Call it blind luck or the fact that the lead investigator indeed messed up with his sketchy actions, but Olympian Oscar Pistorius was granted bail early this morning — and considering his salary, the set price of $112,771 seems rather low for someone charged with killing his girlfriend in a fit of rage on Valentine’s Day.
The disgraced sportsman and members of Reeva Steenkamp’s family were all in the South African courtroom when the ruling came down, which was met with cheers from Pistorius’ family and supporters.
The judge wasn’t worried that the 26-year-old might flee the country — saying that going through any metal detector with his prosthetic legs would set them off, as well as his celebrity status and added that he didn’t believe Oscar would kill again, saying that it wasn’t proven he had a “propensity for violence”.
Before ruling, the judge asked the prosecutor an interesting question — If Pistorius’ story was that he believed an intruder was in his bathroom, why didn’t he “stage” a break-in to make his story more believable? The prosecutor conceded, “The fact that we have only one survivor of that tragic night is difficult for the state.”
The prosecutor argued … proving premeditation doesn’t mean Pistorius had to plan the murder the night before … “He planned it that night when she locked herself in [the bathroom].
Lawyers for the fallen track star are asking for charges to be lowered to “culpable homicide”, which would mean that the shooting of Steenkamp was nothing more than a mistake.
Via Tabloid Prodigy
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