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And they insist that there was a tussle over this taser that wasnt captured. they presented what they thought was some expert testimony to verify based on where the tase are was found and all this other stuff to bolster that argument. how strong of an argument do you think that is going to be? >> i think it is a weak argument. it would be stronger if this were a murkier intersection. but legally it matters that there may have been, and this is up for the jury to decide the facts, some sort of in...

Enforcement officer and sentenced to 11 months, 29 days. >> get out! on the ground! [ sirens ] >> more and more, police are relying on tasers. >> its an excellent tool. it keeps us from having to fight somebody hands on. >> detective jared mathern should know. he along with two other officers are with the homer, louisiana, police force. they were uninvited guests who brought tasers to a wedding that went very, very wrong. instead of a toast, the groom got a tase, and the bridal party got a showe...

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>> ever see thomas page before i? never had v. >> i became more and more nervous. i was trying to act like i was not scared but thats not true. >> he decide he should not only go with the plan but make it as real as possible. >> they gave me the option, do you want to be tased for 1 second, 3 seconds or 5 seconds? >> it will seem longer on the other end. it seems longer than 5 seconds. >> so i opted for the full five-second tase. >> once the hooks go in, they dont come out without a little effor...

Kicking out the police car window. >> quit kicking the window. >> reporter: then charging the hospital entrance where officers tased him repeatedly as he lay on the ground. >> every time you get up -- >> i didnt do nothing -- >> reporter: officers never took lambert inside for treatment. >> why you try to kill me, snan >> reporter: instead they bound his legs and tased him again after retraining him back in the police car. each tase carries 50,000 volts. ari mel ver is msnbcs chief legal corresp...

This is not an official statistic. you guys have been doing this. what do we know so far about the cases where prosecutions have happened and the role video has played? >> of course. video has played a major role. the two that will stick out are sam dubose here and walter scott in charleston. those are two of four. there have been four cases of the 558 where an officer in 2015 has been charged with a crime of shooting someone. in all four cases, there is video of the shooting. walter scott, samu...

Statistic. you guys have been doing this. what do we know so far about the cases where prosecutions have happened and the role video has played? >> of course. video has played a major role. the two that will stick out are sam dubose here and walter scott in charleston. those are two of four. there have been four cases of the 558 where an officer in 2015 has been charged with a crime of shooting someone. in all four cases, there is video of the shooting. walter scott, samuel dubosa, eric harris i...

Tase asked then shot in the back twice. so that video has not been released, although there is still a decision being made by a judge of whether or not it will be released. but what we know is that in all four cases, where an officer has been charged for an onduty shooting, there is videotape, in several cases because of a body camera and in other cases because of bystander video. the natural empirical question, what this would all look like if we had videotape for the 50 plus shootings and ki...

Givens is convicted of attempted aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and sentenced to 11 months, 29 days. >> get out! on the ground! [ sirens ] >> more and more, police are relying on tasers. >> its an excellent tool. it keeps us from having to fight somebody hands on. >> detective jared mathern should know. he along with two other officers are with the homer, louisiana, police force. they were uninvited guests who brought tasers to a wedding that went very, very wrong. instead of a ...

December 3rd, 2007. tallahassee, florida, police officer, donald poppy, is on patrol. dash cam rolling when a car pulls ahead. the driver hits 65 in a 35-mile-per-hour zone, and he also hits a fence. the speeder, antonio givens, tries to bolt. poppy responds, taser drawn. >> stop, now! on the ground, now! >> givens drops his gun and grabs for it. poppy fires at givens with a tase of up to 50,000 volts. but givens isnt done. poppy goes for his firearm. as givens rises, his weapon in hand. >> drop...