Even though I saw a clear case of murder with Amber Guyger, I wasn’t sure she’d be found guilty. Time and time again, black people are murdered by the police, and get no justice. George Zimmerman wasn’t even a cop, and he got away with murdering 17-year-old, Trayvon Martin. A cop murdered 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was just playing with a toy gun, and he got off and a police union, was fighting to rehire him. Eric Garner was chocked to death, his 29-year-old daughter, died of a heart attack, fighting to get justice for her dad. Sandra Bland, arrested and beaten, later died, as a result of not putting out a cigarette, she has gotten no justice. Philando Castile, shot for getting out his ID, as he was following the officer’s direction. He had a legal carry permit. Again, no justice.

For a more in-depth review of the murder case, you can read this piece: https://medium.com/@cjhoward428/amber-guyger-trial-cop-kills-neighbor-after-allegedly-entering-wrong-apartment-12909ee6b1d4

There are so many more such cases. Clear cases of murder, and no justice. Meanwhile, many innocent black people, lay in prison. This what Black Lives Matter is about; legally our lives don’t matter. Excuse me, it’s not just legally, but morally. These racist cops don’t care about killing black people. Amber Guyger didn’t even attempt to save Botham Jean, and she was sexting 2 days later. When this happens, are many white people out there marching for justice with us? No, majority of them are too busy victim blaming or not caring at all. That’s exactly the point, no one cares about black lives.

This is what Colin Kaepernick and other football players are kneeling for. They’re trying to tell you, that it is not okay to murder black people. They’re speaking for us, because our voice is not heard. There’s a reason people like Amber Guyger, think it’s okay to murder people like Botham Jean. They know they can get away with it, they feel entitled to it. When people leave us out in the cold, and look the other way, they’re empowering racism. Again, it’s not just the cops. We have racists, calling the police on black people for: selling water, studying in their dorm, having a BBQ, going into their apartment. We get the cops called on us for simply existing. This is clear racism, that goes ignored. If black people were doing this, we’d go to jail for false reports, or legislation would be passed. Since the public doesn’t care, nothing is done.

My hope is that this guilty verdict, will send a message. A message that black lives do matter, and we will get justice. I hope word gets out to all of Amber Guyger’s ex-colleagues; that they are not above the law, and that they will be held accountable.

Now, back to the murder at hand. Amber Guyger is a murder, and being found guilty on murder, and not manslaughter, is 100% right. She ignored a million warnings, that she was in the wrong apartment. She shot this man, while he was sitting and eating ice cream, watching TV. In that moment, she clearly knew it was not her apartment, and there was no threat, Jean never stood up. After that, she made no attempts to save his life. Instead, she tried to clear her name, and went on about losing her job, not the man dying before her. Make no mistake about it, those tears were for her, not Botham Jean.