Was Oscar Pistorius' sentence too light?

Yeah, there’s no question that he should have to serve at least as much time as OJ Simpson and Robert Blake. Oh, wait…

He was convicted of culpable homicide, not murder.

He was found Not Guilty of Murder, but guilty of Culpable Homicide, which appears to be similar to Manslaughter. In the US, Manslaughter can get you around 8 years, according to my extensive watching of Law & Order.
How he got that, and not murder amazes me. He put on his prostetic legs, and shot her through the bathroom door 4 times. Doesn’t seem like something a moments rage would do.

Of course it was, but it was always going to happen, a jury would have seen justice done.

@filmfann:He shot her before he put on his prosthetic legs. Timeline

Yes, based on what I heard through the media and from the judge’s comnents and decidiobs. I was impressed by the judge’s attempt to be fair.

If he gets out after 10 months, it will be.

Just re-read my comment and realized I worded it incorrectly. I do NOT think it was too light. I think it was fair.

I feel the judge said the right things and made the right decisions.

weak

@gailcalled. The agle of thebullet holes in th door indicated he was standing.

I thought he got off very lightly. His defence didn’t make sense to me.

He will only spend ten months of that five year sentence in prison and a modified time on house arrest. does that seem fair to you? Sounds more like the South African version of OJ Simpson.

at least he was not acquitted, like zimmerman

Thanks for posting this question, I had not heard the outcome (NPR is having pledge drive week). Yes, it does seem awfully light to me, but I didn’t follow the case that closely.

There was reasonable doubt in the case. South African cities have high crime rates. That said, it does seem that celebrities rarely get convicted of crimes. I remember what a sensation it was when Martha Stewart was forced to spend a few months in an upscale prison for her insider trading conviction.

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