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Could I address just a few points in this?
Do remember that Pistorius was a national South African hero. The interest in this case was so great that it was the first trial in South African history that was televised. The media/public wanted to know the opinion of the Pistorius family. If uncle Arnold had not made a public comment here where all of the media had already assembled, where and when should he have done it. It was simply easier to do it at this point while everyone was already assembled.
If memory serves me right, they were not there but in either case, they could have very easily left through the exit door.
He criticized Nel AND the media for pursuing this as a pre-meditated murder case. Early on, there were breaking reports saying that Pistorius has used a bat to crack Reeva's skull while in a steroid rage. All of this was proved to be false.
Pistorius is not a young boy, he is a young adult, in his 20s and as such, he is responsible for his own decisions. None of us were around the Pistorius dinner table. What's to say that uncle Arnold didn't tell OP to tone it down a notch but with OP's fame, money and lifestyle, he simply told uncle Arnold to shove it.
Entirely speculation, no proof that he knew.
Only those that adopt a child that is abused or unwanted know what a challenge it can be to raise this child. The child brings with him/her a lot of baggage. You may use OP and his crime as an example of poor parenting skills by uncle Arnold, but he has lots of biological children and as far as I know, none of them are on trial for murder.
Could it be that there is something different about OP and his brother and sister. Let's start with no biological parents. Studies have shown that kids that grow up without a dad in their life have a higher degree of aggression. Here's a small snippet from just one of many articles ""Growing up without a father could permanently alter the structure of the brain and produce children who are more aggressive and angry, scientists have warned"
This is the same Arnold Pistorius who, just minutes after the verdict was read, distastefully used the court as his stage to vocalise his "gratitude" to the judge for clearing OP of murder -
Do remember that Pistorius was a national South African hero. The interest in this case was so great that it was the first trial in South African history that was televised. The media/public wanted to know the opinion of the Pistorius family. If uncle Arnold had not made a public comment here where all of the media had already assembled, where and when should he have done it. It was simply easier to do it at this point while everyone was already assembled.
while Reeva's family were still sitting there (I think).
If memory serves me right, they were not there but in either case, they could have very easily left through the exit door.
This is the same AP who publicly criticised Nel for doing his job.
He criticized Nel AND the media for pursuing this as a pre-meditated murder case. Early on, there were breaking reports saying that Pistorius has used a bat to crack Reeva's skull while in a steroid rage. All of this was proved to be false.
This is the same AP, who, along with other members of the family, helped shape OP into the killer he became, by not doing more to hold him to account for his previous atrocious behaviour.
Pistorius is not a young boy, he is a young adult, in his 20s and as such, he is responsible for his own decisions. None of us were around the Pistorius dinner table. What's to say that uncle Arnold didn't tell OP to tone it down a notch but with OP's fame, money and lifestyle, he simply told uncle Arnold to shove it.
I'm pretty sure he'd have known about Carl wiping the phone, too!
Entirely speculation, no proof that he knew.
The mere fact of him taking the kids in and treating them as his own doesn't mean much if his parental skills were lacking to such an extent that one of the "kids" felt entitled to get away with murder.
Only those that adopt a child that is abused or unwanted know what a challenge it can be to raise this child. The child brings with him/her a lot of baggage. You may use OP and his crime as an example of poor parenting skills by uncle Arnold, but he has lots of biological children and as far as I know, none of them are on trial for murder.
Could it be that there is something different about OP and his brother and sister. Let's start with no biological parents. Studies have shown that kids that grow up without a dad in their life have a higher degree of aggression. Here's a small snippet from just one of many articles ""Growing up without a father could permanently alter the structure of the brain and produce children who are more aggressive and angry, scientists have warned"