Oscar Pistorius found to be Innocent regarding Murder of Reeva Steenkamp

The judge, Thokozile Masipa gave the verdict and a rush of voices started whispering in the courthouse. And while Masipa has yet to deliver the final decision regarding the case, for now Oscar Pistorius is in the clear. 

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Even if he is found to be charged with culpable homicide he won’t have to enter the cooler for this crime. The allegation of cold blooded murder is out of the question for now. 

“Oscar Pistorius will not be found guilty of murdering Reeva Steenkamp,” according to Yahoo! Sports.

“The stunning development was revealed as Judge Thokozile Masipa read her summation of the evidence Thursday in front of a packed courthouse in Pretoria, South Africa, and a worldwide television audience.”

However, there is a chance that the prosecutors will appeal to a higher court. And then a murder charge /4/be in the works. Masipa has said that there was no evidence to point towards any preplanned murder having been committed by Oscar Pistorius. 

The prosecution “failed to show requisite intention to kill the deceased, let alone premeditation,” said Masipa.

While the prosecution was trying to get Oscar convicted for having committed the most horrific homicide, Masipa said that according to the details, he was merely trying to protect himself and his girlfriend of an attack from an outsider and had unknowingly shot her.  

While Masipa has not spared Oscar, calling him a weak personality behind the witness stand, she still said that it was not his fault and he was for all purposes innocent until proven guilty. 

According to judge Masipa, the telephonic conversation records support Oscar’s point of view. Oscar and his girlfriend had no tiffs before the terrible event. 

Furthermore, Oscar could not have concocted the whole story up. The details of his testimony were too similar each time he spoke them to have been made up on the spot. 

The judge said that Oscar Pistorius’s recounting of what happened tallied with the reality of the situation and so he was probably telling the truth.  

“To find otherwise would be tantamount to saying that the accused’s reaction after he realized that he shot the deceased was fake, that he was play acting merely to delude the onlookers at the time,” Masipa said.

When she delivered the preliminary verdict, Oscar broke down in court and started crying like a baby. It was clear that he was undergoing a great deal of stress.

The final decision of whether he will serve jail time or not is something which only the times which are to come will decide though.  

Soon after the decision, twitter erupts with mostly negative comments about the verdict. See reactions of some twitter users below:

Judge said #oscarpistorius was negligent and she adjourned for day. Back tomorrow

— Jen’s Trial Diaries (@TrialDiariesJ) September 11, 2014

I wonder how many calories #oscarpistorius burned today trying to force out tears. #JusticeforReeva

— WakeUpThankful (@WakeUpThankful) September 11, 2014

#oscarpistorius Judge: I am not convinced a reasonable person with his disability would have fired the four shots

— Laurel Irving (@laurelirving7) September 11, 2014

If you got out of bed and your Mrs wasn’t there before you let shots fire wouldn’t you make sure she was safe/ok #oscarpistorius

— anton (@AntonPryce_) September 11, 2014

#oscarpistorius looking very nervous as the judge speaks

— Laurel Irving (@laurelirving7) September 11, 2014

if it was someone that wasn’t famous, they’d be jailed for life. #oscarpistorius #ridiculous

— anton (@AntonPryce_) September 11, 2014

Apparently it’s ok to kill your girlfriend. Just invest in a good lawyer, look remorseful and you’re good. #oscarpistorius

— ryan fyfe (@ryan_fyfe) September 11, 2014

So all we learn from the #oscarpistorius verdict is that if you shoot and kill your gf through a closed door just say u didn’t mean it #joke

— Rach Townsend (@taintedheart84) September 11, 2014

You can honestly get away with anything these days. Invest in a good lawyer, look remorseful and you’re good. #oscarpistorius #caseyanthony

— Sophie (@YouGotAnAngel) September 11, 2014

Why would an “intruder” be in the toilet? Would you not find out where your girlfriend is before blindly shooting? #oscarpistorius“

— Makaveli (@Notoriouskhris) September 11, 2014

Astonishing #oscarpistorius verdict – judge recognises his unreliability as a witness but then just accepts his account anyway

— Croesus (@Muppetwatch) September 11, 2014