Trial Discussion Thread #14 - 14.03.28, Day 16

[Melanie]

I saw the Court Chatter lady talking on the Whoop feed and she had heard that the assessor may be in the hospital. If that's true, it explains the week. I wonder how they handle it if that person is not able to return. Do they have back-ups, like they do for juries?

Makes you wonder - doesn't it. What if 1 of the 3 had a heart attack, or went into a diabetic coma. There are no alternates, and the trial would have to start from day 1. In this case, I'm liking the USA jury system much better!

MOO

Mel

 

[MeeBee]

Its the lady assessor, the one on the left.

My left or your left?

:takeabow:

 

[kaos]

This trial must be great for the tourist industry in SA with all the hotel rooms the media must have booked. Let's just hope the assessor's illness isn't viral.

 

[Really?]

I suppose the judge just wants to make sure she leaves enough time for the dude to get better instead of scheduling a date and having him still be sick.

It was the female that was missing today in court.

 

[lisasalinger]

My left or your left?

:takeabow:

haha... If I was sitting in the dock barfing in to a bucket, it would be the person on the left

 

[MeeBee]

It was the female that was missing today in court.

:thumb:

 

[zwiebel]

Recaps.


The prosecution case in 13 key moments:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/oscar-pistorius-murder-trial-prosecution-3280872

Video summary of the case so far:
http://www.news24.com/Multimedia/Vi...-Pistorius-trial-what-we-know-so-far-20140320

Short summary of evidence so far, with photos and graphics:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26417240

A wrap of all the court proceedings on one page:
http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2014/03/03/inside-the-oscar-pistorius-trial

Complete list of state's witnesses and details:
http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/arti...es-case-against-oscar-pistorius/#.UzUxZMu9KSM

 

[gajonka]

It's 12:00am where I am so go ahead!

4.23 AM HERE in Gotham. Watching the TAPE, of the Devault closing. anyone know where I can fond the rest of this trial, poor coverage...


Cant believe OP gets 2 more weeks free.... put him in the iron maiden already!!!!

 

[MeeBee]

Well, I'm glad a drank like three Frappucinos for this. Yeah, great timing guys.

:skip:

 

[lisasalinger]

Good night kids... have a fabulous evening / morning / day... wherever you are in the world. Go do something fun!

 

[zwiebel]

I particularly like this one - it lists exactly how far away all the witnesses were.

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/arti...es-case-against-oscar-pistorius/#.UzUyZMu9KSN

 

[james83]

Statement from the assessor's husband
"I found her ill and in pain, I phoned the estate manager and asked him to call an ambulance".

 

[MeeBee]

4.23 AM HERE in Gotham. Watching the TAPE, of the Devault closing. anyone know where I can fond the rest of this trial, poor coverage...


Cant believe OP gets 2 more weeks free.... put him in the iron maiden already!!!!

That one didn't get a lot of play. If you watche the JA trial you may recognize some of the players as well as Dr. Karp who was supposed to be a defense expert for Jodi but backed out.

Fun fact!

 

[Melanie]

Statement from the assessor's husband
"I found her ill and in pain, I phoned the estate manager and asked him to call an ambulance".

Conspiracy theory = is someone trying to kill her? This is SA, after all.

JMHO

Mel

 

[Val1]

Statement from the assessor's husband
"I found her ill and in pain, I phoned the estate manager and asked him to call an ambulance".

Geez, that sounds very familiar.... (shades of OP)

 

[shane13]

Statement from the assessor's husband
"I found her ill and in pain, I phoned the estate manager and asked him to call an ambulance".

Yes, but you are not telling the whole story!!

When the security first arrived, they phoned the assessor’s husband while the poor, sick assessor was passed out on the floor, the husband told the security personnel, “Security, Everything is fine.”

 

[jay-jay]

I particularly like this one - it lists exactly how far away all the witnesses were.

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/arti...es-case-against-oscar-pistorius/#.UzUyZMu9KSN

Thanks for that link, I've become quite confused as to which ear-witness is which (names, etc) and also how far away each of them were.

 

[Sarahlou]

Something stinks. Hmm.

 

[Carol70]

Here is another comprehensive article which is pretty good. Apologies if posted already.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/27/opinion/pistorius-trial-winners-and-losers/

 

[Estelle]

Crikey! I am concerned but should I be? Any legal eagles care to comment?

I was absolutely shocked when I read that the Assessor is a friend of Oscar's so it took me a few minutes to decide whether I should post it or not as it appeared to me that there could be a conflict of interest.

Do you think that the Judge and Assessors could have been specially chosen because of their backgrounds?

In other words, Judge Masipa has a background in social work and domestic violence issues and the female assessor probably would be sympathetic to and understand disability.