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Originally Posted by westendlass
And, if I heard right, the community service suggested was for 16 hours per month! Sounds neither here nor there to me, what sort of punishment is that? If it was a black member of the public who shot his girlfriend like that I'm sure the outcome would have been very different in South Africa.
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Oscar Pistorius murder trial Judge Thokozile Masipa has tough job
Critics of Judge Masipa’s decision held up the example of popular black hip hop artist Molemo ‘Jub Jub’ Maarohanye who was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment after ploughing into a group of children while drag racing in Soweto. His defence lawyers had argued diminished responsibly as the singer had taken drugs and did not mean to kill.