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Oscar Pistorius murder trial verdict
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muganda
#11 Posted : Tuesday, October 21, 2014 11:40:48 AM
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Judge Masipa:

Pistorius not an "insurmountable challenge" for SA prison system
Courts do not exist for a popularity contest but "solely to dispense justice"
General public may not even know the difference between punishment & vengeance
Nothing I can say or do today can reverse what happened on 14 February 2013.

In determining appropriate sentence, degree of culpability must be considered
The accused's negligence cannot be neglected.
In imposing a sentence, a court must be merciful.
A court should strive to keep such a person 'tragically negligent' out of prison

Lenient sentence might prompt public to take justice
BREAKING: Sentenced for 5 years in jail for culpable homicide and 3 years for discharging firearm; to run concurrently
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jaggernaut
#12 Posted : Tuesday, October 21, 2014 11:41:09 AM
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Sentenced for 5yrs in prison for murder, 3yrs for firearm charge.

http://www.theguardian.c...s-sentencing-prison-live
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Angelica _ann
#13 Posted : Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:14:39 PM
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On the firearms charge, Pistorius gets three years in jail, wholly suspended for five years.
In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins - cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later - H Geneen
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smano
#14 Posted : Tuesday, October 21, 2014 1:18:58 PM
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Truly the law is an ass!!!
BEER IS LIVING PROOF THAT GOD LOVES US AND WANTS US TO BE HAPPY!
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Matoe
#15 Posted : Tuesday, October 21, 2014 1:27:14 PM
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Could be out of prison in 10 months
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washiku
#16 Posted : Tuesday, October 21, 2014 5:19:05 PM
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washiku
#17 Posted : Tuesday, October 21, 2014 5:26:25 PM
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muganda
#18 Posted : Thursday, December 03, 2015 12:37:10 PM
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Murder most foul... it is:

South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that the lower court did not correctly apply the rule of dolus eventualis - whether Pistorius knew that a death would be a likely result of his actions.
Reading the ruling reached by a panel of five judges, Justice Lorimer Leach said that having armed himself with a high-calibre weapon, Pistorius must have foreseen that whoever was behind the door might die.

...the identity of the person behind the door was irrelevant.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34993002
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