[BusterDog]

This case is in no way manslaughter. But it is manslaughter. He did not go there to kill her, no premeditation. He was responding to a perceived threat. He made a mistake. That's always been manslaughter, and would be still if it weren't so politically charged and DA thought he could get reelected without a murder charge.

[Meatspace]

He made a decision to pull the trigger.

That’s all the jury needs to hear.

[MrEdd]

He was there for a welfare check.
He had a duty to call inside before deciding whether there was a threat or not. We expect this out of law enforcement.

No. This wasn’t manslaughter.

[ETCM]

He did not go there to kill her, no premeditation.

We just went through this with the Guyger trial. Texas does not require premeditation or motive to convict for murder. Just intent. He intended to kill her when he pulled the trigger. In the vast majority of police shootings, the officer can demonstrate that the killing was justified. Not going to be easy in this case.

[rwilson99]

A wellness check... not a burglary call.

He was trespassing unannounced and shot a person in their house.

He needs to go to jail for a long time.

[NorthMountain]

He was responding to a perceived threat.

Reasonable people do not "perceive" armed citizens as threats. Tyrants, OTOH ...

Cops need to get it throught their damned thick skulls that We the People are armed, and they work for us. They keep up with the murders, they won't like the response.

Attention cops: CLEAN UP YOUR ACT, while you still can.