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The police watchdog agency has charged the officers with policy violations.
There are 7,000 Tasers in circulation within the department, according to the NYPD.
"Neither officer gave any aid while my son lay dying on the floor."
More cops have been given Tasers, and they're using them.
It is unclear why newer Tasers are producing lower performance numbers.
Video shows the man briefly evading arrest by firing a Taser at officers.
"Bottom line is WE HAVE GUITARS, AND THEY HAVE GUNS," one band member said.
Rosario, 17, faced a year in jail on charges of harassment, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
'The first responders have to be trained not to panic and they have to be trained how to now handle a public that is very antsy,' the governor said.
Ariel Galarza, a 49-year-old man from the Bronx, went into cardiac arrest and later died last fall after police tasered him twice in quick succession.