[Envisioning]

Guilty of murder.

[Envisioning]

(((ping)))

[LRoggy]

Did it come up during the trial if she was on medication? Specifically the ADD/ADHD stuff?

[Magnum44]

She definitely screwed the pooch big time. I am not sure it was (premeditated) murder, but it was definitely negligent homicide. Many states define their statutes differently so perhaps in Texas we are saying the same thing? I wonder if they hung murder on her for actions after the shooting, like not fully fessing up or something.

Definitely no excuse for what she did, and now multiple lives are ruined.

[a fool in paradise]

Does the charge ‘fit’?

[cicero2k]

It’s a sad case. I’ve fiddled with unlocking a door in a condo on the floor above me, greatly embarrassed when neighbor opened wondering what was going on.

She used deadly force without at least a word with the “intruder”? She would have realized that maybe he wasn’t an intruder and also be embarrassed. Adrenaline was pumping, I don’t buy the long shift excuse.

[Presbyterian Reporter]

The verdict is appropriate given the number of times Amber Guyger ignored caution signs, but instead opened the wrong door with gun ablazing.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Cheers erupted in the courthouse as the verdict was announced, and someone yelled "Thank you, Jesus!"

Jesus would have understood.

[Responsibility2nd]

Old News.

Main thread.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3782781/posts

[plain talk]

She messed up big time. Let’s accept her premise. A policewoman chose to shoot an unarmed man instead of detaining & arresting them?

Welcome to the slammer. A cop in prison gets a lot of attention I suppose.

[Secret Agent Man]

Murder 1? Murder 2? I think if its unintentional murder, ie negligent homicide, then yes. Wouldnt say she had intentional plans to murder him beforehand.

But yes, negligent homicide.

[al_c]

I’m actually a little bit surprised. I thought murder would be a tough sell ... thought they’d convict of manslaughter.

[stockpirate]

Always wo dered if she knew him in some way....

[Secret Agent Man]

And also, for those entrusted with higher authority and supposed extra training with weapons, dealing with tense situations, and an ability to kill others as part of their job, plus having the state normally on their sidein just about every comtroversial thingtheydo, yes, I believe they ought to be held to higher standards than the average person. When they screw up huge when they are the last group of people that should, and innocent people die because of them, yes, they need to be held to a higher standard.

[dfwgator]

What I want to know is, who is the idiot who thought she’d be an assert to the Dallas Policy Department, and hired her in the first place?

Like Dirty Harry said, “That’s a hell of a price to pay for being stylish”.

[Secret Agent Man]

Also lets not forget she could get as little as only 5 years, which means she could be out in a lot less time than that. For murdering an innocent person in their own apartment for their multiple major fuch ups.

Not nearly fitting if its that small. and dont think it couldnt be that small given she’s a cop and female and cried on the stand.

[CivilWarBrewing]

ANOTHER affirmative action hire DISASTER.

Amber gave this man NO OPPORTUNITY to 'surrender' or 'submit'. She just walked in and shot him dead because she "was scared".

Sad story but I hope her sentence is lengthy. She'll probably get 30+ years, jury decides. I'm thinking a toxicology test on her was FALSIFIED TO BE CLEAN and she was either drunk, stoned, or whatever but NO WAY was she sober.

[Gumdrop]

She had to be convicted. However, was a manslaughter conviction an option? It seems to me she was negligent when she opened fore at a man who did not seem to me to be threatening her. She thought he was in her apartment, yet he had no gun. She ought to have taken a moment to gather her thoughts and not opened fire against him.

He was totally innocent. She did not premeditate this event. Wasn’t Second degree or Man Slaughter an option against her?

Just asking.

[bort]

As someone who has not followed this case, could you please give me (and others) the facts as to what happened. Did she truly mistakenly go in the wrong apartment? Was there any connection between the deceased and Miss Guyger? The key in the door? How could she mistake the apartment? Thanks.

[fwdude]

Most likely to be overturned in any appeal.

The most that she was guilty of is criminally negligent homicide. Murder is WAY over the top.

[Waverunner]

I'm thinking that if you go into some one else's home at night and shoot them, killing them, that most juries are going to find you guilty of murder. You had to complete several actions, beginning with opening the door ( not yours), going into the house ( not yours), drawing a weapon, aiming the weapon, and firing the weapon. My state,Florida says that killing someone during the commission of another crime is murder. Her original crime was breaking and entering while carrying a weapon. Texas probably has similar laws. 2) Burglary is a felony of the first degree, punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding life imprisonment or as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if, in the course of committing the offense, the offender: (a) Makes an assault or battery upon any person; or (b) Is or becomes armed within the dwelling, structure, or conveyance, with explosives or a dangerous weapon; Felony Murder Florida requires the prosecution of "felony murder," which also leads to a first degree murder charge, when the defendant commits homicide while during the commission of a specified felony or an attempt to carry out a felony. State laws include a list of felonies that qualify a homicide as first degree murder. These felonies include burglary, home-invasion robbery, kidnapping, sexual battery, and many other offenses, including the murder of another person. While the prosecutor must prove that the defendant intended to participate in the underlying felony, the state can proceed with the charge even if the defendant did not personally perform the killing. So breaking and entering with a weapon in Florida where someone dies, even from a heart attack, gets you first degree murder