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>> i mean, you know, i think this is such a clear case, quite frankly of excessive force. when you read the civil suit and the documents that are attached to it, it is very clear that he was tazed over 20 times over the span of half an hour, wolf. and it's also clear when you look at the federal guidelines for taser use that this is completely i lly inappropriate is excessive force. if you look at the south boston police department's own guidelines, those guidelines say that taser use is no longer justified once the subject has been restrained. now remember, he is running in handcuffs. he is c...

Sound is loud. >> when you deploy this in the open it's a loud spark. clearly you can hear that. >> reporter: steve tuttle the maker of the taser use that faden heard the taser is a telltale sign. >> what is the saying? >> silence is golden. >> meaning what? >> that means if you're not hearing that cycle and you delivered the two probes to a good target area you should have an effective deployment. >> reporter: from the scott where he was pulled over to where the video starts is about 500 feet. scott runs another 150 feet before falling. hit five times with rounds from the service weapon. off ...

Wondering, if you are high, if you are drunk, if you are on the receiving end of a taser does that change given what could be in your system? >> you could also -- you know, you could die of excited delirium. that has happened a number of times. we'll wait for the toxicology reports to come back before we say let's take a look again at the taser use, okay? a lot of times people also have pre-existing conditions that they die of. a heart murmur. the taser would not contribute to that. think about this. a defibrillator. when someone is dying and they use a defibrillator bringing them back, that's...

When an officer is facing great bodily injury or death. not when there could be a delay in a major baseball game. not when a 17-year-old is galloping around the field with a white towel. there have been 47 deaths last year from taser use and 500 since this record was kept. this is a serious use of force and it's not something that should be done in response to a prank. megyn: he makes a good point. >> no, he doesn't. police officers use tasers when somebody is fleeing or resisting arrest. megyn: we see these all the time and they never have to tase the kid. >> i would resist the urge to you --...