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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 04:03 PM
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The eventual court decision will certainly be an interesting one I think.

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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by yabbadoo4
i swear this is true. when the story broke a few weeks back we were on a break in work and i was reading the story in the paper, so i said to the young guy who works for me "i see that bladerunner guy is getting done for murder" "who? harrison ford?" we were all rolling on the floor lol.
That's just showing your age!
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 09:20 AM
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I think hes going to walk
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by dpb
I think hes going to walk
over 3 years and that`s the best you can do ?
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 09:35 AM
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Sorry I was wrong ,

6 years


seems appropriate
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by dpb
Sorry I was wrong ,

6 years


seems appropriate

Appropriate?????


So a half drunk Afrikaner terrifies one of the most beautiful girls in the world before shooting her and her baby dead.

25 years in UK, 40 years in USA.


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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 10:43 AM
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Well you know more than me ?!

can be appealed either way
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by dpb
Well you know more than me ?!

can be appealed either way

I wouldn't claim to know any more than the rest of us but the guy was done for murder so I merely wondered why you think that 6 years is appropriate.


I didn't know the appeal route was still open - I thought this was the final conclusion.


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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 10:56 AM
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For the reasons the judge outlined - I sat through all of it
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 11:42 AM
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6 years is not appropriate for taking another's life whatever his circumstances.
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 12:01 PM
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apparently not appealing , and could serve way less - so that doesn't seem right

but its not all about retribution of course
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by dpb
For the reasons the judge outlined - I sat through all of it

Well I heard Judge talk about First Offence and what purpose would a long sentence serve. Sort of stuff you might hear for shoplifting but this was murder ffs. First Offence!! dl
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 12:44 PM
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didnt he originally get 5 years and serve 9 months, so how much longer will he serve for this extra year.
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by dpb
apparently not appealing , and could serve way less - so that doesn't seem right

but its not all about retribution of course

Appeal no longer an option i heard.

6, out in 3, seems light still.

Wasn't it the same judge that gave slap on wrist last time?
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 05:02 PM
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Yes, it does seem light. I think his remorse, disability and that walking-on-stunts evidence play a big part in it being light. I felt really bad to see him give that evidence. I have to say I felt worse when I saw Reeva's badly wounded lifeless pics. Oscar at least has his life; quality of that is in question until he's in jail. His parents haven't lost their child of someone else's rage or paranoia.

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