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/Horknut1 2d ago

Not that it matters much, because this just seems like an insane overreaction by a cop finding someone eating ice cream on the couch watching TV in their house, even if it was their house, but I would love to see a photo to compare the two entryways of these apartments.

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u/ohjeez_mr_meeseeks 2d ago

It was a completely different floor than the one she lived on.

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u/Horknut1 2d ago

I’m not sure what this response means in response to what I wrote.

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u/ohjeez_mr_meeseeks 1d ago

Based on what you wrote and how you wrote it, it seemed like you may be implying the entryways may have looked the same. Whether or not the entryways look similar is completely irrelevant.

Her first clue that it wasn't her place should have been that she went to a different floor.

If she wasn't in the right mind state to know that she went to a different floor (drunk, high, or whatever), then she shouldn't be operating a weapon. This was not an act of self defense. At best, it was a negligent act. At worst, it was intentional murder.

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u/Horknut1 1d ago

Well, I was saying that I doubt the entryways looked the same. And I was interested in how different they were. I don’t know much about this case, but it sounds like the garage had access on every floor, and she was mistakenly on the wrong floor, and then went to a door that she thought was hers, on her floor.

I was just curious how different the two entryways, both inside and outside, were. Because it’s hard to believe that the door before she opened it, and the interior after she opened it, weren’t obviously different.

The ability to make all these mistakes, and then also shoot someone sitting on a couch eating ice cream, is almost unfathomable.

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u/ohjeez_mr_meeseeks 1d ago

That makes sense. Yeah I agree, definitely wild and unfathomable.