping-woman-during-traffic-stop/) “How to file a complaint against or a compliment on behalf of a peace officer.” So … I guess it depends on how you felt about the interaction the next morning. ---
**Author:** ![K2500](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@K2500](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K2500)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125/8 "2018-10-18T14:11:44Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Does the class tell you what to do when you are [raped by the officer pulling you over?](https://nypost.com/2018/10/16/maryland-police-officer-ryan-macklin-charged-with-raping-woman-during-traffic-stop/) I really thought that was gonna be the Texas cops that “searched” a couple girl’s vaginas. The production kinda sucked but the idea is sound. I’d like to have seen a little more depth on refused searches and, passenger rights and ID requirements. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125/9 "2018-10-18T14:17:52Z")
Maybe we should make a video for the cops. ---
**Author:** ![BobBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@BobBitchin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobBitchin)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125/10 "2018-10-18T14:25:27Z")
> [@K2500](#): > > I really thought that was gonna be the Texas cops that “searched” a couple girl’s vaginas. > > The production kinda sucked but the idea is sound. I’d like to have seen a little more depth on refused searches and, passenger rights and ID requirements. What you’re asking for is Barry Cooper’s Never Get Busted Again. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyAjLkBCWKI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyAjLkBCWKI) He’s a cop, that will tell you what you do and don’t have to do, and what lies cops can tell and what lies they DO tell. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125/11 "2018-10-18T14:40:05Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > “How to file a complaint against or a compliment on behalf of a peace officer.” > > So … I guess it depends on how you felt about the interaction the next morning. What the fuck, dude? ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125/12 "2018-10-18T15:03:09Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > “How to file a complaint against or a compliment on behalf of a peace officer.” > > So … I guess it depends on how you felt about the interaction the next morning. So…just lie back and enjoy it knowing you can always file a complaint the next morning? ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125/13 "2018-10-18T15:18:33Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > So…just lie back and enjoy it knowing you can always file a complaint the next morning? I guess you could try to fight them, but I wouldn’t recommend it. It seems like a good way to get murdered. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125/14 "2018-10-18T15:22:22Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > I guess you could try to fight them, but I wouldn’t recommend it. It seems like a good way to get murdered. Is this representative of your advice for all people getting raped? ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125/15 "2018-10-18T15:28:44Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Is this representative of your advice for all people getting raped? Cops would seem to pose a particularly threat: 1. we know they’ve got a gun 2. we know they receive a good bit of deference from the legal system ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125/16 "2018-10-18T15:30:11Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > Cops would seem to pose a particularly threat: > > 1. we know they’ve got a gun > > 2. we know they receive a good bit of deference from the legal system That’s not an answer. Would you give that advice to anyone getting raped? ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125/17 "2018-10-18T15:33:05Z")
It’s far more concerning to me that apparently, a rape victim may want to “compliment” her rapist the next morning. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125/18 "2018-10-18T15:47:20Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > “How to file a complaint against or a compliment on behalf of a peace officer.” > > So … I guess it depends on how you felt about the interaction the next morning. This is fucking sick! ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125/19 "2018-10-18T16:10:54Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > That’s not an answer. Would you give that advice to anyone getting raped? I’ve not really considered what broadly-applicable advice I might have for anyone getting raped. I doubt there’s just one course of action that is universally the right choice for everyone always. My advice would be to decide for themselves what they think the best course of action is for their circumstances. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125/20 "2018-10-18T16:43:12Z")
Hey **Ditka** , wouldja mind spelling out the context here? “So … I guess it depends on how you felt about the interaction the next morning.” Because that sounds _really_ bad. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduating-texas-high-school-students-required-to-complete-traffic-stop-interaction-class/823125.md?page=2)