and video equipment. bates has played big money to play a cop in his spare time. it s mind-boggling you have a wealthy businessman who s been essentially due tiesed to go play like he s some outlaw. like he s just cleaning up the streets. sheriff s officials say bates has undergone extensive training. and bates says in that statement, that he s assisted the violent crimes task force at least 100 other times. no matter how you cut it up deputy bates met all the criteria to be in the role he was in. could bates have confused his two weapons? eric harris family attorney so he had us what they look like a bright yellow taser and a small 357 revolver. he questions how bates could have mistaken the gun for the bright yellow taser strapped to
essentially due tiesed to go play like he s some outlaw. i mean, like he s just cleaning up the streets. bates has undergone extensive training and bates himself says in that statement to investigators that he s assisted the violent crimes task force at least 100 other times. no matter how you cut it up, deputy bates met all the criteria on the counsel of law enforcement training to be in the role he was in. could he have confused his two weapons? the family s attorney showed us what they looked like. he questions how bates could have mistaken the gun for the bright yellow taser strapped to his chest. they don t function the same, they don t feel the same. we asked bates attorney this question. bates experienced a if a dmom none called slip and capture. which means your intended behavior slips off track and is
gave to investigators after the shooting as harris resisted arrest bates told investigators he made a quick decision to use his taser. i remember thinking i have to deploy it rapidly as i still thought there was a strong possibility harris had a gun. bates says he meant to use his taser and he was startled and left in a state of shock and disbelief when he realized he used his gun instead. adding to the volatility here bates isn t a full fledged sheriff deputy. he s a certified volunteer peace officer. bates is also the ceo of an insurance company and has been a long-time benefactor of the tulsa sheriff s department. donating cars and video equipment. deputy bates met all the criteria on the council in law enforcement, education and training to be in the role he was in. reporter: but harris family questions how bates could have confused his two weapons, a bright yellow taser and a small .357 revolver. your intended behavior slips off track and captured by
killed eric harris say they are encouraged prosecutors file a manslaughter against deputy bates but can see it s cold comfort. the judgment for him to be involved in that kind of scuffle, here is what harris brother told us earlier this morning. there was enough people on top of my brother, knees in his head to not even have to use a taser for it to be that many people around him, and him go to use a taser, really didn t make any sense. and then with the taser being yellow and on his chest, for him to statute my brother with a .357 makes no sense to me, and i think it was it was overkill. let s talk more about this with cnn legal analyst and legal defense attorney paul kau win.
big money to play a cop in his spare time. it is absolutely mind-boggling that you have a wealthy businessman who has been essentially deputized to go play like he is some outlaw. i mean he is just cleaning up the streets. reporter: sheriff s officials say bates has undergone extensive training and he says in the statement that he assisted violent crimes task force 100 other times. no matter how you cut it up, deputy bates met all criteria, on council of law enforcement and training to be in the role he was in. could bates have confused his weapons. harris attorney shows what s they look like. a bright yellow taser and a revolver. he questions how he could have mistaken the gun for the bright yellow taser strapped to his chest. they don t funning or feel the same. we asked baits attorney the