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Well, i don't know if i think that a 73-year-old insurance broker should be involved in a sting and how did this all come to happen? when mr. bates was asked by matt lauer this morning about whether he was essentially a play cop, this was his response, take a listen. >> mr. bates, in the wake of this incident you have been portrayed as a wealthy and generous supporter of the sheriff's department and a close friend of the sheriff, who has been rewarded for your financial support with the opportunity, and this is what's out there, to play cop and carry a gun. is that a fair characterization? >> ...

He says it could have happened to anyone. he also has a message for the victim's family and for those who say he threw his money around to play cop, and that story is next. people ship all kinds of things. but what if that thing is a few hundred thousand doses of flu vaccine. that need to be kept at 41 degrees. while being shipped to a country where it's 90 degrees. in the shade. sound hard? yeah. does that mean people in laos shouldn't get their vaccine? we didn't think so. from figuring it out to getting it done, we're here to help. (dog) mmm, this beneful healthy weight is so good... i mean...

And a crime and an attempt to make the science into excusing mistakes and not a successful attempt in the bart case. >> the bart case you're referring to is in oakland for viewers that don't know. >> that's right, where there was a claim of the reaching for a taser and a lethal shooting of somebody and the officer in that case was convicted and was sentenced to incarceration. >> now, robert bates also responded to accusations that he's a wealthy supporter of the sheriff's department who has been rewarded with the chance to quote, play cop. listen. >> that is unbelievably unfair. i've donated e...

Instead, fired his gun. >> i slot him. i'm sorry. >> lrs later died. beats claimed in the heat of the moment he mistook his pistol for the taser. nationwide, the number is about 50,000. in many jurisdiction reservists make financial contributions to the department. beats has contributed thousands. >> the point is if have you enough money, you get to go play cop. >> reporter: the sheriffs office says beats has once been a police officer and has had more than 400 hours of training as a reservist, logging 300 hours of service. >> he was not playing anything. he was there like the other officers d...

Was formally charged with second degree man slaughter. >> i feel that they're unwarranted and shouldn't have been brought. >> bates was acting as backup when the suspect in an undercover sting operation bolted. 44-year-old eric harris was selling an illegal gun. a scuffle ensued picked up by police body cams. bates pulled what he says he thought was his take us taser, but instead, fired his gun. >> i shot him. i'm sorry. >> paris later died. bates claims in the heat of the moment, he mistook his pistol for his taser. there are more than 100 reserve deputies with the tulsa sheriff's office. nat...