Officer Ray

What are some of your thoughts on the case?

As a police officer, I feel Amber Guyger should have backed away from the entry door of the apartment. Guyger, who was still in uniform at the time of the incident, had her police radio and should have requested back-up prior to entry.  None of the lives involved in this will ever be the same, and tragedies such as this should never repeat themselves.

Do you think if the roles were reversed (an African-American officer shooting a Caucasian woman) the sentencing would be the same?

The sentencing was left to the jury, so it’s hard to predict the outcome if their roles were reversed.

Do you believe that with Amber Guyger’s sentence justice was served?

I believe justice was served.  However, the sentence was light for a murder conviction.  I expected that Guyger would have received a longer sentence for fatally shooting Botham Jean, who was unarmed.