Federal Judge Barbara Lynn has corruptly dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of financial analyst and choir director, Botham Jean, who was shot and killed by trigger happy, racist police officer, Amber Guyger, in Dallas, Texas.

Judge Lynn corruptly ruled the city of Dallas is not liable or culpable in his murder. She has left broke and incarcerated Guyger, who was sentenced to 10-years in prison, as the sole defendant in the case. I completely disagree with Judge Lynn's ruling. The City of Dallas, via the police department, is liable.

There were complaints from the public about Guyger's questionable conduct prior to her murdering Jean in his apartment. The police department knew of her misconduct in other matters, indicating she was not a good police officer and was improperly trained.

Respondeat Superior ("let the master answer") is in reference to vicarious liability, regarding employers being held responsible for the unlawful acts of their employees. Employers are required to properly train employees and engage in measures to ensure they stay on the right side of the law while performing their jobs.

It is clear Guyger was very poorly trained and reckless. She should have been retrained or fired. However, the police department kept her on and she did the unthinkable in murdering Jean in his own apartment, incredulously claiming she thought it was her own.

The U.S. judicial system needs a massive overhaul by Congress. Too many judges are out of control and not following the rule of law. They are accepting massive amounts of stocks in companies (as reported by the Associated Press), then repeatedly ruling in favor of large, wealthy corporations and the state whenever possible, victims rights be damned. This misconduct is destroying the name of the judiciary all over the watching world, who are looking on aghast.

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Judge dismisses lawsuit against Dallas over man shot by officer in own home

December 27, 2019 / 12:08 PM - A federal judge has ruled the city of Dallas is not liable for an off-duty police officer fatally shooting a man in his own apartment last year. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn dismissed the city from a civil lawsuit that the family of Botham Jean brought after he was shot and killed by Amber Guyger.

The ruling leaves the 31-year-old former officer as the sole defendant in the suit, which argues she used excessive force and that better police training could have prevented Jean's death. It makes a large financial settlement unlikely.

In her brief ruling, Lynn wrote that she was upholding a magistrate judge's decision and dismissing the city from the case because the suit failed "to state a claim upon which relief can be granted." Guyger was found guilty of murder for Jean's death and sentenced to a decade in prison in October.

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