General Discussion Thread #1 -Bail Hearing

[Tennlyn]

BBC Live Text: "Legal journalist Karyn Maughan tweets: "The tension on the faces of #OscarPistorius's family is starting to lift. They know he's coming home.""

 

[21merc7]

16:16 - Defence looking unhappy says Alex Crawford.

16:15 - Nair takes a gulp of water. More dramatic effect, says Mandy Wiener.

16:15 - Nair: No grounds for denying bail on claims of violent past for Pistorius.

 

[kaos]

I hope there's not a cheer goes up if when he gets bailed. There's still a woman dead and nothing to celebrate.

 

[Tennlyn]

"And so, ladies and gentlemen, in summation... I plan to toss this coin, this gold Krugerrand. Heads he gets bail, tails he doesn't".

I didn't realize they made a two-headed gold Krugerrand.

 

[commspecialist]

he shot a woman four times. that's plenty grounds to deny bail imo.

 

[21merc7]

16:18 - Nair, after a pause, jumps straight into more case law.

16:17 - Nair cites case law where court shouldn't ignore the personal circumstances of a bail applicant.

 

[Alyce]

Oh this must be it surely......... he cant find any evidence to deny bail .........

 

[Tennlyn]

BBC LiveText: "Daily Telegraph southern Africa correspondent Aislinn Laing tweets: "#OscarPistorius: Stark reminder of what's happened here - Reeva Steenkamp's flatmate sitting to my left looking crushed.""

 

[whiterum]

Poor him, I think he's afraid to leave even the tiniest little loophole that might exist uncovered. By the time he finishes the whole courtroom will be in a trance.

 

[otyikondo]

Bail. Cert.

 

[21merc7]

16:19 - Nair: If public outrage was going to be used as grounds to oppose Pistorius bail, the State should have led evidence to prove it.

 

[Carol70]

****!!!!!!!! Bail granted.

 

[cityslick]

The accused had made a case to be released on bail.

 

[Alyce]

Oh there we go, no surprises there - poor Reeva

 

[LJKaust]

Oh what a shock.

 

[otyikondo]

Got it. And there was a "YESSSS". Tacky. Tasteless.

 

[Sarahlou]

Disgusting. Another murdered woman there won't be any justice for.

 

[commspecialist]

Well, that's depressing.

 

[LJKaust]

Her poor family

 

[cityslick]

Got it. And there was a "YESSSS". Tacky. Tasteless.

I agree, there is no need for that. Someone is dead, accident or not.