Oscar Pistorius...

Charming1 · ‎05-09-2013

is facing sentencing tomorrow. I heard on tv he could get anything from prision time to a suspended sentence to community service.

“There are things that we don't want to happen but have to accept, things we don't want to know but have to learn, and people we can't live without but have to let go.” Author Unknown

Krimpette · ‎03-09-2010

My guess (and it's only my guess, of course) is that he'll get community service. From an article I read recently about their prisons, I really don't think the judge will send a man in his physical condition to one of their prisons. JMHO.

terrier3 · ‎03-10-2010

On 10/12/2014 Krimpette said:
My guess (and it's only my guess, of course) is that he'll get community service. From an article I read recently about their prisons, I really don't think the judge will send a man in his physical condition to one of their prisons. JMHO.

What's wrong with his physical condition?

He's an athlete!

chessylady · ‎05-01-2010

He's a high profile Olympic hero over there. He will get community service and the victim's family will have to sue him for damages. Just like in America, the quality of justice depends on your bank account.

Lindsays Grandma · ‎03-10-2010

On 10/12/2014 chessylady said: He's a high profile Olympic hero over there. He will get community service and the victim's family will have to sue him for damages. Just like in America, the quality of justice depends on your bank account.

I agree with you, my gut feeling is community service based on exactly what you said.

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Nuttmeg · ‎03-09-2010

On 10/12/2014 terrier3 said:
On 10/12/2014 Krimpette said:
My guess (and it's only my guess, of course) is that he'll get community service. From an article I read recently about their prisons, I really don't think the judge will send a man in his physical condition to one of their prisons. JMHO.

What's wrong with his physical condition?

He's an athlete!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB_g-RSIGfM

TaxyLady · ‎05-26-2011

On 10/12/2014 terrier3 said:
On 10/12/2014 Krimpette said:
My guess (and it's only my guess, of course) is that he'll get community service. From an article I read recently about their prisons, I really don't think the judge will send a man in his physical condition to one of their prisons. JMHO.

What's wrong with his physical condition?

He's an athlete!

Trying going a day without legs and see if you don't reconsider this to be a physical condition.

LilacTree · ‎03-25-2012

On 10/13/2014 TaxyLady said:
On 10/12/2014 terrier3 said:
On 10/12/2014 Krimpette said:
My guess (and it's only my guess, of course) is that he'll get community service. From an article I read recently about their prisons, I really don't think the judge will send a man in his physical condition to one of their prisons. JMHO.

What's wrong with his physical condition?

He's an athlete!

Trying going a day without legs and see if you don't reconsider this to be a physical condition.

And I doubt they would allow him to use his prosthetics in jail. I'm not an advocate, but it's a reality.

Formerly Ford1224
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Elie Wiesel 1986

BeckiWV · ‎04-12-2011

On 10/13/2014 Ford1224 said:
On 10/13/2014 TaxyLady said:
On 10/12/2014 terrier3 said:
On 10/12/2014 Krimpette said:
My guess (and it's only my guess, of course) is that he'll get community service. From an article I read recently about their prisons, I really don't think the judge will send a man in his physical condition to one of their prisons. JMHO.

What's wrong with his physical condition?

He's an athlete!

Trying going a day without legs and see if you don't reconsider this to be a physical condition.

And I doubt they would allow him to use his prosthetics in jail. I'm not an advocate, but it's a reality.

They might be considered as potential weapons maybe.

minkbunny · ‎03-09-2010

On 10/12/2014 terrier3 said:
On 10/12/2014 Krimpette said:
My guess (and it's only my guess, of course) is that he'll get community service. From an article I read recently about their prisons, I really don't think the judge will send a man in his physical condition to one of their prisons. JMHO.

What's wrong with his physical condition?

He's an athlete!

Have you ever personally dealt with the after effects of an amputation?

Do you not consider that an altered physical condition?