JudgeJudi
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As OP took centre stage, sobbing and vomiting in the dock and talking about how he was convinced she was a burglar, it was all about his vulnerability, his fear.
Though Reeva is said to have cowered in the locked toilet cubicle in the bathroom of his home as he shot her four times through its door, she was somehow written out of the story, as if her life was of little consequence compared with the losses he had suffered by being accused and dragged through the mire.
Masipa, gave her verdict in good faith, but, by failing to convict him of murder, she sent a message out: that a woman could die alone with her boyfriend in a hail of bullets and no-one would be expected to pay the price. It was a message that was reinforced by the leniency of Pistorius’s subsequent treatment:
http://www.scotsman.com/news/dani-garavelli-pistorius-fall-out-will-linger-on-1-3967680
I can see why the Defence Team don’t want a retrial. With this huge put-down by a unanimous decision of a very senior SCA bench, Judge Leach [:blushing: I inadvertently referred to him as Mpati in #636] made it patently clear what all 5 judges thought of him. It doesn’t bode at all well for OP at the re-sentencing hearing IMO.
Had the court ordered a retrial, there’s every chance the conviction could have been elevated to dolus directus, bringing with it a further increase in sentence. If he chose to appeal, it would first have to return to the SCA and I think it’s more than obvious what would happen there.
It’s time for OP to bite the bullet. He’ll never admit what he’s done. Apart from everything else we can call him, we can also add gutless to the list. There’s no chance of rehabilitation because he’ll never admit what he’s done. Let him face the consequences. Bring it on.
Though Reeva is said to have cowered in the locked toilet cubicle in the bathroom of his home as he shot her four times through its door, she was somehow written out of the story, as if her life was of little consequence compared with the losses he had suffered by being accused and dragged through the mire.
Masipa, gave her verdict in good faith, but, by failing to convict him of murder, she sent a message out: that a woman could die alone with her boyfriend in a hail of bullets and no-one would be expected to pay the price. It was a message that was reinforced by the leniency of Pistorius’s subsequent treatment:
http://www.scotsman.com/news/dani-garavelli-pistorius-fall-out-will-linger-on-1-3967680
I can see why the Defence Team don’t want a retrial. With this huge put-down by a unanimous decision of a very senior SCA bench, Judge Leach [:blushing: I inadvertently referred to him as Mpati in #636] made it patently clear what all 5 judges thought of him. It doesn’t bode at all well for OP at the re-sentencing hearing IMO.
Had the court ordered a retrial, there’s every chance the conviction could have been elevated to dolus directus, bringing with it a further increase in sentence. If he chose to appeal, it would first have to return to the SCA and I think it’s more than obvious what would happen there.
It’s time for OP to bite the bullet. He’ll never admit what he’s done. Apart from everything else we can call him, we can also add gutless to the list. There’s no chance of rehabilitation because he’ll never admit what he’s done. Let him face the consequences. Bring it on.