Your Verdict on Guyger

[avvidclif]

I think this shows the lady didn't have enough training to be a officer and thought the weapon was a good equalizer between her and a bigger person in any circumstance.

What a genius. "God made man and Sam Colt made them equal" Ever hear that???

 

[jkingrph]

I think she got railroaded. Black judge, 7 black jurors, only 4 whites on jury(I think). She took responsibility for herself the instant the incident occurred, and is taking responsibility and punishment for all the police shootings over the last few years. I could go with a lesser involuntary manslaughter charge but murder, that charge is in my mind criminial in itself. I hope she gets the minimum sentence, but expect the judge to throw the book at her and sweep it all under the carpet.

 

[benenglish]

I think she got railroaded. Black judge, 7 black jurors, only 4 whites on jury(I think).

Are you saying you think this entire thing was driven by race?

 

[ZX9RCAM]

 

[kozmic]

Actions here were not "accidents", they were mistakes... I wish folks reporting on this story would stop conflating the two terms... no one should be absolved of mistakes... because, only consequence changes behavior.

It is not anyone's fault but her own that she made several mistakes, and she should serve time to both help her place more value on the process for decisions she makes, as well as to teach others to be careful not to make the same mistakes.

 

[AustinN4]

I think she got railroaded. Black judge, 7 black jurors, only 4 whites on jury(I think).

Sorry to rain on your thought, but the jury verdict was unanimous.

 

[cwo4uscgret]

Murder. There is a reason LE Officers are and should be held to a higher standard.

To walk into someone else’s apartment - on the wrong floor even and then shoot the unarmed resident, dead? Claiming you thought he was a burglar and was going to attack you? Bullshit. She killed him - no excuse.

But I’m not on the jury.

 

[Younggun]

People coming out of the woodwork.


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[jkingrph]

Sorry to rain on your thought, but the jury verdict was unanimous.

I really don't care about the jury, I am like everyone else, entitled to my opinion.

 

[TheDan]

People coming out of the woodwork.

Gotta make those two posts per year count.

 

[candcallen]

So who said guilty and 10 years. I gotta cookie for you.

 

[V-Tach]

She won't even do 5 of a 10 year sentence...........

 

[Tcruse]

Actions here were not "accidents", they were mistakes... I wish folks reporting on this story would stop conflating the two terms... no one should be absolved of mistakes... because, only consequence changes behavior.

It is not anyone's fault but her own that she made several mistakes, and she should serve time to both help her place more value on the process for decisions she makes, as well as to teach others to be careful not to make the same mistakes.

I do not think she got a fair trial, because
1) Her race vs the race of the victim should have never played a part in the trial and the press coverage should have triggered a change in trial location
2) The fact she was a police officer should not have been used as a "reason to assume" that she was "trigger happy"
3) Reduced capacity due to the work schedule and stress of the job should have been considered
4) Initial reports stated that the victim had "illegal drugs" in his home, so was he really trying to not get caught?
5) What was drug/alcohol level in the victims blood?
6) Why was his door ajar?

 

[Bithabus]

The SJW angle was definitely a factor.

 

[Younggun]

Well, that and she shot a guy minding his own business in his own home without so much as a bad address for a no-knock warrant to blame.

Things like that can give people the impression you should be punished.


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[Renegade]

I think she got railroaded. Black judge, 7 black jurors, only 4 whites on jury(I think). She took responsibility for herself the instant the incident occurred, and is taking responsibility and punishment for all the police shootings over the last few years. I could go with a lesser involuntary manslaughter charge but murder, that charge is in my mind criminial in itself. I hope she gets the minimum sentence, but expect the judge to throw the book at her and sweep it all under the carpet.

I do not think she got a fair trial, because
1) Her race vs the race of the victim should have never played a part in the trial and the press coverage should have triggered a change in trial location
2) The fact she was a police officer should not have been used as a "reason to assume" that she was "trigger happy"
3) Reduced capacity due to the work schedule and stress of the job should have been considered
4) Initial reports stated that the victim had "illegal drugs" in his home, so was he really trying to not get caught?
5) What was drug/alcohol level in the victims blood?
6) Why was his door ajar?

Sorry your girl lost.

 

[Kar98]

I do not think she got a fair trial, because
1) Her race vs the race of the victim should have never played a part in the trial and the press coverage should have triggered a change in trial location
2) The fact she was a police officer should not have been used as a "reason to assume" that she was "trigger happy"
3) Reduced capacity due to the work schedule and stress of the job should have been considered
4) Initial reports stated that the victim had "illegal drugs" in his home, so was he really trying to not get caught?
5) What was drug/alcohol level in the victims blood?
6) Why was his door ajar?

None of these excuses would get you out of as much as a speeding ticket. Why would it get anyone out of a murder charge. She murdered that guy. She said so herself, she shot at him with intent to kill. That, my friend, is murder.

 

[TheMailMan]

I think she got railroaded. Black judge, 7 black jurors, only 4 whites on jury(I think). She took responsibility for herself the instant the incident occurred, and is taking responsibility and punishment for all the police shootings over the last few years. I could go with a lesser involuntary manslaughter charge but murder, that charge is in my mind criminial in itself. I hope she gets the minimum sentence, but expect the judge to throw the book at her and sweep it all under the carpet.

It's Dallas county, many judges are black, there's a high black population.

She received special treatment after the shooting, she deleted texts, why wasn't her phone taken as evidence? Why was she allowed to sit in the back of a patrol car with the camera turned off?

Personally I think she's damn lucky she only received 10 years. My guess was she was going to get 30.