Pistorius Is Indicted on Murder Charge

[wercal]

5. I think it was a mistake

At the time of the murder, some of his 'tweets' were shown...I remember in one he joked about almost shooting the washing machine one night. The man was paranoid. He lived in a walled community, with razor wire on top.

Living in South Africa is something I cannot relate to - but apparently if you have money (and he did), there is a more than remote possibility of being kidnapped. Add to that his very wreckless personality (he was known for driving exotic sportscars incredibly fast), and the man was a 'loose cannon'.

So I absolutely believe he was shooting at an intruder in his mind. Now that doesn't excuse his behavior....I don't know the ins and outs of South African law, but blindly shooting at what you believe to be a human being, even if it is an intruder, may still be illegal...especially if the suspected intruder is trapped in the bathroom. So I suspect he will spend a lot of time in prison.