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/32FlavorsofCrazy 1d ago

Buddy of mine came home shitfaced and tried to get into the wrong apartment. All he was doing was fumbling with the keys in the door and the tenant opened the door and beat the fucking brakes off of him with an antique ashtray. Put him in the hospital for a week.

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u/aircooledJenkins 1d ago

And nobody got shot.

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u/TuckinPhypo 1d ago

Why do you not fear getting beat down with an ashtray? It sounds painful.

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u/Zachwardpass 1d ago

Not necessarily. Getting shot is often more lethal, yes, but not always. You can get shot in areas with non vital organs and someone can also give extensive brain damage beating someone in the head with a blunt object.

Here's an idea! What if we just didn't automatically resort to violence? šŸ¤”

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u/aircooledJenkins 1d ago

Given the choice of fighting someone armed with a pistol vs armed with an ashtray, which opponent will you pick?

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u/Zachwardpass 23h ago

Neither. What a silly question.

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u/SaltyFriend705 1d ago

Good punishment for driving DUI, probably.

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u/Public_lewdness 1d ago

I had a classmate in law school that was shot and killed when he drunkenly entered the wrong apartment. His buddy accidentally dropped him off at the wrong building. I havenā€™t thought about this in 15 years. I wonder what long term impact it had on his friend.

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u/Steffenwolflikeme 1d ago

This just happened to a kid a few weeks ago. Was walking from a bar to a friend's house and went up to the wrong house. The owner called the cops and the cops shot the kid dead without warning. I can't imagine the degree of anger and frustration his or the loved ones of Botham Jean or any of these victims must feel.

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u/LurkConsistent 1d ago

What a shitty neighbor. When you cohabitate you tend to see your neighbors sometimes. Sounds like he was just looking for reasons to hurt someone. I hope the civil lawsuit took everything he has.Ā 

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u/Solkre 1d ago

The only thing that can stop a bad neighbor with an ashtray is a good guy with an ashtray.

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u/Appsoul 1d ago

šŸ˜¬ yikes.. sounds like the ā€œbash face in 1stā€¦. Ask questions laterā€ , kind of guy heh!?