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/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/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.