Yesterday Oscar Pistorius was found not guilty of pre-meditated murder
and second degree murder because according to the judge, his conduct
after the shooting was "inconsistent" with someone who intended to
commit murder. But he has been found guilty of manslaughter this morning.
He was also found guilty of second firearm charge and found not guilty
of the first and third firearm charge. The firearm charge he was found
guilty of is not even related to the Reeva Steenkamp murder. He
discharged a weapon in a public place. Some place called Tashas. The
judge says Oscar was
sufficiently trained in the use of firearms, so should not have asked
for a firearm in a public place
The judge said no one submitted that there was an intention to pull the trigger, but
that does not absolve him of the crime of negligently handling a
firearm.
