Oscar Pistorius Gets Bail Over Reeva Killing

[scipio_usmc]

I wonder what a thief would be doing in a bathroom? Stealing the soap? Unless of course the bathroom window opened onto the fire escape?

What fire escape?

His claim is that he feared someone broken in through a window that you need a ladder to reach and then was rummaging around in his bathroom.

As you point out who would try to rummage through a bathroom?

His claims are absurd.

He wakes up hearing noise in the bathroom and doesn't look to see if his girlfriend is in bed next to him he assumes she is, assumes a crook used a ladder to break into his bathroom and then closed the door to hide in there while rummaging around.  That's the dumbest thing I ever heard.

If you are all alone when you go to sleep and know you are the only one in the house then in that case you have cause to think an intruder is in your house when you hear someone moving around.



 

[lookout]

 The man had a brainstorm and seriously needs treatment,,urgently,,before it happens again.

[Patti]

Has his trial ended yet if so what was the outcome? 

[scipio_usmc]

Has his trial ended yet if so what was the outcome? 

No it took a break for Easter but hads resumed.  It will be a while yet before it gets to the deliberation stage.

[Jane]

No it took a break for Easter but hads resumed.  It will be a while yet before it gets to the deliberation stage.

I understood that he went into hospital voluntarily for a 28 day psych assessment..............but I could be wrong.

[Patti]

No it took a break for Easter but hads resumed.  It will be a while yet before it gets to the deliberation stage.

Thank you Scorpio. 

[Alias]

I understood that he went into hospital voluntarily for a 28 day psych assessment..............but I could be wrong.

That´s right. The prosecution asked for this. Think it was because of some claims of the defence about his mental state in general. The judge ordered the evaluation, as far as I know.
I follow the case somewhat, but not in great detail. Enough to come to the conclusion that his story is BS though, he is guilty as hell!

[lookout]

Culpable homicide ?

[tyler]

Culpable homicide ?

Yes,this is my feeling also

[Jo]

Although I have never been a fan of Oscar Pistorius, after watching his trial, I am sure he never intended to kill Reeva Steinkamp and I think the knowledge that he caused her death and loss to her parents is causing him very much guilt which he going to have to deal with. If I put myself in his position, hearing a noise, getting up in the night having been sleeping, I'd not be able to see anything whatsoever without my spec and I'm not a great mover these days, I can see myself doing the same except, I think I'd have wanted to know where my partner was or was it just gut instinct he thought she was in bed and the fact she'd have been frightened she didn't call out.
I cannot see that any media can say that the justice system in SA is corrupt (not that they have as yet), the judge in this case is describing point by point how she has and is coming to her decisions and I am very impressed with her, she is being very fair.

[lookout]

 Yes,I agree,Jo. He didn't intend killing Reeva,that's plain enough. As you say,reactionary measures would force you to shoot first and ask later.Wrong,I know,but Oscars' mind would have been a lot different from those of us with lower limbs,he'd have been that more alerted to danger.
I don't want to make excuses for the mans' loss of legs,but it definitely would have affected his overall alertness to impending danger.

[guest7363]

Going to be sentenced in June, could get 15 years, guilty all along.

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Backs up prosecution case he shot her in fit of rage during a violent row

[lookout]

 Which would explain the reason for all his crying in court. I should have known it was a dead giveaway. Philpotts tried that and it didn't work either.

Remember, Jeremy wasn't blubbering-------but JM did when questioned by Rivlin ( who wasn't even forceful with his questioning )

[Jane]

Which would explain the reason for all his crying in court. I should have known it was a dead giveaway. Philpotts tried that and it didn't work either.

Remember, Jeremy wasn't blubbering-------but JM did when questioned by Rivlin ( who wasn't even forceful with his questioning )

Right. So the yardstick by which we judge whether or not a person is telling the truth in the witness box, is their tears or lack of? I'm sure that every barrister and/or psychologist will be endlessly grateful to you for revealing that gem.

[guest7363]

Right. So the yardstick by which we judge whether or not a person is telling the truth in the witness box, is their tears or lack of? I'm sure that every barrister and/or psychologist will be endlessly grateful to you for revealing that gem.

Some really weird people about Jane who don't give a toss about the victims or their families, take a read of this Jane.
He was cheered by his supporters, most of whom were dressed in white, when he left the court earlier this week for a hearing and navigated his way through a scrum of reporters.

A leader of the supporters, Don Hassett, appealed for a lenient sentence for Pistorius.

'He knows it was wrong and he has admitted that but the media has generated hatred against Oscar,' Mr Hasset told reporters.

Before the proceedings, a group of supporters gathered inside the courtroom and prayed for the athlete.

He knows it was wrong my arse.  He thought and hoped he could get away with it.  It was so obvious he did it on purpose just like OJ and yet people support them.  Shame on them.