The perverse spectacle of Black Forgiveness
passed down to Amber Guyger—the former Dallas police officer who shot and killed her 26-year-old neighbor Botham Jean in his apartment after mistaking it for her own—should have been cathartic. One doesn’t have to be a supporter for the carceral state to at least feel a sense of relief that yet another white cop didn’t kill an unarmed black person and get away with it.
But more frustrating than debate was the salivating over the range of Brandt Jean propensity for forgiveness. The clip of Brandt Jean quickly went viral, eliciting saccharine commentary from beloved celebrities like Chris Evans—“This is easily one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen”—to loathsome Republican politicians like Ted Cruz— “A beautiful, powerful example of Christian love [and] forgiveness.
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