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Prosecutors, same of them questioning ms. potter on the taser training. here is part of that. >> part of the taser policy includes that all training should include performing reaction hand draws or cross draws to reduce the possibility of accidently drawing and firing a firearm. thats part of the policy, right? >> thats what it says. >> and thats part of what youre trained to do, correct? >> we didnt always draw from -- we arent always drawing our tasers from our holsters. a lot of time we did c...

Our tasers from our holsters. a lot of times we were in plain clothes during our training. >> okay. the policy that youre required to abide by that you signed off on requires that you perform reaction hand draws, true? >> during the training, yes. >> it also includes the reason for that, right? >> yes. >> and so thats that you reduce the possibility of accidentally drawing the firearm. >> yes. >> and we can take that down. part of the reason for that is the weapons confusion, right? >> yes. >> a...

Brooklyn center police officers discovered wright had an outstanding warrant for a misdemeanor weapons violation. when the officer potter was training tried to arrest wright, he struggled to get back in the car, and potter fired. >> i shot him! oh, my god. >> reporter: prosecutors arguing potter acted recklessly and negligently regardless of her intent, pressing her about her training in taser use. whether she should have known the difference between her taser, holstered on her left, and her gun...

Its just an equipment violation, and during the covid times, the high covid times, the department of motor vehicles was so offline that people werent getting tabs and we were advised not to -- try to enforce a lot of those things because the tabs were just not in circulation. >> part of the taser policy includes that all training should include performing reaction hand draws or cross draws to reduce the possibility of accidentally drawing and firing a firearm. thats part of the policy. right? >>...