cottonweaver
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- May 20, 2014
- Messages
- 8,972
- Reaction score
- 30,847
Wow, talk about manipulation.
" 'I cant think about anything else right now apart from whats coming up next for me, its big.'"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...just-days-convicted-murder.html#ixzz3tNZww1ua
Sounds to me like OP was rounding up his troops in the event there was a retrial, or at best, using emotional blackmail to guilt those who had betrayed him into improving his mitigation chances by way of his new mantra that he might "do something stupid" to replace the old one of I thought she was a burglar to convince his supporters that he deserves better than prison because "He kept talking about how hard prison had been for him". It seems OP thinks prison shouldn't be any harder than his normal life....
Apparently it's working too... "Yesterday, after South Africas Supreme Court of Appeal dramatically overturned Pistorius manslaughter conviction and found him guilty of murdering Reeva instead, Lerena tried to phone him and sent a message of support."
Completely agree Val, I think this is a part of a "set-up" and that Lerena may have been given the OK that he can speak with the media. ( Can't see Lerena not informing OP he had been approached for interview.)
It's corroborating a suicidal state of mind and the timing of the interview is very coincidental but it's not scripted.
At first I believed it, now just think we are being manipulated again It's like the tears/bucket again at the bail hearing, striking initially, then later very transparent.
Not sure that OP was considering there might be a re-trial,as you say, but do think he knew he might need to use some people to present information about how devastated he is in order to build some sympathy and he obviously can't use family members as that would be too obvious.
The fact about OP feeling betrayed by all his friends including Lerena, sucked me in when I first saw the article but then the penny dropped. No such thing as too cynical when dealing with OP's fight against justice.
"so low and without anything to live for', "terrified", do something stupid, "given up on life", dont think he will be able to handle it," 'I know they dont let them have anything in jail that they can harm themselves with, but, you know, this is South Africa, and you can buy stuff you want, even in jail. how low he felt, how tired he was. " 'He has obviously been completely broken by it. He seemed despondent ", 'He really sounded in pain about it. He said he thought about her all the time." its as if he has lost all interest in the things "
No, I don't think Lerena is aware he has been used.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...iend-betrayed-just-days-convicted-murder.html