Oscar Pistorius - Sentencing - 7.6.2016

[Paul Connelly]

"The more a court feels uneasy about a forced sentence, the more they will feel it is an injustice..."

This is going to end up at the SCA again! The woman is an imbecile! No nous whatsoever!

 

[kaos]

Masipa believe he was remorseful. I despair at SA justice!

 

[Cloen]

the notion accused showed no remorse as did not come clean before the court - she disagrees with this
she says accused apologised / had tried to meet parents of deceased to ask for forgiveness/ was unsuccessful trying to meeet and apologise to Steenkamps
she's siding with Oscar on this

 

[patCee]

She disagrees with Nel that OP showed no remorse. Using his efforts to contact Reeva's parents as remorse. Definitely looking for mitigation here.

 

[DanceCard]

Oh good grief! The remorse thing. She disagrees that he's shown no remorse. She's totally fallen for all of his BS like she did in the first trial.

 

[Sherbert]

She finds genuine remorse.

 

[cottonweaver]

Counsel for the State said no compelling circumstances...I disagree....public apology to parents of deceased...

sarcasm?

 

[Cloen]

Judges should be far more perceptive than this and be able to tell lies

 

[kaos]

Because he kept trying to contact the Steenkamps, that apparently shows he was remorseful.

Not as if it's more likely his legal team told him to do that.

 

[Chelly]

Another Judge Masipa sham IMO.

 

[sweetcaro]

Unfreakingbelievable.

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[Sherbert]

Mitigating outweigh aggravating...there are compelling circumstances to justify a deviation...

 

[Cloen]

disagrees borders on Dolus Directus

 

[emirates1957]

I'm watching ENCA....not having a legal bone in my body ..... I'm guessing this is not going well ???

 

[cottonweaver]

Oh dear - fired based on fear of intruder

 

[cottonweaver]

Because he kept trying to contact the Steenkamps, that apparently shows he was remorseful.

Not as if it's more likely his legal team told him to do that.

Baffled that one can be an ex social worker and NOT be worldy wise.

 

[mrjitty]

Oh dear - fired based on fear of intruder

Wow

the SCA specifically ruled that out!

 

[Sherbert]

Emphasising public misconception...paraphrasing...we are all wrong..she is more perceptive...

 

[JudgeJudi]

Totally flabbergasted.

 

[Fuskier]

Barry Bateman ‏@barrybateman now1 minute ago

#OscarPistorius Masipa: the mitigating factors outweigh the aggravating factors - factors exists to deviate from prescribed sentence. BB