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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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Jail. Take him down........
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nah....the judge is weak.....trying to be seen to do the right thing!
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And that means custodial sentence to come.
Unless of course this jackass system is worse even than i think.. |
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he will never see the inside of a jail
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apart from the last hour....that's it! 1 hour in jail
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Of course he gets bail
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hahahaha hes been given bail, what a shocker
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this is pathetic now
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Utter farce
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yep real surprise
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Well done Sky. They put up a caption that said bail refused.
I was getting all excited.. |
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hopefully someone will hand out some justice on the street
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He`s gonna walk free....and make a packet from books interviews etc
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So its adjourned until 13th October now? jeez its pathetic
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unreal
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Disgusting
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He's goin to walk from murdering someone with 4 bullets scot free......
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1 hour in jail will be all he does
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yep, if hes been granted bail theres no chance hes getting a custodial sentence
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no chance.....probably get some kind of bravery award soon
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and to be fair he shouldn't get a custodial sentence as he`s never killed anyone before.
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is the judge getting paid by the hour
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nah she gets paid by the day, hence the 3 hour days to maximise the length of time
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how long till sentence ?
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how was it simply "negligent" to put four bullets through that door?!! The judge is pathetic. He`s is a bloody murderer.
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well thats that mi-lady... granted bail
sentence at court 13th october....Hairy nel in attendance |
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Do you know the police in S. Africa a year or twoago shot dead a number of
striking mine workers...and the judical system in S Africa wanted to charge the miners with murder.! Those in power, such as this judge, are too stupid tobe making decisions. |
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So no legs has another month holiday
 ..Bit of a joke this !! |
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Hope he gets 15 years, but no doubt he will get 15 months
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Haven't read whole thread so apologies if this has been mentioned - but how did the judge accept Oscar's version of events, despite finding him an extremely unreliable witness on the stand...but then completely dismiss a prosecution witness who said she heard a woman's scream followed by gunshots? It appears she just took his word over hers.
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Legal expert now saying that the judge 'made a mistake' If this is true, then we will soon know if it was a stitch up, as the prosecution won't appeal..
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Haven't read whole thread so apologies if this has been mentioned - but how did the judge accept Oscar's version of events
The prosecution had to prove he intended to kill someone (the girl or an intruder). In order to do either they had to show he had a motive. OP didn’t have to prove he didn’t have a motive, they had to prove he did. They failed to do that and that (along with the other evidence she thought wasn’t convincing) left the judge no choice. OP claimed he didn’t mean to kill anyone, the prosecution claimed he did, but without motive the judge had to accept his version. If they had shown he might kill someone by the actions he took, he would have been reckless (knew someone might die as a result but went ahead anyway). OP’s claim that he didn’t mean to kill anyone implies that he was negligent (in other words, too daft to appreciate that someone inside the toilet might die if he shot 4 bullets through the door). So basically she’s taken his word for it, when it comes to down to it, because the prosecution failed to prove motive. As someone, I think Facts, above said - she’s just gone by the letter of the law. That’s my interpretation, I may be wrong though, I'm sure someone will correct me if I am. |
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Seems a fair assessment.
In such cases, it is one thing to commit crime but it is quite another matter to prove it. Throw money and fame in to the mix, and it becomes even more problematic. |
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What I do thing curious is that the judge accepted OP's version that he believed there was an intruder in the toilet although she maintains he was an unreliable or evasive witness.
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*thing=find
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Did she find any of the prosecution witnesses reliable? It's just an overall feeling, but I got the impression that when he lied or was evasive, that didn't mean he was lying generally because he was trying to cover up a murder, it was for some acceptable reason or other, to the judge. But when the prosecution witnesses were not 100%, that was it, they weren't any good at all - they didn't hear right, they didn't see right, they didn't get the time right or whatever for the judge. Seems to have given them no benefit of the doubt whatsoever. I haven't followed it that closely so maybe that was fair, but it just struck me as a bit biased.
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Spot on Flower Myth. She's stuck totally to the absolute letter of the law. I.e it's the prosecutors role to prove guilt. She wasn't interested in anything that didn't tick that box. Perversely though she appeared to give the benefit of the doubt for lots of the defence's points. And even more amazingly seems to have been taken in by the crocodile tears of OP. Both at the crime scene and in court.
Good advert for a jury imo. ! |