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Cops Shoot So Many People, New State Regs Teach Drivers 'How NOT To Get Shot By Police'

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Driver's manuals in Arizona will now include a section detailing "how not to get shot by police" during traffic stops, which is specifically aimed at armed drivers in the wake of the shooting that killed Philando Castile.

Democratic State Rep. Reginald Bolding told the Arizona Daily Star that he pushed for a rewrite of the state's driver's manual as a way to help educate drivers—especially those who are black and Hispanic, because he said records have shown that they are more likely to become victims of police shootings.

"When you look at what's taken place across the country, you have seen a majority of individuals who are people of color that have had higher incidence of interactions with law-enforcement officers, particularly in shootings," Bolding said. "Hopefully we can get to a place where that's not the reality."

One of the most recent incidents occurred in Minnesota when Philando Castile was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop in July 2016. Castile followed basic protocol for individuals with concealed handgun licenses, and he informed the officer that he was armed and that he had a license.

As soon as Castile reached for his I.D., Officer Jeronimo Yanez opened fire on the vehicle—with Castile's girlfriend in the passenger seat and her four-year-old daughter in the back seat—and he fired seven rounds. Castile did not receive immediate medical attention, and was pronounced dead 20 minutes after the shooting.

Despite the fact that the shooting garnered national media attention with both Dashcam video and a Facebook Live video recorded by Castile's girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, documenting the aftermath inside the car, the officer was found not guilty on all counts.


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