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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 671491" data-attributes="member: 40658">Yeah well, I think in this case the judge gave Oscar also the benefit of the doubt.While many may think he was acting on the stand, I saw it as genuine remorse.&nbsp; I am yet to see someone &quot;act&quot; throwing up. The judgement continues today, and my guess is it will be finished around lunch time.I see there has been a lot of outrage and queries surrounding her judgment so far, but I for one feel that she has come to the correct conclusion.&nbsp; And this more so in the fact that the Judge, and one of the Assessors are female.What I so far don&#039;t agree on with the judge is her explanation that Oscar didn&#039;t act as a reasonable man.&nbsp; The thing is, and very few South Africans can be judged on this, is the fact that Oscar shouldn&#039;t be compared to every reasonable normal man, he should be compared to any other reasonable man without legs.&nbsp; There is a major difference, and if the Judge were to give Oscar a worse sentence, I think there may be grounds for Appeal by his defence team.So far, I don&#039;t think the state have any clear thing or item to appeal on.&nbsp; Since the start of the hearing, the defence made the statement that most of the state&#039;s evidence are circumstantial, and the judge has come to the same conclusion.&nbsp; I&#039;m looking forward to how today turns out...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 671491, member: 40658"] Yeah well, I think in this case the judge gave Oscar also the benefit of the doubt. While many may think he was acting on the stand, I saw it as genuine remorse. I am yet to see someone "act" throwing up. The judgement continues today, and my guess is it will be finished around lunch time. I see there has been a lot of outrage and queries surrounding her judgment so far, but I for one feel that she has come to the correct conclusion. And this more so in the fact that the Judge, and one of the Assessors are female. What I so far don't agree on with the judge is her explanation that Oscar didn't act as a reasonable man. The thing is, and very few South Africans can be judged on this, is the fact that Oscar shouldn't be compared to every reasonable normal man, he should be compared to any other reasonable man without legs. There is a major difference, and if the Judge were to give Oscar a worse sentence, I think there may be grounds for Appeal by his defence team. So far, I don't think the state have any clear thing or item to appeal on. Since the start of the hearing, the defence made the statement that most of the state's evidence are circumstantial, and the judge has come to the same conclusion. I'm looking forward to how today turns out... [/QUOTE]

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