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Stronger response that takes them in a different direction. greg meyer testified for the defense at the trial of officer mehserle. >> he's mentally trying to draw his taser, which is in a cross-draw position over in front of his belt but his hand is on his side arm. so he raises himself up and then fires the one shot. and then immediately reacts you know oh, my god. >> reporter: officer mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. the jury finding he'd acted recklessly but not intentionally. >> slips and capture can happen when officers rely on old habits and when training is limited. i...

>> look one of the questions that has to be asked is if he bought his way into that position. i'm sorry, what is he doing holding a gun? what is he doing running down a suspect. >> he goes i'm sorry. well, of course you are. why are you there? why did they give him a gun in a blanking? this is so astounding. >> mika is right, sounds lying, smells like he bought his way into that position. and in this debate about policing with officers who are trained -- >> he's not a cop. >> he's not even a trained police officer. >> and they shot him. they were on top of him and he said i can't breathe and t...

Up so easily. >> we attempted to pull out the driver from the vehicle, and he wasn't cooperating with us, so at that point, that's when we determined we had to break the glass of the vehicle. >> using his side arm, sergeant ramero, seen here in the white shirt, tries as hard as he can to shatter the window, but the glass on the new camaro is difficult to break. 1 other officers try to break the glass, but they can't. the camaro drives around the barricade and takes off. >> we're still not done. >> in no time he's going at speeds in excess of 110 miles an hour, crossing the median, and heading ...

Looped. and underneath his leg, he had a saturday night special, a .22 revolver. he just hooked it with his pinkie finger and he had me. less than heartbeats, he had me. >> this guy is fighting with him. and barry's trying to get his gun out. i can see he's trying to get his gun out. and i'm going for my gun. and fresh out of recruit school. all i wanted was cover. >> andreesen backs away as the scuffle between goins and the armed suspect quickly escalates into a life or death situation. >> don't move! don't move! don't move, lady! don't move, lady! >> as things would have it, i had a partner ...

After they confronted crawford. >> one of these is a real gun and one was the gun crawford was carrying that day. as you can see, it's very hard to tell the difference. >> reporter: crawford was holding a pellet gun he picked up from a store shelf, not a rifle. in september, a grand jury chose not to indict the officers on any charges. the family is now filing a federal lawsuit against police and walmart. saying the pellet gun should have been locked up and police should have done due diligence before opening fire. the city responded with this statement. "we believe the efrd will prove that th...