Oscar Pistorius trial discussion

[Big Fat Sam]

Prosecutor Nel is having a field day, let's just hope he gets the outcome he wants and the world thinks is just.

 

[Eggs]

That is what the defence are trying to say, but the reality is that all of that doesnt materially affect the murder charge against him.

After all, he deliberately shot someone four times through a locked door - even if it was a burglar, he would still be guilty.

...interesting that. I suppose the mitigation being that he felt his life was in danger and was defending himself. Regardless, when you listen to the evidence he appears to be lying.

 

[Big Fat Sam]

...interesting that. I suppose the mitigation being that he felt his life was in danger and was defending himself. Regardless, when you listen to the evidence he appears to be lying.

Would set a hell of a precedent, wouldn't it? Killing somebody and using the old "I thought it was a burglar" excuse. Classic.

 

[Eggs]

Would set a hell of a precedent, wouldn't it? Killing somebody and using the old "I thought it was a burglar" excuse. Classic.

.....I've been thinking the same thing, Butters. Anybody could use it. Saying that, I saw an interview with an ex-S.African rugby player who got away with shooting his own daughter in similar circumstances. They are a strange lot those Afrikaans, would hate to have a war against them.

 

[tsubaki]

...interesting that. I suppose the mitigation being that he felt his life was in danger and was defending himself. Regardless, when you listen to the evidence he appears to be lying.

The problem with that mitigation is that firing four times, through a locked door, at someone you havent seen, based on "a noise", is not self defence. Indeed thats probably why Pistorius keeps trying to say that he fired "accidentally".

 

[tsubaki]

They are a strange lot those Afrikaans, would hate to have a war against them.

Well yes, just looked what horrors the last one spawned.

 

[Big Fat Sam]

.....I've been thinking the same thing, Butters. Anybody could use it. Saying that, I saw an interview with an ex-S.African rugby player who got away with shooting his own daughter in similar circumstances. They are a strange lot those Afrikaans, would hate to have a war against them.

Heard it too, he was let off as he'd "suffered too much already".

 

[Walken]

Well yes, just looked what horrors the last one spawned.

isn't it claimed we invented concentration camps then, not sure how accurate the comparison is with the nazi's camps. To be fair not a fan of british imperialism, but the boars back then would shoot a black man with the same regret as someone swatting a fly

 

[tsubaki]

isn't it claimed we invented concentration camps then, not sure how accurate the comparison is with the nazi's camps. To be fair not a fan of british imperialism, but the boars back then would shoot a black man with the same regret as someone swatting a fly

It is claimed that we did invent concentration camps, but as you allude to they werent death camps and in any case the treatment they got was much less than what rebel Indians got after the Mutiny of 1857.

Though what I meant by "horrors" was of course this:

 

[Chang Elephant]

Prosecution barrister doing a fine job here. Got to put the effort in though, a non conviction based on the evidence to hand here would be exceptionally bad on the CV.

 

[dholliday]

he's a paranoid murderer who needs locking up for the rest of his life.

scum.

 

[potato]

he is guilty as hell, send him to the guillotine.

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Excited to tune into tomorrow's instalment, Nel was gonna slap him down some more today until he realised it was five to three and they had to wrap up.

 

[Walken]

Excited to tune into tomorrow's instalment, Nel was gonna slap him down some more today until he realised it was five to three and they had to wrap up.

when are we looking at a verdict mate

 

[Big Fat Sam]

when are we looking at a verdict mate

Dunno fella because the defence are calling more witnesses after Easter I believe. Month, maybe. When it's all over the judge will take her time over a verdict and is likely to take between one day and two weeks (from what I've read). What interests me is what'll happen to him when he appeals, should he be found guilty. Does he get to stay under house arrest while the exhaustive appeals process takes place?