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The government that has "In God We Trust" on money?
GUILTY TX - Former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger, indicted for Murder of Botham Shem Jean #7
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She has done and is doing tremendous good. I am not sure why her good works would need her anger to subside. Her son was killed. The DPD tried to blame her son for his death. They covered things up. Her anger may never subside until substantial change occurs. She doesn't need to help the Dallas community. The community needs to come together to cure its issues---every person, every color, every stripe.
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Activists Start Protests Over Ex-Cop Amber Guyger's 10-Year Sentence
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Activists Start Protests Over Ex-Cop Amber Guyger's 10-Year Sentence
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I took it as being the judges bible
Amber Guyger’s Own Judge Hugs Her After Being Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
“I have three or four more bibles at home,” Kemp says. “This is your job for the next month.”
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IMO I agree we are special, but that judge was really different and so not Texas
Would you feel the same if it was your son she murdered? Or “manslaughtered?”
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She’s literally been walking free and able to get and give hugs every single day since she murdered a man, except for last night when she finally had to go to jail. But her victim is dead and gone, no more hugs for him.
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No. I would not have been as forgiving as this remarkable family. It is very humbling to see people who truly are "Christians". Living their faith and embracing how to forgive.
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Really? I thought she was Texan through & through. Smart, compassionate, tough, gentle, fair......
I've followed a lot of cases and seen a lot of judges. I've never seen a judge as amazing as she is. She made a lasting impression. Amazing. Simply amazing.
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Caribbean music played from neon-lit speakers as the sun set outside the Dallas County Criminal Justice Center on Wednesday night.
The music, and the crowd of about 50 people listening to it, were in honor of Botham Jean and the island of Saint Lucia, where he and his family are from.
Activist Dominique Alexander opened up the rally by talking about how many people in the crowd had marched for justice “too many times.” He called Guyger’s sentence “a slap in the face.”
He also berated Dallas police, specifically citing Chief Renee Hall’s statement that the department would investigate allegations made during testimony in the trial. Hall spoke at a live-streamed press conference at 6 p.m. at the Dallas Police Department.
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/dallas/article235741252.html/video-embed
“There was testimony as to allegations of tampering with in-car video cameras,” Hall said at the press conference. “There was failure to render aid during a use-of-force incident, a shooting, and multiple other things that came out in that trial. And so we’re not backing away from those things. We have to first find out what, if any of those things have merit and then move forward.”
Allison Jean, Botham Jean’s mother, said her family saw corruption in the investigation of her son’s death. While talking to reporters after Guyger’s sentencing, she said there was contamination of the crime scene, and Guyger had been poorly trained by the Dallas Police Department. The family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and police department.
Activist Omar Suleiman also spoke at the rally.
“If you are going to amplify the grace of Brandt Jean, then you better amplify the voice of his mother, who said only a few minutes after that that we need to continue to seek reform of the Dallas Police Department,” Suleiman said. “We do not see grace and accountability in contradiction.”
Allison Jean said the Dallas Police Department needs to train its officers better, and that the city of Dallas needs to “clean up inside.”
Dee Crane was invited to speak as well. Crane’s son, Tavis Crane, was fatally shot by Arlington police during a traffic stop in 2017.
Crane compared her son’s death to others, such as Michael Brown and O’Shae Terry.
“You don’t give us a choice,” she said about police. “You give us a sentence.”
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article235734817.html
The music, and the crowd of about 50 people listening to it, were in honor of Botham Jean and the island of Saint Lucia, where he and his family are from.
Activist Dominique Alexander opened up the rally by talking about how many people in the crowd had marched for justice “too many times.” He called Guyger’s sentence “a slap in the face.”
He also berated Dallas police, specifically citing Chief Renee Hall’s statement that the department would investigate allegations made during testimony in the trial. Hall spoke at a live-streamed press conference at 6 p.m. at the Dallas Police Department.
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/dallas/article235741252.html/video-embed
“There was testimony as to allegations of tampering with in-car video cameras,” Hall said at the press conference. “There was failure to render aid during a use-of-force incident, a shooting, and multiple other things that came out in that trial. And so we’re not backing away from those things. We have to first find out what, if any of those things have merit and then move forward.”
Allison Jean, Botham Jean’s mother, said her family saw corruption in the investigation of her son’s death. While talking to reporters after Guyger’s sentencing, she said there was contamination of the crime scene, and Guyger had been poorly trained by the Dallas Police Department. The family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and police department.
Activist Omar Suleiman also spoke at the rally.
“If you are going to amplify the grace of Brandt Jean, then you better amplify the voice of his mother, who said only a few minutes after that that we need to continue to seek reform of the Dallas Police Department,” Suleiman said. “We do not see grace and accountability in contradiction.”
Allison Jean said the Dallas Police Department needs to train its officers better, and that the city of Dallas needs to “clean up inside.”
Dee Crane was invited to speak as well. Crane’s son, Tavis Crane, was fatally shot by Arlington police during a traffic stop in 2017.
Crane compared her son’s death to others, such as Michael Brown and O’Shae Terry.
“You don’t give us a choice,” she said about police. “You give us a sentence.”
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article235734817.html
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I don’t care if she was tired or not. Someone says she was tired. Someone says she was distracted by texting. I just put myself in this poor man’s shoes. He is in his house. His castle, you know. By law, he has the right to shoot the intruder. Instead, some mindless idiot parks at the wrong floor, then takes a wrong apartment for her own and shoots the tenant. She’s off duty, so common rules apply to her. Including unwarranted use of the gun. Such an ugly story.
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After delivering a stirring victim impact statement to Amber Guyger, Brandt Jean, the younger brother of Botham Jean, asked Judge Tammy Kemp if he could hug his brother’s killer.
For a moment, Kemp appeared to have no idea what to do. She looked at the sheriff’s deputies scattered around the courtroom. Security had been impossibly tight during the trial, and Guyger was now a convicted murderer. But Kemp granted the young man’s request.
After stepping off the bench to comfort the Jean family, the judge walked over to Guyger, still at the defense table. She bent low and spoke in the young woman’s ear. “You understand?” the judge said, barely audible.
The judge appeared to be overcome in the moment, and left the courtroom. She returned a moment later, a small Bible in her hand.
“You can have mine,” the judge said to Guyger. “I have three or four at home.”
She then began to counsel Guyger. The pair were talking low, barely audible, just the two of them. “This is your job,” the judge said, opening the book.
The judge mentioned John 3:16, saying this will strengthen her. Guyger nodded her head.
“You just need a tiny mustard seed of faith,” the judge said. “You start with this.”
Guyger embraced the judge, who hugged her back. Guyger whispered something.
“Ma’am,” the judge said warmly. “It’s not because I’m good. It’s because I believe in Christ.”
“You haven’t done so much that you can’t be forgiven,” the judge told her. “You did something bad in one moment in time. What you do now matters.”
As Guyger left to begin her 10-year prison sentence, the judge let out a deep sigh, turned, and left the courtroom.
'You start with this': Judge Tammy Kemp gives Amber Guyger a Bible after sentencing
For a moment, Kemp appeared to have no idea what to do. She looked at the sheriff’s deputies scattered around the courtroom. Security had been impossibly tight during the trial, and Guyger was now a convicted murderer. But Kemp granted the young man’s request.
After stepping off the bench to comfort the Jean family, the judge walked over to Guyger, still at the defense table. She bent low and spoke in the young woman’s ear. “You understand?” the judge said, barely audible.
The judge appeared to be overcome in the moment, and left the courtroom. She returned a moment later, a small Bible in her hand.
“You can have mine,” the judge said to Guyger. “I have three or four at home.”
She then began to counsel Guyger. The pair were talking low, barely audible, just the two of them. “This is your job,” the judge said, opening the book.
The judge mentioned John 3:16, saying this will strengthen her. Guyger nodded her head.
“You just need a tiny mustard seed of faith,” the judge said. “You start with this.”
Guyger embraced the judge, who hugged her back. Guyger whispered something.
“Ma’am,” the judge said warmly. “It’s not because I’m good. It’s because I believe in Christ.”
“You haven’t done so much that you can’t be forgiven,” the judge told her. “You did something bad in one moment in time. What you do now matters.”
As Guyger left to begin her 10-year prison sentence, the judge let out a deep sigh, turned, and left the courtroom.
'You start with this': Judge Tammy Kemp gives Amber Guyger a Bible after sentencing
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