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Tangent, you did the training and you can prove that you were certified? >> that is absolutely the truth. i have it in writing. >> acting as a back-up involving eric harris was working as a volunteer capacity as a reserve. during the interview he apologized to the harris family. a state lawmaker is now calling for an independent investigation into the sheriff's reserve deputy program, and the tulsa county sheriff's department is conducting its own review. joining me by phone, one of the reporters behind the report who broke the story about bates' training record along with ryan keisel executiv...

That the county kept and so people can draw their own conclusions. you've got one reserve deputy that's 73 years old donating five cars he's the only one that got to work undercover and carry a taser. the others are working largely traffic patrol and those kinds of duties. it's a great program, but i think the training is an issue, obviously, in this case. >> ryan what would you describe or how would you describe what you believe was going on in the sheriff's department given the information as ziva just revealed of the role mr. bates played in the campaign of the sheriff? >> i think it create...

Have used those privileges. i think in large part, reserve officers play an important role whether they're volunteer or not, in many law enforcement agencies around the country. however, it is reckless to put a volunteer instead of a paid professional in a position like the one that led to the death of eric harris. in no way, should an unpaid volunteer be in a situation where they're carrying a taserer a violent weapon. the people of oklahoma deserve a well-funded and paid professional law enforcement service. they don't need a bunch of volunteers doing that. if that's the only way they can af...