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Oscar Pistorious - Last day of freedom for some time
Oscar Pistorious - Last day of freedom for some time
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I think that after each decision she is just waiting for public feedback. Probably on Twitter now trying to weigh up how many years to give him.
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finish before 2.30 and has lunch for an hour and a half,
carnt take to much time to say guilty (as it looks like) of negligence and how long he gets. |
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Pistorius wearing his funeral gear...
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Crisp77
FFS...just tell us the result Did this judge grow up watching 3-2-1 with Ted Rogers  |
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if there is any justice he should get the maximum sentence allowed for this charge
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considerate timing from her, avoids clash with the first at Donny
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Great advert for the jury system
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Anyone with an ante post on Shrien Dewani getting a guilty verdict must be a bit concerned.
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why didn't she just say at the start
"I want to let him off, but the uproar it would cause means I have to find him guilty of something. I carnt do murder or second degree murder as he will get to long. So ill find him guilty of a lesser charge of culpable manslaughter so he only has to serve a couple of years" |
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"and I fancy getting home early to watch the magic roundabout so lets all go home at 2.30pm."
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"How could the accused reasonably have foreseen that the shot he fired would kill the deceased?" - That statement alone is bull
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Always going to be tough to have PROVED beyond reasonable doubt that he murdered her....that's not the same as every man and his dog...and the judge thinking that he murdered her....if the prosecution don't give her an excuse to nail him...she can't....and they didn't.
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For those who have been following this case, most observers have always felt that OP would not be found guilty of premeditated murder so him being acquitted of this comes as no surprise.
Guilty of culpable homicide has always been the most likely option. |
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Judge wrapped it up nicely there, gives her all night to sort a deal out.
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Just turned on Skysports news to see this Half-A-Human getting breaking news, Who gives a sh!t about him, he is just another sub-human going to get away with Vile Acts ???
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4 shots he fired, that is not the actions of a man trying not to kill
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layingdoesnotwork - I agree. think his story was a croc of sht.
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"4 shots he fired, that is not the actions of a man trying not to kill" Exactly, and if your partner wasn't in bed with you then surely you would check it was not her using the toilet before shooting. |
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I agree with the last four posters.
You don't fire a gun in your home if you can't see what you are shooting at. He knew what he was firing at alright. |
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I'd chop his legs off if I were the judge.
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"funny smell" ?
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incredible verdict
 I can't believe it |
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They must love him out there
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Just as well the Judge is black....
Truly staggering verdict. So is she saying that if it was an intruder, he DID shoot to kill????? Shooting thru a door at a person you know is there, is surely murder! You can't see to shoot to injure!!! |
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Hel trip up in s mo..................
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I used to be an estate and letting agent and cant count the number of times I have seen the lock on the bathroom door smashed off. The usual scenario is male and female have a fight, female runs into the bathroom and locks the door. Male then kicks or shoulders the door open. This case always seemed a variation on that theme.
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You really can blame the South African police for undermining the trial, like in many cases across the country, they are corrupt, inept and negligent themselves, their shoddy initial handling of the crime scene ruined the trial, Nel called less than 20% of all witnesses because of the defences deconstruction of the first few no thanks to the police.
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sounds about right bix..
I suppose he could not kick the door in, so did the next best thing |
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He has topped OJ I feel
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Will get sent down for manslaughter (or culpable homicide).
There was not enough evidence to get a conviction for murder - which is what most observers felt to be the case. |
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I can see Pistorius not doing a single night in jail over this.
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Looks like he will have to do it again to be found guilty.
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He's got to be convicted of manslaughter now, because if he goes free it would send out a message that you can shoot someone dead in your house who you know, and claim you thought it was an intruder.
That is not going to happen. Four shots - that has to be intention to kill. |
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Especially with the type of bullets he used, one was sufficient.
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I thought the judge's language was very odd. Seemed to making excuses for him.
She attacked the prosection case. OP did not ask the person in the bog to identify themselves. He then opened fire. (You don't fire a gun on someone you can't see unless you intend to kill) |
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but injera you can't expect firing 4 bullets to expect someone to die from that.
According to the judge. Who are we to disagree with such logic and legal know how.  |
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Ibrahima Sonko • September 11, 2014 7:51 PM BST
Looks like he will have to do it again to be found guilty. Plain interesting way of looking at it |
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judge seems more interested in long lunches and knocking of early than handing out justice.
Only had to read out the verdict regarding the lesser charges and time served if any. But decides to knock off before 2.30pm. Imagine how reeve's family feel having to wait all afternoon/evening contemplating it all. |
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I would doubt they feel justice has been done maleuko1
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