Oscar Pistorius thread

John40 · 21 Oct 2014 at 09:45

robgmun said:
Very Lenient

In your opinion.

deuse · 21 Oct 2014 at 09:46

Bet he will be out in 5 months. I hope they get him in prison.

McBain · 21 Oct 2014 at 09:46

So he basically gets 10 months for killing someone? At first glance I thought justice had been served, but obviously not.

John40 said:
In your opinion.

In anyone who has any common sense's opinion.

AJK · 21 Oct 2014 at 09:46

Cosimo said:
He has to serve a sixth of the sentence then he can be considered for parole. So I bet he walks in ten months time.

Probably. And presumably he'll spend that time segregated in a nice cell with a TV and a view for "his own safety" anyway?

marc2003 · 21 Oct 2014 at 09:47

i liked the bit earlier when she read the bit about the struggles he had with his artificial limbs.... the defence conveniently forgetting that he competed against able bodied atheletes at london 2012. i'm not saying it wasn't hard but it shows the inner strength and determination he has - not the weak sap he was trying to portray himself as just to avoid jail.

David Bisset · 21 Oct 2014 at 09:47

AJK said:
"Maximum" five years for murder. Wow. Want to commit a crime, go to South Africa.

Only if you'll get found famous.

Flying_Hellfish · 21 Oct 2014 at 09:48

Cosimo said:
He has to serve a sixth of the sentence then he can be considered for parole. So I bet he walks in ten months time.

Pretty shocking tbh

ElliorR · 21 Oct 2014 at 09:49

Sky's SA legal expert just said he'd be in prison for at least 2.5 years. Hopefully.

MooMoo444 · 21 Oct 2014 at 09:53

How little someones life is valued these days.

ElliorR · 21 Oct 2014 at 09:58

Looks like Sky have Chuck D on TV right now.

Castiel · 21 Oct 2014 at 09:58

ElliorR said:
Sky's SA legal expert just said he'd be in prison for at least 2.5 years. Hopefully.

It seems that it will likely be 10 months in the hospital wing of prison and then the rest under House Arrest with the terms of that House Arrest yet to be set.

This is what the legal team said just now.

Castiel · 21 Oct 2014 at 10:10

His legal teams spokeswoman is damned hot.

Cosimo · 21 Oct 2014 at 10:13

Castiel said:
His legal teams spokeswoman is damned hot.

Dreaming of a long and hard sentence? Pics required.

ElliorR · 21 Oct 2014 at 10:14

I was thinking the same, intelligent, blonde and pretty. I don't care about anything else

Guerrilla · 21 Oct 2014 at 10:25

I thought 5 years was a bit lenient but I thought that was more than he'd get... Then I read that he could be out on parole in 10 months...

I really think sentencing needs to be more strict with its set times.

eggyoke · 21 Oct 2014 at 10:45

A persons life means nothing anymore. If he'd stolen money or in some way harmed a big corporation, he'd be given 20+ years.

John40 · 21 Oct 2014 at 10:45

Reeva Steenkamp's mother has just said she's happy with the verdict.

Castiel · 21 Oct 2014 at 10:48

Cosimo said:
Dreaming of a long and hard sentence? Pics required.

If I'm ever in the enviable position to obtain pictures then you'll be first to know...

duc999 · 21 Oct 2014 at 11:34

John40 said:
Reeva Steenkamp's mother has just said she's happy with the verdict.

Yeah I bet she's smiling from ear to ear .

Source of that quote please ?

One More Solo · 21 Oct 2014 at 11:50

I think the judge did the best she could given the original verdict, particularly in comparison to the existing precedents she mentioned. Whether that original verdict was the right one is the big question.