Oscar Pistorius: The Sentence

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Vorster case was “dissimilar” to Pistorius’s case, though, the judge goes on. Vorster did not have a disability. Vorster did not know there was a person behind the door when he fired – Pistorius did.

Only one shot was fired by Vorster, and was not aimed at the door. Pistorius “deliberately fired four shots into the door”.

Vorster aimed to frighten away the supposed intruder; Pistorius’s intention was to shoot the apparent intruder.

Pistorius could have escaped the threat, she adds.

Pistorius was trained in the use of firearms – a “high degree of responsibility” should be expected of such a person.

Nicely summed differences of the two cases...
 
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