Quote (bogie160 @ Oct 1 2019 09:44am)

I don't have sympathy for her, but hard to see how anyone deserves to be convicted of a crime more serious than they actually committed.

Quote (Beowulf @ Oct 1 2019 10:27am)

You wanted 2 years for the ice cream licker home skillet

Quote (Guyger Jury)

"If Amber Guyger is allowed to use that defense ... what would've happened if Botham would've shot her for coming into his home?" Washington said, citing the jury's question. "Would he have been able to use the castle doctrine?"

Quote (Surfpunk @ Oct 1 2019 01:08pm)

I'm honestly surprised that they convicted on murder, when the lesser-included charge of manslaughter was an option.

One salient point from the article, regarding a clarification question from the jury to the judge:

Quote (Thor123422 @ Oct 1 2019 01:14pm)

After doing some reading I think murder was appropriate. Murder doesn't mean you had premeditation for that person as a target, it means that you willfully engaged in an action you knew is potentially lethal to a person, and I think shooting at somebody meets that definition.

Quote (Texas Penal Code)

(2) intends to cause serious bodily injury and commits an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes the death of an individual;

Quote (Beowulf @ Oct 1 2019 01:27pm)

You wanted 2 years for the ice cream licker home skillet

Quote (Surfpunk @ Oct 1 2019 04:02pm)

LOL @ The Onion:

https://www.theonion.com/police-union-decries-egregious-carriage-of-justice-in-a-1838677042

Also, Orange is the new Blue.

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DALLAS, TX—Former police officer Amber Guyger was found guilty of murder today. Many are praising the verdict, saying that Guyger deserved the murder sentence for busting into her neighbor's apartment and shooting him.

But some legal experts say this could set a dangerous precedent of police officers not being allowed to shoot anyone they want.

"Imagine an America where a police officer can't break into your home and just shoot you to death---that's not my America," said one Dallas lawyer. "This is really stoking fears all over the country that we will no longer be able to trust our police officers to kick in the wrong door and shoot us in the face."

He shook his head. "Today, justice has been served---and that's a bad omen for any police officer who may want to one day exercise his right to go into your home and shoot you."

Guyger and her legal counsel relied heavily on the "But I was a cop" argument as well as the "I feared for my life" defense, plus a creative use of the "Did I mention I was a cop?" legal precedent. But shockingly, none of these arguments worked, baffling legal experts and causing many to worry about the future of our justice system.

Spokespeople for the justice system assured Americans the decision was a fluke and that it "won't happen again."

Quote (Santara @ Oct 1 2019 09:15pm)

LOL @ Babylon Bee:

https://babylonbee.com/news/legal-experts-warn-amber-guyger-verdict-sets-dangerous-precedent-of-justice-being-served