Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for the death of Reeva Steenkamp, as his seven month trial finally came to a conclusion.
The South African athlete was sentenced at Pretoria’s High Court for the killing of his girlfriend Ms Steenkamp, after being cleared of murder but convicted of culpable homicide.
In her sentencing, Judge Masipa ruled a non-custodial sentence would send the wrong sentence to the community, but a long sentence would not be appropriate because it would appear to lack mercy.
I personally feel like this is not enough. In America, people get way more prison time for crimes such as theft and gun possession.
It saddens my heart that there is such little justice over such a crime.
I guess if you have money you can really get away with so many things.
Pistorius family statement
Oscar Pistorius’s uncle, Arnold Pistorius, is addressing reporters outside the court.
Today a new season starts for us as a family … Not just the Pistorius family alone, but the Steenkamp family.
It has been a harrowing 20 months. We are all emotionally drained and exhausted.
The case that was set down for three weeks originally has been dragged out for seven months – in fact, for 20 months [since the bail hearing].
In the process, [the state] decided to inflict as much collateral damage as they could, by keeping the cloud of premeditated murder as long as possible … The truth became totally irrelevant to the state’s case to make premeditated murder stick.
We accept the judgment. Oscar will embrace this opportunity to pay back to society.
I appeal to all of you as the media to accept the ruling of the court. After 20 months of relentless public trial, I would ask you … to let us move forward … and give us some degree of dignity and privacy as we do so.
I want to say something as an uncle. I hope Oscar will start his own healing process as we walk down the path of restoration. As a family we are ready to support and guide Oscar as he serves his sentence.
Please understand that I don’t want to take any questions.
Hmmmmm, I don't know what else to say
Oscar Pistorius’s uncle, Arnold Pistorius, is addressing reporters outside the court.
Today a new season starts for us as a family … Not just the Pistorius family alone, but the Steenkamp family.
It has been a harrowing 20 months. We are all emotionally drained and exhausted.
The case that was set down for three weeks originally has been dragged out for seven months – in fact, for 20 months [since the bail hearing].
In the process, [the state] decided to inflict as much collateral damage as they could, by keeping the cloud of premeditated murder as long as possible … The truth became totally irrelevant to the state’s case to make premeditated murder stick.
We accept the judgment. Oscar will embrace this opportunity to pay back to society.
I appeal to all of you as the media to accept the ruling of the court. After 20 months of relentless public trial, I would ask you … to let us move forward … and give us some degree of dignity and privacy as we do so.
I want to say something as an uncle. I hope Oscar will start his own healing process as we walk down the path of restoration. As a family we are ready to support and guide Oscar as he serves his sentence.
Please understand that I don’t want to take any questions.
Hmmmmm, I don't know what else to say
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