moneypenny20

He's admitted shooting her through the door. No allegations about it. The only thing up for debate is whether he was murdering his girlfriend or protecting himself from intruders. I think. I don't actually care to be honest.

paulry

I almost mistook you for someone who had been following the case

Beoz

Awesome. We are on the same page then.

Beoz

Negative ghost rider. I was responding to BS's previous comment. I think its pretty clear cut that Oscar did the shooting.

paulry

It's hard to believe that he could have taken acting lessons for the trial but lots of his emotions didn't quite seem genuine so I wouldn't be surprised. Maybe voice analysis software can help reveal the truth?

Beoz

Really. Why do you think that? From what I saw his emotions looked pretty similar to a man who not only lost his girlfriend, saw her dead body and is the one responsible for her death.

Tegwyn

Of course he is emotional, he is crapping himself at the thought of ending up in a South African jail and knows he can look forward to some challenging times. Rights and all that stuff sort of fall to the wayside in the new and improved South Africa. I wish him a difficult life sentence.

paulry

I agree, he's absolutely shitting himself and is engaged in the fight of his life to avoid jail. But if the truth be known he's just another gun-toting, wife-abusing type who took that lethal combination to the next level.

The below article and radio interview reflect my opinions of his courtroom performance:

http://www.biznews.com/health-biznew...-mental-state/
https://soundcloud.com/jacaranda-fm/...ogist-on-oscar

Beoz

He is probably going to jail anyway for manslaughter. His legal counsel would have told him this before court.

What proof is there that he was a wife abusing type?

paulry

Not necessarily. He's in South Africa.

Read up about, follow and analyse the case. The answers are all there.

Beoz

That is true. If he is convicted of culpable homicide (ie he f***ed up) there is no minimum sentence. But if the judge decided there is enough gross negligence there she can sentence him up to 15 years.

Sorry, you've lost me. All I've heard are questions from the prosecutor which are trying to portray OP as a wife abusing type. You've obviously got more info than I have - something definitive - proof that he is a wife abuser "type". Can you kindly point me in that direction?

ededed

He's had numerous ex-girlfriends saying it for a long time in the media over here. One even testified that she was terrified of him during the case. Reeva herself said she was scared of his temper.

Beoz

You mean this credible witness - Samantha Taylor. The one who tweeted about OP after she testified in court. I bet that tweeting did the prosecution no favours at all.

"Outside of court, Taylor tweeted this, “Last lies you get to tell. You better make it worth your while.” The tweet came after Pistorius testified that Taylor had tried to get back with him after they broke up, that she was with someone when he was overseas and that someone set up a fake Twitter account to pick on Steenkamp. She later deleted the tweet."

ededed

I'm guessing from your posts that you are supporting him?

Beoz

Its not a contest. Its a trial. The purpose of the trial is to find whether he intended to kill his girlfriend or not.

I find it quite bizarre that people are calling it murder without ample proof.