October 1. 2019

Amber Guyger

Dallas police officer, Amber Guyger, has been found guilty in the September 6, 2019 death of financial analyst, Botham Jean, whom she shot to death in his apartment, allegedly mistaking it for her own. Guyger and Jean lived in the same apartment building. Guyger lived one floor beneath Jean.

While reading sexually charged text messages from a fellow police officer she had been dating, Guyger went to Jean's floor, rather than her own. Guyger entered Jean's apartment and instantly shot him dead. Jean was in his home, wearing boxer shorts, sitting on the sofa, watching television and eating ice cream. He was unarmed.

Many questions have been asked regarding why Guyger did not recognize the decor in Jean's apartment was not her own. Guyger also claimed Jean's door was open. However, it was proven that doors in the building are equipped with locks that close and engage automatically. Neighbors also reported hearing words exchanged between the two. It was clear Guyger has been lying.

Prosecutors illustrated to the jury that Guyger could have used pepper spray or the taser on her belt, to subdue unarmed Jean, if she deemed he was a threat to her safety. However, she chose to immediately shoot Jean. There is no excuse for this. Pieces of the story are still missing, as Guyger is lying and the victim who knows what happened, is dead.

Botham Jean

Guyer deemed Jean less than herself. She showed him no courtesy, due to his race. After all, this is the woman who joked about the death of the late civil rights hero, Martin Luther King Jr. She also disparaged black police officers in text messages to her fellow adulterer, Martin Rivera. Guyger stated of black police officers, "Not racist but just have a different way of working and it shows."

Guyger's family are also racist. She posted for a photo with her family, in which her brother was holding up the white power sign with his fingers. It is clear her prejudices permeated her work and it has cost an innocent man his life, in a preventable tragedy.

The trial lasted 7-days. Guyger mounted a defense of self-defense and it failed. Guyger cried as the guilty verdict was read in the courtroom. The Washington Post referred to the verdict as, "A rare conviction in a high-profile police shooting and a verdict that civil rights activists heralded as a victory for police accountability."

Guyger is facing 5 to 99-years in prison, without the possibility of probation. She should not be given the lower end of the sentencing guideline. Her reckless deeds robbed an innocent man of his life. Jean was gunned down in his prime. Guyger must pay her debt to society behind bars and for a lengthy period of time.

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