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Deputies should have before you put them out on the street, i think thats a serious problem and they need to look at that. all of these guys that are out there doing law enforcement work making arrests and involving themselves in undercover operations need to be adequately and properly trained. and if theyre not, its the fault of the sheriff and the sheriffs staff and maybe not the individuals. >> vince, whats your reaction to this latest report that the certifications that have been claimed for...

You heard about this? many people have questioned why a 73-year-old volunteer deputy was on the scene of this illegal weapons sting when he mistook his gun for his taser, killing eric harris. robert bates, who is now charged with second-degree manslaughter says he had the necessary training. now a report is raising some serious questions, saying not just that bates records were doctored but that those who refused to go along with the doctoring were reassigned. when the sheriffs office held a new...

Pr premise. >> sir, thats why we invited you on so we could ask you some questions about this. >> okay. >> let me ask you, if this is a reasonable mistake, can somebody make an honest mistake and still have it be considered negligent behavior? >> negligence is a civil standard. if youre going to prosecute somebody where you put them in the penitentiary, there has to be some kind of culpable, in other words, beyond negligence. the oklahoma state law is clear on that and the jury instruction is cl...

On national television, but in a clip that goes viral. you know we made his wife crack up, though. i think it all worked out okay. >> as long as the wife is happy. lets hope that rand paul ted cruz, and the like get that same attention, just chasing after their vans or whatever vehicles they choose to ride in. msnbcs alex seitz-wald. thank you. a developing story about the 73-year-old tulsa reserve deputy charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man. police say tha...

Question the story. we have documents were not allowed to discuss at this time that do corroborate this story completely. he was an advanced reserve officer in 2007. that would require 400 hours of training. he didnt start his training until 2008 or so. so that is off. the sheriff also says that his gun certification records have been lost. he thinks it might be with the secret service agent to used to work at the department. theres just a lot of confusion surrounding this. to me it raise as lot...

And the district attorney who put aaron hernandez away for life will join me. but first, there is a new report tonight from oklahoma about the reserve deputy who says he mistaken left-hand shot and killed a suspect when he meant to use his taser. sources inside the department are saying that the man did not fulfill the training required to participate in arrests like that one. >> tulsa, oklahoma 73-year-old robert bates was formally charged with second degree man slaughter. >> after he says mist...

Reserve program. this comes after a 73-year-old volunteer who says he accidentally shot an unarmed suspect and killed him, robert bates was charged on monday in the death of eric harris. he turned himself over on tuesday. meanwhile, the actuals "tulsa world" says supervisors at the sheriffs office were ordered to falsify the training records. its referring directly to bate bates. bates attorney told msnbc it is incredulous that these reports were made by the newspaper. we should note that story ...

Who said he fired his gun instead of his taser, he were ordered to falsify his training records. three of those supervisors were reassigned after they refused to do that. its unclear exactly who ordered the order to make those changes, but if true it could mean bates received credit for field and weapons training that he never completed. bates has donated equipment to the force and a friend of the sheriffs, and the sheriff says the accusations are false but "the tulsa world" standing by his repo...

Of field training tulsa county sheriffs office itself department says he only had 300 hours of training the tulsa world newspaper, as you are very aware today today is reporting that supervisor at the sheriffs office falsified his training records, said he was certified when he wasnt. whats your response to that? >> well i have seen the affidavit that was submitted. it is a redacted blacked out affidavit, signed by a guy charged with first-degree murder in an adjoining county who hasnt worked at...

That volunteer deputy that reserve deputy who killed an unarmed man in oklahoma may have gotten his training credentials improperly. robert bates is now charged with voluntary manslaughter after killing harris. tulsa county sheriffs officials insisted the 73-year-old had the training to be part of this operation, but now the tulsa world newspaper reports that bates records were doctored and that those who refused to go along with the deception paid a price. one of the tulsa world reporters who b...