Oscar Pistorius

[Dr Nowt]

i fail to see the relevance of her side hobby of being a shemale porn star.

 

Maybe having the third artificial leg in the room she feels a natural empathy for him?

[Spy Bee]

Prosecutor: Oscar, you shot her in the face 4 times

Oscar: But it was an ACCIDENT!

[Stickman]

I'd have been more convinced if they had said the evidence to prove murder was inconclusive, therefore manslaughter, but she really seems to believe him that he was shooting an intruder. It smells funny.

 

I guess being a judge doesn't exempt you from havin a smelly growler....

 

Probably why she called a halt early doors

[stringvest]

Many lawyers seem to be questioning how the judge is reaching her conclusion, not that I understand it.

 

How did Phil Spector get sent down for murder anyhow, seems impossible to be that rich and to have committed murder.

 

everyone wanted that loon locked up.  Especially anyone whose album he's worked on over the previous 30 years.

[Mendoza]

''You moved funny i had to shoot''

 

[Dr Nowt]

http://youtu.be/dRZo8CHsgp8

[stringvest]

Wouldn't be surprised to see this showboating judge announce the verdict with jazz hands.  

[deiseach]

I guess being a judge doesn't exempt you from havin a smelly growler....

 

Probably why she called a halt early doors

 

I think he meant it all smelled a bit fish...never mind.

[neko]

If that British guy gets off as well, South African tourism will boom with guys suddenly announcing that they want to take their missus there

 

Maybe Oscar could open some sort of bed and breakfast, and walk around 'surprising' guests in the dark ?

[Chip Butty]

And the case that brought the world its greatest ever gag, finally comes to an end. Sad times.

[redheart]

Britain or South Africa?

 Britain

[Carvalho Diablo]

It must be horrific for Steenkamp's parents to hear that their beloved daughter's tragic and bloody demise was effectively "just one of those things". Shit happens yeh ?

[stevebaby]

It must be horrific for Steenkamp's parents to hear that their beloved daughter's tragic and bloody demise was effectively "just one of those things". Shit happens yeh ?

I'm just appalled.Effectively, the judge has just told the parents that their daughter's life was worth fuckall.

I can feel the rage starting to build.

[Dr Nowt]

His tiny bathroom cubicle was shown on the news earlier.  Being able to fire 4 bullets through its door whilst remaining unaware that the person inside could die would make Pistorius of subnormal intelligence.

 

And surely his choice of ammo is significant in respect of whether he would have known his actions could kill or not, due to his methodology in choosing something that specifically does the most damage.  As a result of the thought processes which logically must inform such a purchase and knowing it was in his gun, he would be aware that should any of the shots hit the person in the cubicle their chances of dying were even higher than they normally would be, by definition.  Given the size of the bathroom, it would have been very difficult to miss a person 4 times.

 

Bizarre.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

If you wake and see someone in your bedroom and your not sure who it is, then it is legal to use force. If you wake up and a burglar is in your bedroom, near to it or in your childs bedroom you can use lethal force.

No you can't, you can use reasonable force.

 

Edit: Presumably you're talking about UK law.

Edit 2: You are.

[stevebaby]

Oh well, even if he only gets 5 years, that's still a lot of arse raping. Oscar the prison bitch. I hope they put makeup and a wig on him and post pics of him dribbling Justin Beiber's jizz. The guilty fucker.

Now I'm fucking steaming even though I have not read the judgement.

[Boss]

He's going to get acquitted isn't he? it's another OJ.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

He's going to get acquitted isn't he? it's another OJ.

It felt that way until all of a sudden she spent extra time in her chambers and then went home without finishing up.

[Fowlers God]

Even if it's culpable homicide (manslaughter) there is a maximum sentence of 15 years, what to note with this though is that there is No minimum sentence. He can be given a suspend sentence or house arrest. Even if it's jail, he will be out in 2 years whatever the sentence

[redheart]

It does not matter whether he knew someone would die it is a question of whether he intended to kill someone ie desired that outcome.

 

The judge has bizarrely concluded that he did not intend to cause death. Pretty odd conclusion after shooting that many bullets of that nature, from that distance into that space.

 

In England and Wales there is a presumption in criminal law that if you point a gun and fire it that you intend to kill. What with it being a lethal weapon and stuff! 

 

The only legal exception to this is if Gazza turns up with KFC and a fishing rod

[King Emlyn]

Imagine being a family member of the murdered girl having to sit through this shambles.

[Koptimus Prime]

Judge Dredd wouldn't have took this long.

 

Just taking the piss now.

[KMD7]

Found guilty of Culpable Homicide.  

[Koptimus Prime]

Guilty on Manslaughter and shooting up a Restaurant.

 

15 years is my guess

[lifetime fan]

Guilty of culpable homicide.