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Who do you think is saying that? The question is not can the cop be blamed. The cop did it beyond doubt. The question is how do we treat a terrible error that results in damage to an innocent.
I think it a fascinating question. And the views here appear to be anything from she walks to life in prison.
It's also a "terrible error" to get behind the wheel drunk and kill someone, the ones who do this don't plan on injuring or killing other people.
However, there are consequences and there should be in this case as well.
The young man came out of the living area toward the door when he heard it open. They had dialog and then she shot him.
She saw the young man. And he came toward her. No reason to doubt any of that. And no reason he should not have done so.
And I think this view that the cop should not have continued in is simply after the fact second guessing. Under the circumstances the cop did not have enough information to pull back and await reinforcing.
Yeah, she did. And the fact that she went back in negates the claim that she feared for her life (reasonably or otherwise).
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So I've been thinking about this. I think I would be willing to completely excuse, with no charges whatsoever, Ms. Guyger breaking into the apartment that was not her own, and reflexively drawing her gun and pointing it at Mr. Jean. Up to that point, I can see that she was completely unaware of her surroundings and was acting in good faith.
It's the following through and shooting him, while she stood basically in the hallway and he was seated on the couch. That's the point where I just can't imagine the arrogance of not giving him a chance to identify himself or comply with her requests, at gunpoint. And THEN, the walking away while he bled out.
I think a lot of this trial is focused on whether she reasonably thought that was her apartment, not what she did after discovering a man seated on the couch in what she perceived (incorrectly) to be her apartment. That's the crux of it, for me. What she did after pulling her gun.
(Had he gotten up and lunged at her, which, frankly, would have been a completely understandable and legal reaction on his part, even pulling a gun and shooting her would have been legal, I could more understand her shooting him. But he didn't do those things. She had all the time in the world to sort this out before pulling the trigger twice)
Its manslaughter. If a person got drunk and killed someone in a car thats manslaughter. This cop made an incredibly bad decision. Maybe she was really tired but that was here decision to be tired. Same as a drunk driver.
No. She decided to shoot first and ask questions later. That's not a mistake.
Huh? What is your point. A drunk does not intend to kill anyone. But there state increases the potential for it to happen. That is why is said manslaughter and not murder.
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Do we know the demographics of the jury?
And there are white posters from TX who say she's guilty. Juries in any state can go either way regardless of how cut and dry it is, but I wouldn't discount them finding her guilty even if every juror is white.
According to this article, they state 5 black jurors, 5 hispanic or asian (weird to lump those together), 2 white jurors, and 2 black and 2 white alternates.
According to this article, they state 5 black jurors, 5 hispanic or asian (weird go lump those together), 2 white jurors, and 2 black and 2 white alternates.
Texas requires a unanimous vote on criminal matters. You have whites on here like buckeye and lvmensch who have applauded her killing botham. You don't think one white like them is sitting on that jury, in Texas?
Those posters represent a small percentage though. And with only two white jurors, I'm cautiously optimistic that justice will prevail.
The caveat is that juries of any makeup can get it wrong, so we'll see.
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