Amber Guyger case in Dallas....

[rosarugosa]

I had a dear departed friend who struggled with alcohol abuse most of his life. He lived in an apartment complex, and apparently it was his practice to sleep on his couch in the nude. So he went home drunk one night, and you can guess the rest. Fortunately, the horrified tenant who discovered him on her couch only called the police, who resolved the situation without any violence. The only thing harmed was my friend's ego, and he made it into the local paper with a story titled "File This Under Nude Awakening."
My long-winded point is I wonder whether alcohol or other substances were involved.

[JaneV2.0]

I had a dear departed friend who struggled with alcohol abuse most of his life. He lived in an apartment complex, and apparently it was his practice to sleep on his couch in the nude. So he went home drunk one night, and you can guess the rest. Fortunately, the horrified tenant who discovered him on her couch only called the police, who resolved the situation without any violence. The only thing harmed was my friend's ego, and he made it into the local paper with a story titled "File This Under Nude Awakening."
My long-winded point is I wonder whether alcohol or other substances were involved.

I read she had no alcohol in her system; I think she was coming home from work.

Yes--a normally-functioning person would back out and call the police, and while waiting for them, they might notice the apartment number and their error.

[Teacher Terry]

In truth is stranger than fiction black men are getting more years for killing a police dog than this woman got. A man got 10 years for armed robbery and 35 more for killing the dog. A young black man was hiding under a house so they sent a dog to get him. He shot the dog and they killed him.

[Alan]

In truth is stranger than fiction black men are getting more years for killing a police dog than this woman got. A man got 10 years for armed robbery and 35 more for killing the dog. A young black man was hiding under a house so they sent a dog to get him. He shot the dog and they killed him.

Are you aware of any extenuating or mitigating circumstances in any of these cases which came into play during sentencing? Also, in your last sentence, are you implying that the police simply took it upon themselves to kill a person or might that have been a worst case scenario come to pass as a result of the suspect's actions? Finally, does any of that matter in your world?

[bae]

Yes--a normally-functioning person would back out and call the police, and while waiting for them, they might notice the apartment number and their error.

My neighbors previously used to rent out their home to transient summer by-the-day renters.

On multiple occasions I returned home to find an odd car in my driveway, and people milling around my kitchen and living room, and unpacking their luggage.

I did not back out, or call the police.

On at least one occasion, the trespassers were quite insistent they had a right to remain in my home, at least for a bit. I didn't shoot them either, though I was armed.

(You'd think someone would wonder why their AirBnB came with two friendly dogs, and had dirty dishes in the kitchen...)

[Teacher Terry]

Bae, you don’t lock your doors? I locked mine 43 years ago when I lived in a town of 2k. Alan, black people being shot and getting more years in prison for shooting a police dog versus a person is important in my world. I am not ignoring what’s happening in this country.

[Alan]

Alan, black people being shot and getting more years in prison for shooting a police dog versus a person is important in my world. I am not ignoring what’s happening in this country.

Ok, so it sounds like extenuating or mitigating circumstances are irrelevant in your world, even though that doesn't jive with the "I am not ignoring" statement.

[Teacher Terry]

You always seem to decide in favor of the police. I have had some black male coworkers have some terrifying experiences with police. I am not automatically on anyone’s side as I lived in the Midwest not that far from a black neighborhood that was a hotbed of crime. Yes there is 2 sides to every story.

[bae]

Bae, you don’t lock your doors?

Not generally, this is a really out-of-the-way spot, with 8 exterior doors. Anyone who wanted to break in could do so without anyone else hearing or noticing. I don't even know where the house keys are.

[Teacher Terry]

Just read where a black guy got life for stealing 50 from a bakery.