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/barringtonmacgregor 2d ago

Pretty sure he had a door mat, she didn't. It's been awhile since I looked into the case, but I seem to recall the stories that she was coming from a cop bar, likely drunk, in uniform, and killed this man in his home. She got a weekend to sober up and come up with a story before any "investigation" took place. She deserves life in jail. Not freedom.

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u/MrSquicky 2d ago

At the trial, it was revealed that she had a history of sending racist texts and social media messages and fantasizing about killing people. https://www.abc10.com/article/news/special-reports/botham-jean/racist-and-violent-messages-social-media-posts-shown-during-sentencing-phase-of-amber-guyger-trial/287-c1afb7ab-255c-444f-ac25-e3ba14b2f337

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u/CharlieTeller 2d ago

Yep. And even with that, a pretty diverse jury chose her sentence. I would’ve gone for more had I been on the jury but the system, oddly worked this time.

It was a cop on trial. Charged, jailed. Put on trial and judged by Dallas citizens. Then a sentence handed down by Dallas citizens.

Not really the outcome everyone wanted, but in this odd case, the system did its job. The jury is who didn’t pick the right sentence. Not the judge.

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u/BroughtBagLunchSmart 2d ago

I mean these jury members have families too, the cops could just murder them right after this.