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Is that they were not truthful in how they reported what happened to mr. nichols on that evening and but for that extensive video camera we saw from the pole camera and some of the body camera we may not have gotten a truthful rendition of what happened that night so the question with these 100 cases were these officers engaged in wr wrongful conduct, excessive force and give honest and accurate information in reports they may have written regarding any of those cases and testimony that they may...

The funding of body cams, many thought would make it less likely to happen. they were wearing body cams. there was a pole camera. they were in a neighborhood where anyone could open the blinds and record on their cellphones. so if this is culture and psychology, what changes it? >> a lot of it has to do with the selection process. fim fundamental problems with the scorpion unit, it was lack of experience, lack of supervision. the first supervisor arrived there six minutes after it was all over. ...

Based on the accounts that actually occurred. but what is more so amazing is that the officers were imperus to what was going on while they knew that body cameras an the pole camera was recording this encounter. it calls into question is this something that the officers did on a regular basis and this is just -- is this just something that came to fruition based on -- >> youre saying they would have known that pole camera was there. >> they should have known. this is where they patrol. and the o...

Powerful kicks and punches released as "the new york times" reported. the officers struck this individual nine times in under four minutes. the beating caught on this pole camera. police reported nichols refused lawful detention. heres some of the video. >> get that [ bleep ] punk. >> amazon, i didnt do anything. >> turn the [ bleep ] around. >> all right, all right, all right. >> on the ground. >> you dont do that, okay? >> now, there was also the claim of alleged reckless driving. theres not a...

The pole camera. >> yeah. >> it captured it all clearly. theres something else here. in the report they say a lieutenant and they name him and give his shield number, made the scene, indicating he was there. this is the first time we have ever heard about a supervisor two ranks up having been present. so theres going to be a real question about, okay. this lieutenant got there when? and was there for what part of this? >> ryan, we know tyres funeral is scheduled for tomorrow. what do we know abo...

Now-disbanded scorpion unit, but these officers were wearing body cameras. they were in a neighborhood. there could have been cell phone cameras, the pole camera was there, and that didnt deter or discourage any of the action that we saw. on the question of culture, is chief davis the right person to continue to lead this department as it tries to shift to obviously a different culture? >> i believe she is the right person to help them shift to a different culture because you cant take people th...

All they had to do was explain to them why they were stopping him. he said, why are you stopping me? you all are doing a lot. all they had to do was tell him why they were stopping him. and they didnt do it. they kept going. so what i -- i may have run, too, if i a bunch of people just ran up to my car and pulled me out and became aggressive. i might do the same thing. so he runs and then they find him. it is obvious, the man is trying to run home to his mom. thats when hes trying to do. so they...

Here. whats going on? >> generally, someone isnt watching these pole cameras. generally, the pole cameras are there to record things in areas where theyre having crimes. and then understand you have the report of the crime, you can rewind the camera and look, do we have a suspect, do we have the actual crime and so on? thats the primer purpose. whats interesting about the pole camera, and well have to go back over this later, is that at the beginning of it, you see its far away than you see it p...

Professionals are kind of standing around waiting for -- its not clear what. >> and darren, this is what -- nine times in under four minutes, we understand from watching this, is how many times he was struck. and what you are struck by watching this is the complete and utter lack of urgency by anybody. it seems like theres paperwork coming out. theres absolutely no care for the fact that theres a human being sitting there. >> absolutely. you have to take into consideration police officers are pu...