Jurors say they decided on a 10-year sentence for ex-Dallas cop Amber Guyger because they felt she showed true remorse and that her victim, Botham Jean, “would want to forgive her.”
“We all agree that was a mistake, and I don’t think Bo would want to take harsh vengeance,” the juror said, referring to Jean by his nickname. “I think he would want to forgive her.”
After convicting Guyger of murder, the jury could have sentenced her to anywhere from two years to life in prison. When the jury’s 10-year sentence was handed down Wednesday, a crowd outside the courtroom reacted angrily, believing it was too short. “I know a lot of people are not happy about the 10 years,” she said. “But I felt like ... this case was not like any other case.”and those of other unarmed black men who have been killed by police in recent years.
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