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Remember former cop Amber Geirger?

She's the cop who walked into a man's apartment (black of course) and shot him dead saying she thought she was in HER apartment. Right. Anyone would make that mistake right? You do it all the time don'tcha? Yeah. Right.

She was convicted of MURDER and is awaiting sentencing.

How would you like a weaponized cop coming into your home and shooting you dead saying she thought she was in her own home? Wouldja buy it for a minit?

What sentence should she be given d'ya think? An eye for an eye? Execution? Life in prison without possibility of parole? What's FAIR in this situation?

Posted - October 2, 2019
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  • 6023
    I don't believe race had anything to do with it.

    Nor do I believe it was an accident.
    She admitted she intended to kill him, as soon as she saw him.
    She did not follow police procedure, to call for backup.

    Nor do I believe she thought it was her apartment.
    The welcome mat outside was a sign - as was the fact that her key would not have turned the lock.

    This is another example of police entering the wrong address and killing an innocent person.

    If people are against citizens having firearms because of "school shootings" - how come it's okay for the police to get away with MURDER?
    (so this ONE officer is convicted?  What of the hundreds who aren't even charged?)
    We need to disarm the police, until they learn to take responsibility for their actions.
      October 2, 2019 11:11 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    So Walt you're saying if the guy had been white instead of black she would have murdered him too? Huh. I don't know why you seem certain of that but of course you could be right which makes the murder even more bizarre don'tcha think? If not hat-based or race-based what was the basis for it? She wackadoodled and went beserk and murdered someone? I dunno. Anything is possible. As for your question cops are legally licensed to kill. Joe Blow and Jane Doe aren't. So that's the why. I think we need to dosarm everyone personally. Instead of weaponizing us we should be deweaponzied. I'm gonna ask. Just an opinion. Thank you for your reply and Happy Thursday! :)
      October 3, 2019 2:24 AM MDT
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  • 6023
    I'm certain it wasn't racially motivated, because there was no evidence presented that she had a history of racial profiling.
    Also, as I've pointed out, it's not uncommon for police to kill innocent people whose homes they either "accidentally" raid - or get "SWATed".

    I believe the British (and other countries) have it correct - they do not arm normal officers with firearms.
      October 4, 2019 6:51 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    Well m'dear different strokes. We can't know what was in her head. It's just so bizarre to me that anyone would use such a ridiculous excuse to murder someone. But you could be absolutely right. I think she is a loose cannon or grenade whose pin was pulled by whatever. KABOOM she exploded and too bad she didn't die. She MURDERED an innocent guy. I see nothing there worth saving or salvaging or extending mercy to Walt. I'm tough I guess. Code of Hammurabi does not offend me. An eye for eye seems fair to me. Giving a cold-blooded murderer 10 years that she will reduce to 5 with good behavior? What guarantee is there that this loose cannon won't go off again? Can she be a copy again? I'm gonna ask. Thank you for your reply! :)
      October 4, 2019 7:09 AM MDT
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  • 7280
    I live in North Texas, so this is essentially a local news story for me.  The trial was streamed daily on at least one local news website, but I was not that interested.

    One of the investigators was shown on the regular local news saying that Amber Guyger did nothing wrong---but the jury was not allowed to be present for his statement.

    Having had more exposure to news of the situation over the last year or so, if I had been on the jury I would have gone in with opinion that the maximum conviction would be for manslaughter or as little as "not guilty.".

    The sentencing phase is currently in process.  The noon news that I just watched suggested that some members of the jury may have felt that they had to convict on the murder charge after asking the judge some technical questions, but that that might indicate the jury would be more lenient in sentencing the defendant.

    Tragic indeed from any perspective.


      October 2, 2019 12:14 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    I do not think she set out to kill him on purpose. I think she was a careless moron.  What did she get out of shooting him dead? She faces prison and would have no matter what.  

    She screwed up.  My big question was WHY would you shoot someone dead who was sitting on a couch eating icecream?  

    She's a cop. Doesn't she know how to contain a situation?  

    Well, apparently she should never been allowed to BE a cop.  Totally criminally negligent.  
      October 2, 2019 9:23 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    She mudered a man in his own apartment. Unless she wackadoodled out due to drugs or booze what she was purposeful. Stupid dumb as they come. What I don't get is why cops are always being defended no matter how heinous a thing they do. Just like chump. Go figger! If the guy was white I doubt he'd be dead. Do I know that for a fact? Of course not. Thank you for your reply Sharon and Happy Thursday! :)
      October 3, 2019 2:31 AM MDT
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  • 19937
    I don't see how she could possibly not have realized she wasn't in front of her own apartment.  The big red mat (which she didn't have) and the big plant outside the door (which she didn't have) should have raised a red flag - even if she was sexting when she was entering her building.  I think there is much that we still don't know either from the news or the trial.  Why didn't the police have her tested for alcohol or drugs?  Having said that, I would probably have voted for manslaughter as this didn't seem to be pre-meditated.  As for a sentence, I wouldn't give her a slap on the wrist - I would go 25 to life.
      October 2, 2019 1:54 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    17% of the other residents of the building said that they had also parked on the wrong floor before when they were questioned by the police.  The hallways are almost identical on the different floors.  His door was defective and did not close automatically every time it was shut---and apparently it acted as if it was unlocked when pushed on.  She had worked 14 hours that day. 

    Personally, I can easily see how she quickly came to the conclusion that there was an intruder in her apartment.  Further, since she was dressed as a police officer and John smoked marijuana (legally) he may have unintentionally acted in such a way as to be mistaken for someone who was a threat to her.

    But I do not have an opinion on the jury's verdict.  They had the information presented to them; I didn't. This post was edited by tom jackson at October 3, 2019 2:25 AM MDT
      October 2, 2019 2:03 PM MDT
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  • 6023
    ... he may have unintentionally acted in such a way as to be mistaken for someone who was a threat to her.

    Like yelling at her to get the hell out of his apartment.
    Or demanding to know what she was doing in his apartment.
    Or maybe even just calling "Hello?" when he heard/saw the door open.
    Such actions have gotten dozens of people killed and injured by on-duty police accidentally entering the wrong houses.


      October 2, 2019 3:18 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    Or have been so startled that he inadvertently acted in what could reasonably have been interpreted by her as a threatening gesture.
      October 2, 2019 9:18 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    Thank you for your reply tom and Happy Thursday. If he had been white d'ya think she would have murdered him?
      October 3, 2019 2:26 AM MDT
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  • 7280
    Yes, I do.
      October 3, 2019 11:49 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    Ditto me too L. If the victim were white would she have murdered him too? There are always apologists/defenders of anything cops do. As if they are all chumps who never do anything wrong. I do not concur. Thank you for your reply and Happy Thursday m'dear! :)
      October 3, 2019 2:28 AM MDT
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  • 7280
    I am not defending because she is a "cop."  I am defending her because I see mitigating circumstances.  (Personally, whenever I have occasion to deal with the police, I personally make it a point to put them at ease with my approach and actions and positioning.)  
      October 3, 2019 11:58 AM MDT
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