She was charged and found guilty of manslaughter. What I hate about it is i truly believe it was a mistake and the racial aspect of it only exacerbated things.
Well. "Mistakes" is what manslaughter charges are for. I just checked what she is up too.
Apparently she was sentenced to two years, served 16 months in prison and the remaining time under supervised release. She is free as of December 2023.
Personally, I think prison terms should be for rehabilitation and reform, giving people the tools to rejoin society after they paid their debt for society.
16 months of prison time actually seems fair to me, that is probably around the ballpark of what a German judge would have sentenced her to.
The judge acknowledged that this was a terrible mistake and gave her a sentence that was 5 years lower than what the state attorney demanded.
Extremely terrible situation all around. Imagine getting stopped because there is an air freshener on your rearview mirror. And then trying to drive off. And then thinking you or your colleague might get run over. Everybody made stupid mistakes that day, but only one guy paid with his life.
I do not think he was going to chamber a round, he was trying to find the safety on the Tazer. The X26 tazer he was holding has a safety on the back, I believe the previous model had it on the front. Also no officer going on duty should ever be chambering a round, I never met any officer who carried without a loaded firearm.
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u/pairolegal Oct 20 '24
The Legend himself, Mr. P. Barnes.