Maino + Busta Rhymes React To Ex-Cop Amber Guyger’s 10-Year Sentence: “Welcome To America Where Being A Black Man U Can Be Killed In Your Own Home”

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

New York rappers Maino and Busta Rhymes are in disbelief. The hip-hop veterans have come forward to weigh-in on ex-cop Amber Guyger receiving a 10-year prison sentence for killing unarmed black man Botham Jean in his own home.

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Following Wednesday’s verdict, Maino and Busta shared their reactions to the Guyger punishment.

OutKast’s Big Boi hit up Instagram yesterday to share Guyger’s sentence to the masses.

Tuesday’s guilty murder verdict came with a maximum punishment of life in prison.

A jury has found former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger guilty of murder after less than 24 hours of deliberation. Guyger was indicted last year after fatally shooting her unarmed neighbor, Botham Jean, in his apartment, which she said she mistook as hers. Jurors were given the option of finding Guyger guilty of the lesser offense of manslaughter. With the murder conviction,Guyger, 31, now faces up to life in prison. (CNN)

A few days ago, Dallas County District Court Judge Tammy Kemp ruled the jury could consider using controversial Texas law “castle doctrine” which could ultimately help Guyger avoid jail.

The judge’s decision to allow the defense to use the law, which says your home is your castle and you have a right to defend it, has raised the bar for prosecutors and sparked outrage and disbelief from critics who questioned how the law could protect Guyger when she shot Jean in his own apartment. (Washington Post)

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

SOHH.com Writer. You're likely to find me covering hip-hop news and music releases. Netflix is still my go-to before Disney Plus.

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