Tornado Alley (PROG)

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then again, maybe not .. "lol .. if he's found innocent i think
i'll have a cynicism rush .." .. this from the 5th story down now ..

Oscar Pistorius trial: South African law may favour athlete - 28 February .. excerpt ..

As in the UK and United States, there is no onus on the athlete to prove his innocence. The prosecution will have to prove "beyond reasonable doubt" that Pistorius planned to murder Steenkamp.

But Booth told South Africa's News24 that it will be difficult to do so because there are no witnesses to testify that he arranged the murder beforehand. Even if he "planned" the murder in the time it took him to walk to the bathroom, there is no direct evidence, he said.

"There was nobody there except for Oscar and Reeva, and Oscar is the only one who can actually say what took place," said Booth. "The court can draw inferences, what we call circumstantial evidence, but no direct evidence."

He explained that South Africa also gives far more leeway to the use of force in self-defence than many other countries. "If you mistakenly believe that somebody is about to attack you or you believe there is an intruder in your house that poses a threat to you or the life of others in your home, you are allowed to take necessary action," he said. "That could be to shoot an intruder."

Read more: http://www.theweek.co.uk/world-news/oscar-pistorius/53387/oscar-pistorius-murder-case-story-so-far#ixzz2uyDOIJrx

.. that position sounds a bit 'stand-your-ground'ish ..