Oscar Pistorius thread

Amp34 said:
Isn't the charge he was found guilty on basically manslaughter? The jury believed a disabled and scared man shot someone he thought was an intruder hiding in his bathroom. At least that's my interpretation of the sentence.

For a forum that seems to be so pro defending your home/property I'd have thought people would be happy with the sentence.
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I don't think anyone really believes that he thought there was an intruder in the house...

apart from the ones that count of course!
 
What they believe is irrelevant, there wasn't sufficient evidence to support that hypothesis. Had there been, he would've been found guilty of murder. Justice works by proving things beyond reasonable doubt and that wasn't possible for murder, therefore the correct decision was reached.

It's perfectly reasonable the judge believed underneath it all that he murdered her, but to convict him on that basis would be a total miscarriage of justice.
 
One More Solo said:
What they believe is irrelevant, there wasn't sufficient evidence to support that hypothesis. Had there been, he would've been found guilty of murder. Justice works by proving things beyond reasonable doubt and that wasn't possible for murder, therefore the correct decision was reached.

It's perfectly reasonable the judge believed underneath it all that he murdered her, but to convict him on that basis would be a total miscarriage of justice.
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Still second degree murder.

He wholly intended to kill whoever was behind that door.
 
Sorry, I meant premeditated murder.

I think the line between culpable homicide and common-law murder is pretty blurry and I struggle to justify not charging him with murder based on his actions and the time he had to think. I'm pretty sure the state will appeal that now sentencing has been done.
 
Reeva's mother is now selling her book

The parents of the model shot dead by Oscar Pistorius have attacked the 'volatile' and 'trigger-happy' athlete saying 'sooner or later he would have killed someone'.


They have sat through an agonising seven-month trial, but June and Barry Steenkamp said justice for their daughter Reeva, 29, has not been served as the 'Blade Runner' could be out in 10 months
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...r-happy-Oscar-Pistorius-killing-daughter.html

I know I know, daily mail link :(
 
{SAS}TB said:
"Breaking News" Ticker on BBC News Website says "SA prosecutors says they are appealing Oscar Pistorius' conviction and sentence for the killing of Reeva Steenkamp" no link as of time of posting

E: Link now up

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-29786011
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Good. To think he didn't intend to kill someone or could not forsee that his actions would definitely kill someone is ridiculous.
 
{SAS}TB said:
"Breaking News" Ticker on BBC News Website says "SA prosecutors says they are appealing Oscar Pistorius' conviction and sentence for the killing of Reeva Steenkamp" no link as of time of posting

E: Link now up

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-29786011
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Good. SA legal experts were saying they believed the judge had made mistakes when she delivered her verdict some time ago and from what has been said about SA law, I shall write the pilot for that, it does sound possible.

My view is he knew she was in there and whilst I doubt it was premeditated, in the respect he didn't wake up that day and decided to kill her, something happened that made someone not fit to own guns snap. He is not guilty of culpable homicide
 
{SAS}TB said:
"Breaking News" Ticker on BBC News Website says "SA prosecutors says they are appealing Oscar Pistorius' conviction and sentence for the killing of Reeva Steenkamp" no link as of time of posting

E: Link now up

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-29786011
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I hope this trial gets pushed through a bit quicker than the other one, by the time it's gone to court and they've gone through it all again if it takes as long as before, Oscar will have served his 10 months jail and be sat at home finishing the rest by the time they reach a verdict!
 
I've said it once and I'll say it again: Pistorius will be much safer behind bars. I know his defense lawyer by extension and the social circles involved with this case. If he doesn't serve what some people think is an adequate sentence, they will take matters in to their own hands, and these aren't the kind of people to give him a fine.

I sincerely hope the appeal is successful so that Reeva's family can have some sort of closure on this, but I have my doubts.
 
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