Mr. Pirring

What are some of your thoughts on the case?

What happened was an absolute tragedy. I do not understand how something like that could happen. I was perplexed when I first heard the story break, and I was rather shocked at the sentencing. I felt like the defense had a story that was fabricated, and I struggled with the sentencing, to be quite honest.

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

In 2019, I would like to believe that we are past seeing color.  However, I would most likely say that if the roles were reversed the verdict would have been much more serious.

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

I think about other murder sentences. I see how much time they get in jail, whether it is life in prison, life without parole, or in some cases get the death penalty. To me, it is shocking to think that an innocent person’s life was taken away and the murderer receives such little time. So no, I do not believe justice was served.