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Oscar Pistorius Released From Prison by Naijacard: 7:06am On Oct 20, 2015 |
Reuters- Oscar Pistorius,
South Africa’s “Blade
Runner”, was released on
parole on Monday, just
short of a year into his
five-year sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva
Steenkamp. But the disgraced
Paralympic
gold medalist must serve the
rest of his sentence under house
arrest, and still has to face an appeal by prosecutors who
argue that he should have been
convicted of murder rather than
culpable homicide. Pistorius, 28,
who was found
guilty of the lesser charge when he fired four shots through a
locked bathroom door and hit
Steenkamp, will be confined to
his uncle Arnold’s home in a
wealthy suburb of the capital
Pretoria. The athlete, whose lower legs
were amputated when he was a
baby, will be freed in line with
South African sentencing
guidelines that say non-
dangerous prisoners should spend only one-sixth of a
custodial sentence behind bars.
The department of correctional
services said Pistorius’ parole
conditions include that the gun
enthusiast must undergo psychotherapy and is not
allowed to possess a gun.
Africa’s most advanced economy
has one of the world’s highest
rates of violent crime. “He might
not have been found guilty of murder, but it was yet
another instance of a South
African woman killed by an
intimate partner, and I don’t
believe the time he spent in
prison reflects the severity either of his crime or the
epidemic of violence against
women,” said Louise Ferreira, a
feminist. Steenkamp’s family
have said
they are unhappy with Pistorius’s sentence and
questioned the verdict in public
in August. Tania Koen, a lawyer
for the
Steenkamp family which has
opposed early parole, told state broadcaster SABC last week:
“Nothing is changed in their
lives. Reeva is not coming back.”
Prosecutors argue the verdict
should be one of murder because
Pistorius must have known that the person behind the door
could be killed. The appeal is due
to be heard on
Nov.3. The state will argue that
the
trial judge misinterpreted parts of the law and ignored vital
evidence. A murder conviction
would result in a minimum
sentence of 15 years in prison. A
panel of five judges will hear
the appeal. They could either reject the prosecution’s appeal,
order a retrial or convict
Pistorius of murder themselves,
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Re: Oscar Pistorius Released From Prison by bishopjoe02(m): 7:09am On Oct 20, 2015 |
Re: Oscar Pistorius Released From Prison by trapQ: 7:15am On Oct 20, 2015 |
so human life has no value to the judges or not. this man deserved to rot in jail. wether premeditated or unintentional, he deserved to rot in jail. you don't go shooting anyhow just because you have a gun and its late at night |
Re: Oscar Pistorius Released From Prison by lawflec(m): 7:18am On Oct 20, 2015 |
Pisterous did not get life sentence........ If it's in Nigeria.... Metuh will shout............ The judiciary is hoarding justice at the president's directive.. In sane clime, sane things happen no matter how ridiculous |
Re: Oscar Pistorius Released From Prison by ademega(m): 7:21am On Oct 20, 2015 |
the dead is gone ladies know the kind of guy you roll with. if care is not taking that may lead to your death |
Re: Oscar Pistorius Released From Prison by Nobody: 7:23am On Oct 20, 2015 |
Meh. He might have gotten away with it this time, but he needs to ask OJ Simpson about how Karma never forgives or forgets. |
Re: Oscar Pistorius Released From Prison by CountDracula(m): 7:24am On Oct 20, 2015 |
Of course. Life isn't ever fair... |
Re: Oscar Pistorius Released From Prison by DaBullIT(m): 8:46am On Oct 20, 2015 |
Damn , someone predicted this That person was me |
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