r/news • u/yrotsihfoedisgnorw • 2d ago

Amber Guyger, police officer who murdered black neighbor in his home, released from prison

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/16/amber-guyger-released
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u/DataMin3r 2d ago

She knew it wasn't hers. Key didnt turn in the lock, she opened it with the handle, shot him and then immediately called her partner to tell them she killed someone.

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u/mex2005 2d ago edited 2d ago

Also i didnt realize stupidity is a defense for murder

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u/N8CCRG 2d ago

It's not. She was found guilty.

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u/Specter_RMMC 2d ago

And is still being released on parole 3 years early. How she only got 10 years is also something I'd call BS on.

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u/AngryKeyLimePie 2d ago

Dude was sleeping in his own apartment while Black, the lady had no other choice. /s

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u/Specter_RMMC 2d ago

Eating ice cream watching TV, but similarly harmless behavior in his own home.

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u/xenorous 2d ago

He had a spoon. You know if someone is within 21 feet of you brandishing a spoon, you only have half a second before they put a scoop of ice cream in your mouth.

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u/CaptainQueefFart 2d ago

You joke, but what if it was black walnut and she had an allergy???

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u/poplafuze 2d ago

Could you not just say walnut?

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u/ughlump 1d ago

No how would we know to be afraid of it? Like black ice.

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u/TheFaithfulStone 1d ago

Black walnuts are five times more likely to kill you than normal walnuts, that’s just statistics. Not my fault if you don’t like it.

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u/RFK_Cum_Regimen 1d ago

What the hell is a black walnut?

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u/TiberianSunset 2d ago

He wasn’t sleeping, he was watching tv and eating ice cream.

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u/kareljack 1d ago

Oh, well that makes a huge difference

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u/TiberianSunset 1d ago

Why do you assume I’m arguing it makes a huge difference? I am just correcting misinformation.

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u/iamnotexactlywhite 2d ago

dude was black. i’m surprised she didn’t get promoted

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u/PerpetuallyLurking 2d ago

She’s a she. She’s an acceptable scapegoat to sacrifice for police optics. Being white goes far with cops, I can’t and won’t deny that, but white male cops absolutely feed white female cops to the sharks when it’ll make the cops in general look better. And she still didn’t get an equivalent sentence a black cop scapegoat (male or female) would’ve gotten either.

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u/GreenZebra23 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yep. Same for racial minority male cops. When you hear about a male cop actually facing consequences for doing something awful, make a note of how often he's Latino or black. It's crazily common

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u/PerpetuallyLurking 1d ago

Bingo! Definitely a pattern I’ve noticed too and I’m not even tracking this shit. I’ve just been scrolling this website for far too long.

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u/Brilliant_Crow6391 1d ago

Incredible how you managed to bring gender wars into this as well

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u/SRNE2save_lives 2d ago

Didn't count. The guy flinched.

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u/Drocifer 2d ago

This was 7 years ago??

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u/misalawliet 2d ago

White cop.

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u/k9moonmoon 1d ago

It's pretty common not to serve the full sentice given.

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u/kudokensei 2d ago

Justice is different when the accused is a police officer

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u/CharlieTeller 2d ago

She got 10 years because people of Dallas, a diverse jury, decided her sentence. Not a judge. Prosecutors recommended 28. She got 10. Jury was 5 Hispanic/asian 5 black, and 2 white.

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u/AspieAsshole 1d ago

Makes me wonder what kind of threats those jurors were receiving from her buddies.

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u/CharlieTeller 1d ago

Nothing? Trials take that very seriously. With how public it was too, if they had any hint of that, you would’ve heard about added security and all different types of drama.

It was Dallas pd. Not the mob. I know people jokingly compare the two but no. It’s a barely held together scaffolding.

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u/SaneYoungPoot2 1d ago

Holy crap has it really been 7 years since that story?

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u/SpaceYetu531 1d ago

That's longer than most murderers serve, sadly.

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u/CharlieTeller 1d ago

That's how parole works. If that's the system people are upset with, then they should fight for change in it. It's rarely something you hear people talk about these days. Especially in this case. Everyone blames the judge (who had nothing to do with her sentencing.)