Paralympian - Oscar Pistorius Arrested for murder?

(06-07-2016 13:11 )Charlemagne Wrote:  Today Oscar Pistorius was given a prison sentence of 6 years for the murder of his wife.

A 6 year sentence for murder - he's so lucky he's a celebrity.

The victim wasn't his wife by the way (not that it matters).

Apparently he has to serve at least half of this new sentence before being considered for parole, so 3 years. He's already served 1 year of the first sentence, so that's 4 years inside for a murder ... almost seems worth it!

Mandela wasn't convicted of murder (or even manslaughter), how many years did he serve? Nice country (if your face fits).

Mandela was imprisoned for conspiracy to overthrow the state. Isn't that a form of treason?

South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority is appealing Pistorius's 6 year prison sentence, describing it as "shockingly too lenient" and having the "potential to bring the administration of justice into disrepute".