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The Prosecution has offered NO evidence that she set out to kill Mr. Jean.
No social media posts, no text messages etc.
Amber Guyger testifies she killed Botham Jean out of fear, but prosecutor says a cop should know better
At one point during her testimony, Guyger, who is white, seemed to look directly at the parents of Jean, a black man.
"This is not about hate," she said. "It's about being scared."
Allison and Bertrum Jean mostly remained stoic throughout her testimony.
I don't find that unusual. I've taken CPR training several times over the years and yet do not feel confident enough to apply it. I would just call 911 too.
They made the same arguments during the Casey Anthony case. I don't buy it. No way in hell IMO was she grieving for Jean. There's a reason behavior of a defendant is analyzed and presented as evidence in homicide cases.
I can't imagine that he will be any more effective than AG. Is it reasonable to enter an apartment when you have no idea who is inside, how many are inside, or what sort of weapons may be used? Or would the reasonable thing be to back out and call for backup? Is it reasonable to shoot at someone you cannot clearly see?
I know exactly how I'd vote, which is why I would have been dismissed right away. To me it's at the very least manslaughter. I would be for at least a 10 year sentence. IF she even gets convicted, I doubt she will get that much though.I get that and completely respect your opinion. I am so grateful I’m not on this jury. Right now we don’t have all the evidence yet, and as a juror, IDK how I’d vote TBH. JMO
i am catching up on this thread. I was wondering how the hell I was going to voice my anger and upset at AG......
Well thank you for your post. I agree with all of it.
agreeing to testify shows how narcissistic she is. I would bet she demanded to do so. I could buy a mistake. But I can't believe after making that mistake, that she was so cold blooded as to not help this poor man.
i think she is so far inside of her own head, that she didn't even notice the bright red doormat. she is so far inside her head she cares about no one else but herself. Cold blooded endeed.
And her crying on the stand was about as fake as I have ever seen. I was buying her crap until she testified. And I am so glad she did. She showed everyone her true colors.
And why is my tablet not doing auto caps?
You might be right but after hearing her testify, the whole situation was much much worse than I thought.I hate saying this but her lawyers would have no defense at all if she did not testify. She is the only one who could testify to being so scared that it justified what she did.
1. I don't know anything about transcripts, sorry.Hi,
Two questions. Are there transcripts of the trial? 2) How did they say she got inside his Apt?
Sorry I have been so busy with work. I didn't know the trial started.
Thanks to anyone who answers.
I get that and completely respect your opinion. I am so grateful I’m not on this jury. Right now we don’t have all the evidence yet, and as a juror, IDK how I’d vote TBH. JMO
The defence have been trying to make a point that it is not an unusual occurrence for tenants to accidentally end up in someone else's apartment. If that's the case, surely AG would have had reason to believe that the "intruder" in her apartment was just a neighbour who had wandered into the wrong one...it's that easy right? IMO being a police officer with a gun comes with a huge responsibility. If her vision was impaired in any way she should have retreated or called out. If she couldn't see who or what she was shooting at she should have kept her finger well off the trigger. Life is precious, we do not play Russian Roulette with it like this.
It might be worth my adding, I come from a family of police officers and am usually fiercely protective of them. I understand the dangers of what they do and I suffered like hell for my Dad's job. I'm sorry if she made a mistake but the victim paid for that mistake with his life. He was just eating ice cream.