Trial Discussion Thread #59 - 14.21.10, Day 48 ~ sentencing~

[katydid23]

She is going to let him walk...

 

[zwiebel]

Judge now talking about recommendation of community service, house arrest....'Mr M gave evidence accused would be a suitable candidate..'

 

[lithgow1]

David Dadic @DavidDadic · 2m 2 minutes ago
Can't wait to hear what she says of Vergeer.

 

[zwiebel]

J: According to mr M, the accused would benefit....he would get opp to restructure and modifiy his offending behaviour..'

 

[jay-jay]

She's setting this up for a suspended sentence isn't she .. I can't quite believe what I'm hearing .. "he has lost his friend, his love, blah blah" ..

 

[kaos]

Aimee appears to have been ousted to the right hand side of the bench so her uncles are in the more prominent position.

 

[soozieqtips]

Reeva's dad looks resigned.

 

[Peliman]

Aaron Murphy‏@karmicaaron 25s25 seconds ago Judge Masipa slipped up? Could the sentence be 3 years in prison? #OscarPistorius #OscarTrial #Pistorius

I heard it and couldn't believe it, thought she was reading law.

 

[zwiebel]

Judge now talking about evidence of OP's manager: 'Global sporting icon..gave his money to various good causes....all those opps now taken away'

 

[K.T]

Judge Masipa goes through the mitigation witnesses -
Mitigation: Dr Hartzenburg, she met accused in 2013, referred by a colleague for grief counselling (Dr Micki Pistorius?) in her report she states the accused had PTSD and depression. Had to cancel sessions because he was too *boohoo*
Lost his love, his professional reputation, lost friends and lost his career.

Social Worker: Recommends a sentence house arrest for duration of sentence (3 years).
He would do 16 hours of community service in a museum. Join various programs. Would be suitable for professional athlete, correctional supervision: He has done various project lifting the standard of poor and physically disabled – recommends this type of community ‘uplift’.

 

[newone]

Vermeer's report contained a perfect word in my view ''prison is unable to 'cater' to his needs''

 

[zwiebel]

Judge now talking about social worker AV evidence. Very briefly mentioned though.

J: Kim Martin....she described deceased as someone who loved people...She was a happy person.

 

[ColonelMustard]

JM: "She was good in front of a camera"


She was good in front of a camera??

 

[Aika]

She described the deceased as someone "good in front of the camera"??? What’s wrong with this woman?

 

[lithgow1]

i don't think this means anything yet - she is just summarising what evidence was presented.

 

[zwiebel]

J: She met the accused only once in Capetown in company of deceased. Little over a month later she learned accused had killed deceased....devastated

 

[katydid23]

I HATE that she calls her the DECEASED instead of by her NAME!!!!!!!!! Her name was REEVA, My Lady.

 

[zwiebel]

Judge noted Barry's stroke.

 

[jassy writer]

Thank you for summarising this! Too scared to listen live.

 

[katydid23]

She described the deceased as someone "good in front of the camera"??? What’s wrong with this woman?

A happy person, good in front of the camera, YET when she described the killer, it was in GLOWING TERMS as a cultural icon, with great charitable works and much potential.