Dallas officer kills man after mistaking his apartment for her own

[dcs13]

Yeah, I think they charged too high. They'll never prove murder..
So , where you think the riots will be ?

[ceyko]

Frustrating situation. You know if any of us did it, we would likely be locked up even if justice system was sympathetic to our error. An innocent dude is dead who did nothing wrong, while she entered the wrong apartment, then shot an innocent guy.

I do feel horrible for her if it was an honest mistake, but she should not get better treatment than we would....with her elite spec-ops...police training.

[Strychnine]

Killing someone while committing another crime is a capital crime in every instance even if you did not intend to kill the person.

What was the other crime?

[black50]

She is going to walk because of the up-charge to Murder

The Texas Rangers recommended manslaughter and only after 'public outrage' was it changed to murder

[Big A]

Killing someone while committing another crime is a capital crime in every instance even if you did not intend to kill the person.

Which has nothing to do with this scenario.

[svauto-erotic855]

Killing someone while committing another crime is a capital crime in every instance even if you did not intend to kill the person.

[Tx Redneck]

I cant follow the trial, you know, work and stuff. But the talking heads say that murder is a big overreach, and the prosecution has yet to do anything but try to poke holes in the defense's arguments. I mean, unless they have a snapchat of her saying "feeling cute, might klll a nigger today" or something like that, I cant figure out what they are going to do for the next two weeks, other than put on a show to say they tried.

I know I shouldn't have, but I chortled at

I mean, unless they have a snapchat of her saying "feeling cute, might klll a nigger today" or something like that, I cant figure out what they are going to do for the next two weeks, other than put on a show to say they tried.

[kingjason]

A series of really unfortunate events could some this up. I really don't know how this is going to play out. If any one thing changes in the situation that guy is probably alive today. Even if it was one of my family members, I would be mad, but not sure I would be hell bent on frying her. I guess it depends on how he reacted in the apartment. Like if he jumped up and went at her (like I would have), or if he was just sitting on the couch and looked at her and said what the fuck.

[Baron Von Crowder]

I agree that she should be hit with manslaughter, not murder. My gut feeling is they upcharged her on purpose knowing it would not get a conviction. From what I have watched so far I don't see a murder conviction.

I cant follow the trial, you know, work and stuff. But the talking heads say that murder is a big overreach, and the prosecution has yet to do anything but try to poke holes in the defense's arguments. I mean, unless they have a snapchat of her saying "feeling cute, might klll a nigger today" or something like that, I cant figure out what they are going to do for the next two weeks, other than put on a show to say they tried.

[jewozzy]

On a side note, all three of the witnesses I've seen (I started watching this afternoon) have said that they or their family members have parked on the wrong floor thinking they were on their correct floor just like the defendant did.

[jewozzy]

Not really keeping up with it, but on the news last night they said Guyger was having an affair with her partner (some hispanic dude) and they were sexting right before she went to the wrong apartment. They also said that when she went to use her digital key, they door swung open because it wasn't latched/locked, so when she entered the guy she shot started yelling, "hey, hey, hey" and she got startled thinking someone was in her apartment and shot him.

I feel she should be charged with manslaughter not murder, murder by definition means that you set out to kill someone, iirc. She just fucked up and walked into the wrong apartment, thinking it was hers and shot the guy by mistake.

The sexting deal is a reach at most. From what they were saying it was hours before, so not exactly how they are presenting it making it seem like she was doing it walking down the hall. I doubt she was still distracted hours later.

I agree that she should be hit with manslaughter, not murder. My gut feeling is they upcharged her on purpose knowing it would not get a conviction. From what I have watched so far I don't see a murder conviction.

It doesn't meet the definition of Manslaughter or Criminally Negligent Homicide either. She'll walk in a mistrial and BLM type groups will "demonstrate" by shutting down the highways and making life hell for everyone.

[Chopped54]

Not really keeping up with it, but on the news last night they said Guyger was having an affair with her partner (some hispanic dude) and they were sexting right before she went to the wrong apartment. They also said that when she went to use her digital key, they door swung open because it wasn't latched/locked, so when she entered the guy she shot started yelling, "hey, hey, hey" and she got startled thinking someone was in her apartment and shot him.

I feel she should be charged with manslaughter not murder, murder by definition means that you set out to kill someone, iirc. She just fucked up and walked into the wrong apartment, thinking it was hers and shot the guy by mistake.

The sexting deal is a reach at most. From what they were saying it was hours before, so not exactly how they are presenting it making it seem like she was doing it walking down the hall. I doubt she was still distracted hours later.

I agree that she should be hit with manslaughter, not murder. My gut feeling is they upcharged her on purpose knowing it would not get a conviction. From what I have watched so far I don't see a murder conviction.

[Rick Modena]

anyone keeping up with the trial?

Not really keeping up with it, but on the news last night they said Guyger was having an affair with her partner (some hispanic dude) and they were sexting right before she went to the wrong apartment. They also said that when she went to use her digital key, they door swung open because it wasn't latched/locked, so when she entered the guy she shot started yelling, "hey, hey, hey" and she got startled thinking someone was in her apartment and shot him.

I feel she should be charged with manslaughter not murder, murder by definition means that you set out to kill someone, iirc. She just fucked up and walked into the wrong apartment, thinking it was hers and shot the guy by mistake.

[Baron Von Crowder]

anyone keeping up with the trial?

[scootro]

You saw that she got fired on TV, but as mentioned, that doesn't mean that everything else has been dropped. It's just one step in the process and exclusive of criminal and civil prosecution.

Understood