Everyone I predicted the outcome of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial in South Africa correctly. I've watched enough hours on real-life crime stories to have learned something about murders between domestic partners. They happen for three reasons as follows:
1) One of the partners has found someone else. They want to get rid of their current partner to be with the new person.
2) One of the partners stands to get a whole bunch of money if the other partner dies.
3) One of the partners has been a victim of bad domestic abuse for a long time and decides to bring it to an end and get even with the abuser.
The Oscar Pistorius case fit none of these criteria. In my mind it was always a manslaughter or culpable homicide case over charged because of the fame of both domestic partners involved.
What brought us to this tragic point where a bright and beautiful young woman lost her life and the state spent millions of dollars of the taxpayer's money prosecuting Oscar?
Before I give you an answer, I need to make one point clear. Despite the fact that I live in a firearms-free house, I support the Second Amendment to the US Constitution that grants citizens the right to bear arms. I feel that any person with a legal right to have a gun should have one, if they desire to have a gun. I also have zero tolerance for any violence against women.
Obviously Oscar is responsible for his actions. He is sane and knows the difference between right and wrong. However before this tragedy Oscar was observed by friends and even police officers being irresponsible with firearms to the point that he was a danger to others.
Here is what should have happened as follows:
1) The South African Police should have come to his home. They would have given him an order to surrender his firearms and his firearms license.
2) This order would further instruct him to take a rigorous firearms handling course similar to those given to people in the South African Police and South African Defense Forces. The order would also instruct him to go to a psychiatrist for an in depth and rigorous mental health examination.
3) This order would have further stated that Oscar would get his firearms and firearms license back when he passed the firearms handling course and mental health examination.
Had these steps been followed Reeva Steenkamp would still be alive and the millions of dollars spent on this criminal case by the South African government could have been spent or worthy things like health care and housing for the poor.
1) One of the partners has found someone else. They want to get rid of their current partner to be with the new person.
2) One of the partners stands to get a whole bunch of money if the other partner dies.
3) One of the partners has been a victim of bad domestic abuse for a long time and decides to bring it to an end and get even with the abuser.
The Oscar Pistorius case fit none of these criteria. In my mind it was always a manslaughter or culpable homicide case over charged because of the fame of both domestic partners involved.
What brought us to this tragic point where a bright and beautiful young woman lost her life and the state spent millions of dollars of the taxpayer's money prosecuting Oscar?
Before I give you an answer, I need to make one point clear. Despite the fact that I live in a firearms-free house, I support the Second Amendment to the US Constitution that grants citizens the right to bear arms. I feel that any person with a legal right to have a gun should have one, if they desire to have a gun. I also have zero tolerance for any violence against women.
Obviously Oscar is responsible for his actions. He is sane and knows the difference between right and wrong. However before this tragedy Oscar was observed by friends and even police officers being irresponsible with firearms to the point that he was a danger to others.
Here is what should have happened as follows:
1) The South African Police should have come to his home. They would have given him an order to surrender his firearms and his firearms license.
2) This order would further instruct him to take a rigorous firearms handling course similar to those given to people in the South African Police and South African Defense Forces. The order would also instruct him to go to a psychiatrist for an in depth and rigorous mental health examination.
3) This order would have further stated that Oscar would get his firearms and firearms license back when he passed the firearms handling course and mental health examination.
Had these steps been followed Reeva Steenkamp would still be alive and the millions of dollars spent on this criminal case by the South African government could have been spent or worthy things like health care and housing for the poor.
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