Clinical psychologist Leonard Carr, attorney Mannie Witz and Judge Greenland took part in a panel discussion following The Interview. Carr was unconvinced about Oscars honesty and authenticity.
He said, This broadcast will have nothing to do with the wheels of justice that are still turning ... it will not be taken into account.
He didnt hold back and used words like rehearsed and contrived to describe Oscars performance for the interview. To me the interview sounded like a staged restatement of his evidence and what hed like people to believe and said he was yet to see a remorseful side to Pistorius.
It still seems to be all about Oscar and its very hard to know who he really is because the versions keep changing, the public relations keep changing. I havent seen evidence of remorse that would focus on paying the price, having genuine regard for the feelings of the Steenkamps, and understanding that in killing Reeva he destroyed someones potential who was possibly going to have children and grandchildren and all kinds of good was going to come from her.
Carr added that that the interview was nothing more than a public relations exercise.
I think that if he would have given evidence that showed remorse, that he had done some reflection I think it could have been mitigating.
If you look at Barry Steenkamp, he looks like a broken man... whereas Oscar shows a huge emotional display, but that is often related to emotional superficiality. That is why I have always seen Oscar more as a performer.
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