Posted on 02/22/2013 7:39:41 AM PST by John W
PRETORIA, South Africa — After four days of combative hearings, a South African magistrate on Friday granted bail for Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee track star accused of murdering his girlfriend in a case that has horrified and fascinated the nation.
“The accused has made a case to be released on bail," the magistrate concluded. Pistorius family members in the packed courtroom shouted: "Yes!"
The terms of the bail were not immediately disclosed.
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I expect him to run.
Perhaps the terms included turning in his blades.
Roses are red, Violets are glorious
Never sneak up on Oscar Pistorious.
Does anyone else find it odd that this story is receiving such international attention? I turned on the news this morning to get an update on the weather—the reporters were breathless in their coverage of this story. I don’t get it.
Anything to keep from discussing Obie’s upcoming Sequestration...
He might as well jump bail. He doesn’t have a leg to stand on in court.
From Deadspin:
He will be a free man until his trial begins—his next court appearance is scheduled for June 4.
Bail was set at 1 million rand, with only 10 percent of that (about $11,200) being required in cash. The remainder must be pledged as a surety. He must surrender his passport and all firearms. He must not contact any potential witnesses in the case. He may not return to his home. He must check in regularly with a probation officer. He may not drink alcohol or use any prohibited substance, and must submit to drug testing.
Bail is common in South Africa, even in murder cases, due to the country’s overcrowded prisons. June 4 is the next court date, but it’s not clear when the actual trial will begin. The prosector said it may not be for as long as a year.
But but this is series and hugh, not the stuff your Boy King is doing to your country...
/sarc :)
Probably will get an ankle.........uh, nevermind.
Looks like the fix is in with the judge. Stumpy’s going to walk on the murder charge.
That’s how he rolls.
Celebrity justice......because they’re more important than you are.
Yes, if they only spent one-tenth of a percent of the energy they spent on Pistorious, to explore the Benghazi embassy attack, the Boy King might not be any longer.
OJ Part Deux.
Ha! Yep, pretty much. :)
It's just more tabloid fodder for the dumb public to eat up----legless Olympian murders beautiful girlfriend.
This morning I had Fox News on (a rare occurrence in this house nowadays) because I wanted to see their interview with Rick Perry. Instead they covered every moment of that long-winded judge's monologue, with their breathless "alert" logo running across the screen. I turned off the TV.
I do NOT understand why judges come unglued when dealing with the rich and famous. Like with OJ. Everybody fell over their own anatomy form the camera loving judge to the idiot prosecution that rushed the case to trial. Petorius puts his pants on one leg at a time just like everybody else. This is an outrage.
That’s actually pretty good.
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