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Thank you. A broken door also explains the grouping of the shots. For the last two shots the pistol was under control. Roger Dixon said that OP must have had line-of-sight (aiming with his eye, the pistol and target in line) for the last two shots. So Oscar brought the pistol down and...

The State filed their written argument on Thursday. The defence/defense will file theirs on Monday, 4 August. The verbal arguments are scheduled for 7 and 8 August at which time the written arguments may be published. That's it in a nutshell. Unless you meant on this thread? We gossiped about...

http://www.gfsa.org.za/latest-news/resources/ Interactive map showing latest gun violence incidents reported in selected media. Here's a screenshot: It is estimated that 18 people (500 a month and 6000 a year) are shot and killed and between 18 and 72 survive gun violence every day in South...

This gentleman did not live in a high security complex. He lived in a township. Big difference. Huge. While we're on the subject... No one heard him or his wife argue before the shooting. No one heard the blood curdling screams of a woman in fear of her life. He did not phone a friend first...

Agreed. Add to this the fact that Oscar admitted under cross that he could not remember where things were originally placed that particular morning. He even said the allegations of tampering were made after the defence's experts examined police photographs and discovered that Things Were Moved...

If you are right handed and you fire a pistol, the recoil pushes against your palm and fingers and forces your hand up and to the right. So four quick, un-aimed, uncontrolled shots (by a right handed person) would make four holes in the door like this... ...and the fact that the third...

Yes. Also...if Oscar broke the upper part of the door with the bat (but not the lower panels) at about 03:00 am it would explain a lot of things: a) The muted light that Mrs Stipp saw through the toilet cubicle's window, b) the fact that the screams from the cubicle was heard by the Stipps and...

Roux talked about the missing extension cord and in reply Nel mentioned that things had been removed by the defence (or gone missing, I can't remember the exact words) from the house. I've always assumed that Nel was referring to the phone and the handbag when he said this. I have a link in my...

I agree with you. I mentioned in an earlier thread that the defence pathologist, Botha, had said that the blood from Reeva's head wound did not have time to leak into her respiratory tract. This means she died very soon after she was shot in the head. I've always wondered why the state's blood...

http://www.littlegatepublishing.com/2014/03/oscarpistorius/ @ Lux et Veritas: Yes indeed. The main issue is violence.

Thank you, GT. They are indeed respectable and well-to-do and black. I saw them. But I also fail to see what their race has to do with anything. The time when South Africa's rich and poor could be colour coded are gone. Race no longer determines wealth here.

BIB: Same is true in South Africa. About Frank: On the day Carice Stander mentioned Frank in court Barry Bateman, a local journalist, told John Webb (in an interview on local Channel 199) that Frank had initially said that he had indeed heard/seen something that night. But when asked to...

http://news.iafrica.com/sa/952188.html Oscar: State files final arguments "National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson, Nathi Mncube, says they filed the closing arguments in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday. The defence is expected to file its closing argument...

http://blogs.webberwentzel.com/2014/04/broadcasting-the-oscar-pistorius-criminal-trial/ The article above was written by Dario Milo who acted for the media in the application to televise the OP trial. He writes about the broadcasting of the trial. He's also written several articles and posts...

http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=12db2eec-f25c-4909-a22d-33c680811e2c A mistrial for Oscar Pistorius? We think not. Interesting article written by Stuart Scott on Lexology site. He argues that the Channel 7 video footage does not present either grounds for appeal or -mistrial.

http://www.enca.com/sheila-pistorius-she-taught-oscar-never-give Video about Oscar Pistorius's mom by eNCA. Apologies if it's already been posted.

Are we hazing AJ_DS? Why wasn't I informed? It's my turn next, isn't it? ISN'T IT?

Yes, absolutely. I agree. It's all speculation of course because we may never know for sure, but what you say makes so much sense. I also think Reeva was threatening to phone the police. Oscar later said he'd screamed and shouted:"Get out of my f@$king house!" and "Call the police!" but I...

I agree. Disproving PPD does not prove murder. But doesn't it discredit Oscar's testimony? And the testimony of all the witnesses who based their testimony on what Oscar told them? What's left is the State's witnesses with their facts undisputed by the discredited defense witnesses. So the...

Good catch. Thank you! Oscar's talking about how he moved from the bathroom to the bedroom after he had shot Reeva. He said he scr-shouted out for Reeva. Nel picks up on this and asks if he was shouting or screaming. Oscar says he was screaming. Nel asks why Oscar would scream? Then Oscar...