What with the mint juleps, chardonnay and Mountain Dew - I don't want to spoil the party but here's Stephen Grootes, journalist in today's Daily Maverick :
"But of course, this does all mean that we have to live through another round of the Oscar Circus.
Well, it will be very different. Mainly because there is no witness testimony in the Supreme Court of Appeal (technically, it could be possible for this appeal to be heard by a full bench of the North Gauteng High Court i.e. three high court judges,
but it is probably going to go directly to the SCA). This means there will be
dry, oral argument. Lots of people (mainly men) in robes, uttering a lot more Latin than we’ve heard already. There will be no breaking down in the witness box, no cross-examination by Gerrie Nel, no putting it to you by Barry Roux..."
Instead, there will be proper discussion about the law. With five judges (probably: it could be three, but with this profile, bank on five) asking questions of the lawyers. Only the law will matter - not the emotion, or the juvenilia of Mikey Shultz saying rude things to Aimee Pistorius.
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There is another welcome aspect to this. The SCA is one of the examples of our legal system at its best, because the emotion is stripped away.
Some of our biggest judicial personalities are there ...The sight of these judges, or any of their colleagues, being broadcast around the world would be one of the best adverts we could produce for our country. ....
...And then to the question that all media people will ask immediately:
will it be televised? Will the judges give permission? While it’s a little too early to give a definitive answer,
it is probably going to be yes."
As Mr Grootes says himself "
Bring it on!"
I think I'll join you with a G&T Ladies !!
http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2014-10-27-the-pistorius-appeal-bring-it-on/#.VE64ds1PiPU