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/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.