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WVTM 13's Lisa Crane reports on the police tech demo day.

>> do you agree with that that you didn't test it? >> i don't recall if i would have or wouldn't have. >> is that an important feature for law enforcement officers with new tasers? >> no. >> that never used them since they had them. >> correct. >> and while we're there, did you ever use a taser, use it by actually shooting it in all your years as a law enforcement officer? >> i would take my taser out on rare occasions, but i don't believe i ever deployed it. >> when you take your tazer out, it's to de-escalate what's going on, is that a fair statement? >> sometimes or to prepare for what migh...

>> yes. >> and just to be more specific, the taser is yellow. right? >> yes. >> the firearm is black. correct? >> yes. >> the taser weighs about half as much as your loaded glock. right? >> i don't know. >> doesn't weigh the same. correct? >> that's what they testified to earlier, but i don't know. >> when it comes to the taser 7 that you had just been recertified on or certified to use, your department used long-range cartridges for that taser 7. correct? >> i don't know. >> you were trying to use it. correct? >> i don't know now. i don't remember. >> you don't remember being trained to use t...

Acknowledging that you knew the risks, received and reviewed the materials required for you to carry that taser. correct? >> yes. i signed the documents. >> okay. >> now, in terms of the carrying of these weapons, reaction side means what for you? >> that would be my left hand. >> okay. >> you're right-handed? >> yes. >> so carrying a taser, you have done for years on your left side. correct? >> yes. >> and your firearm you carry where? >> on my right side. >> how many years have you carried your firearm and taser that way? >> my firearm -- and my taser for 19. >> as long as you've had that ta...

Was justified because of the fear of bodily injury and serious harm that she felt for her partner, for sergeant johnson. that was a key piece, and it goes to the bigger picture of the defense trying to poke holes in the idea that the prosecution is saying which is that even the use of the taser was inappropriate. >> thank you all. appreciate you helping us get through this day and this trial. thank you. up next, it is a 2020 deja vu. a surge of covid cases hits new york. u.s. hospitals brace for the wave. closures and cancellations hit businesses of schools and sports and people across the c...