Pistorius charged with murder.
As the hearing started, Pistorius kept his head down, cried and held his hands to his face. At times, he appeared confused.
"Take it easy. Come, take a seat," Reuters quoted Magistrate Desmond Nair as telling him.
A defense lawyer referred to his client’s “traumatised state of mind.”
Several of Pistorius’ family members were in the courtroom and also appeared emotional; one seemed distraught and others wept.
Poor sympathetic Pistorius. He mistakenly killed his girlfriend, and seems all but distraught at the fact. It’s a buffet for the media. A free for all. It seems quite unreal that a man such as Pistorius could be guilty. Then again he may not be not guilty.
But, he’s disabled? He couldn’t possibly…?
I’m a firm believer in innocent until proven guilty. Unfortunately, since I’m not a fly on the courthouse wall, nor am I privy to the man’s mind, it’s really hard to say if he’s innocent or not. It’s not for me to judge. But I do feel bad. This man was a hero to many. He proved that anything was possible. I admired him for that. So it’s a shame this happened because a remarkable man has just been charged with murder. His hero image has been tarnished.
And yet anyone can be a murderer, regardless of skin color, size, or capacity. Anyone can be a saint. It’s the person who chooses what to do in life, not the image or the blades.
Don’t make me sympathize for him because he’s disabled, or make him seem more incapacitated than he is. He’s just a man who may or may not have committed murder.