Oh this is good. Dallas PD cop kills man

[Renegade]

There is also a huge debate among legal eagles on the manslaughter charge

Many argue it should be murder, as she intentionally shot him, though not premeditiated, still intentional, as opposed to a AD say.

 

[Kar98]

There is also a huge debate among legal eagles on the manslaughter charge

Many argue it should be murder, as she intentionally shot him, though not premeditiated, still intentional, as opposed to a AD say.

Indeed:

https://kfor.com/2018/05/24/texas-man-found-guilty-of-murder-in-drunk-driving-crash-that-killed-son/

Just one example of many I can think of and am too lazy to google right now where somebody was convicted of murder where there was no intent to kill somebody, just gross negligence.

I'm thinking the manslaughter charge is something they think they can get a conviction on whereas a murder conviction is an unsure thing.

 

[busykngt]

Per a Google search:
Second-degree murder: any intentional murder without premeditation, but with malice of forethought. Manslaughter is "unintentional", because the killer did not intend for a death to result from their intentional actions.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_(United_States_law)

Includes a good definition / example of “voluntary manslaughter” (crime of passion).

 

[AustinN4]

When the Rhome police chief was arrested here in Wise County he was booked into Parker County Jail and released on bond.

Common practice to change locations??

Protecting their own??

 

[Renegade]

Per a Google search:
Second-degree murder: any intentional murder without premeditation, but with malice of forethought. Manslaughter is "unintentional", because the killer did not intend for a death to result from their intentional actions.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_(United_States_law)

Includes a good definition / example of “voluntary manslaughter” (crime of passion).

Per Texas Penal Code:

Sec. 19.04. MANSLAUGHTER. (a) A person commits an offense if he recklessly causes the death of an individual.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.

Sec. 19.02. MURDER. (a) In this section:

(b) A person commits an offense if he:
(1) intentionally or knowingly causes the death of an individual;
(2) intends to cause serious bodily injury and commits an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes the death of an individual; or
(3) commits or attempts to commit a felony, other than manslaughter, and in the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempt, or in immediate flight from the commission or attempt, he commits or attempts to commit an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes the death of an individual.

 

[Kar98]

The Dallas police officer who killed 26-year-old Botham Jean in his own apartment got inside because the door wasn’t locked, a law enforcement official said Sunday.

Officer Amber Guyger had just ended a 15-hour shift when she parked on the wrong level of the South Side Flats garage— the fourth floor instead of the third, where she lived, according to the official who has direct knowledge of the case but is not authorized to discuss it publicly.

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings also said Sunday that Guyger parked on the wrong floor.

She went to the door she thought was hers but was one floor too high. The four floors of the South Side Flats in the Cedars look the same, with concrete floors and tan doors. A light fixture to the side of each door displays the apartment number.

Guyger, 30, was arrested Sunday on a manslaughter charge and was booked into the Kaufman County Jail. The Texas Rangers are investigating the case at the request of Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall. In the last year, juries have sentenced two police officers in Dallas County to prison time after convicting them of murder.

The night of the shooting, Guyger didn’t notice that Jean's door had a red doormat in front of it, the official said. Her entrance didn’t have one.

Guyger, who was still in uniform, put her key in the door, which was unlocked, and the door opened, the official said. The lights were out. She saw a figure in the darkness and thought her apartment was being burglarized, the official said. Guyger pulled her gun and fired twice.

When she turned on the lights, she realized she was in the wrong apartment. Jean, who worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers, was shot once in the chest.

Authorities have said Guyger and Jean, a native of Saint Lucia in the Caribbean, did not know each other. Guyger, a nearly five-year veteran of the Police Department, had recently moved into the complex.

Guyger called 911 crying, the official said. She repeatedly said, “I thought it was my apartment” and apologized to Jean.

“I’m so sorry,” she can be heard saying on the recording of the 911 call, the official said. Police arrived within four minutes.

A video taken by someone at the apartment complex shows Guyger in the hallway crying and pacing with a phone to her ear.

The video shows paramedics rushing by with Jean on a stretcher as a paramedic kneels on top of him, performing chest compressions.

Jean, who is remembered as someone who "loved mankind," was pronounced dead at Baylor University Medical Center.

If you wanna see the pictures of the apartment numbers and doormat:

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dal...-amber-guyger-mistook-apartment-official-says
(open in incognito mode to bypass paywall)

 

[Renegade]

If you wanna see the pictures of the apartment numbers and doormat:

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dal...-amber-guyger-mistook-apartment-official-says
(open in incognito mode to bypass paywall)

What is incognito mode? I usually read from from the google cache to bypass paywall.

eta

nm

I googled it. Cool trick!

 

[SQLGeek]

If you wanna see the pictures of the apartment numbers and doormat:

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dal...-amber-guyger-mistook-apartment-official-says
(open in incognito mode to bypass paywall)

They hate my ad blocker so I hate them.

 

[Kar98]

What is incognito mode? I usually read from from the google cache to by pas paywall.

In Chrome: Right click on link...

 

[Renegade]

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – While the Dallas police officer who shot and killed a 26-year-old man in his own apartment last week has been arrested and charged, Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson said today the final decision on what charge/charges Officer Amber Guyger will face has not been made.

During a morning press conference Johnson said, “The Texas Rangers made the decision to issue an arrest warrant for Manslaughter. The ultimate decision, in terms of what this charge will be, will be presented to the grand jury. Faith Johnson, your Dallas County District Attorney, has taken on this case and believe me we will make certain that justice is done in this case.”

 

[busykngt]

Well(!)... CBS news was a disappointment reporting on Dallas Mayor and DA’s news conference this morning. Quoted them (DA’s office) as saying, “we know more but we’re not going to release the details right now”.

CBS was still reporting the family’s local lawyer is still planning to hold a news conference. We’ll see if he makes good on what he said yesterday about releasing information about the witness.

 

[deemus]

DA press conference FB video.

 

[deemus]

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – While the Dallas police officer who shot and killed a 26-year-old man in his own apartment last week has been arrested and charged, Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson said today the final decision on what charge/charges Officer Amber Guyger will face has not been made.

During a morning press conference Johnson said, “The Texas Rangers made the decision to issue an arrest warrant for Manslaughter. The ultimate decision, in terms of what this charge will be, will be presented to the grand jury. Faith Johnson, your Dallas County District Attorney, has taken on this case and believe me we will make certain that justice is done in this case.”

I really hate it when people refer to themselves in the third person.

 

[Renegade]

I really hate it when people refer to themselves in the third person.

lol

I had to read that twice. Even sillier when she said it on the video, and am like, that is Faith Johnson....

 

[deemus]

"deemus knows when people are screwing with him, and deemus is committed to not takin' no shit from no one!"

 

[deemus]

Already talking about change of venue. Her attorney should run with that one ASAP.

Maybe Abilene? Amarillo?

 

[deemus]

Botham's family and attorney speak.

 

[avvidclif]

I can read the part where is was DCSO that made the arrest, in Kaufman County. They just can't help themselves giving her privilege.

Wonder how many hours in advance she had notice this was coming down. If Botham had shot her in her apt, do you think he would get same treatment?

I guess it just doesn't make the news when a criminal turns themselves in at a different location from where they were charged. DUH.

 

[AustinN4]

They hate my ad blocker so I hate them.

Likewise, f,em.

 

[AustinN4]

In Chrome: Right click on link...
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Thanks for that intel.