Lawyer: Firing of officer who killed neighbor is premature

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

DALLAS — The firing of a white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her black neighbor inside his own apartment was premature and unfair, an attorney for the officer says.

Robert Rogers, who represents the fired officer, Amber Guyger, said Monday night that Police Chief U. Renee Hall "bowed to pressure from anti-police groups and took action before all of the facts had been gathered and due process was afforded."

"That's not the way our system of justice should work," Rogers said in his first statement since the shooting.

He called the Sept. 6 shooting that left 26-year-old Botham Jean dead "a tragic mistake" and said "words can never express our sorrow for the pain suffered by those who knew and loved" Jean. Rogers added that Guyger "is completely devastated by what happened."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lawyer-firing-of-officer-who-killed-neighbor-is-premature/ar-AAABxdo?li=BBnbfcL

[USALiberal]

1. Any idiot who kills an innocent person in their own appt deserves to be fired. Nt

[gratuitous]

2. It wasn't anti-police groups, Mr. Rogers

It was anti-trigger-happy-police-who-shoot-people-in-their-own-homes groups. Accuracy is important.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. +1

I'm so tired of that "anti-police" canard pushed by "justify everything police officers do no matter" people. People are angry- and justifiably so- with how some police officers get away with shooting first and asking questions (or smearing the victim) later, especially when it comes to minorities and almost never being prosecuted and/or held accountable for their actions when they do mess up. There is also a glaring difference in how police treat white offenders with "kid gloves" while often blowing away minorities with nary a provocation.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. Her firing was overdue IMHO

[LiberalFighter]

4. Gee! Police officers are above reproach no matter what they do.

They get several days to create a cover story if they are involved in an incident.

While a civilian is expected to be interrogated immediately.

[Freethinker65]

5. Firing on and killing her neighbor because she was confused what floor she was on was premature

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

7. She's Lucky She's Not In Prison

Any ordinary citizen would be. I bet all her legal bills are being taken care of by her Bacon Buddies.

[Squinch]

8. Sane people: fuck off, lawyer.

[Cha]

9. No, it's Not "premature", Robert Rogers. Are

you questioning the decisions of the Dallas Police Dept? Does Amber Guyger think she should keep her job after she stupidly went into an innocent person's(Bo Jean) apt and shot him dead?

[Gothmog]

10. Boo Hoo

This termination was not unfair

[Calculating]

11. Idk, perhaps we should ask the guy who she shot in his own home

Oh wait, he's dead so we can't. She needs to serve a minimum of 2-3 years for manslaughter and never be allowed to own a gun again.

[NutmegYankee]

12. She committed murder.

She aimed her gun at the man and intentionally pulled the trigger, which meets the malice aforethought aspect to make it murder and not manslaughter.

[Crunchy Frog]

13. And blowing a man away in his own home isn't?

She acted as judge, jury and executioner against an innocent man, but of course she's the victim here.