Oscar gets five years: Twitter gets angry

Oscar Pistorius in court

Star athlete turned murder accused Oscar Pistorius will serve five years in prison. Pistorius who shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of 14 February 2013, was found guilty of culpable homicide late last week, as well as an earlier charge of recklessly shooting a firearm in public. The five years is for the former, while the latter saw him receive a three-year suspended sentence.

The trial, which has dragged on far longer than many originally anticipated, has nonetheless captured the attention of the South African public and the world at large.

Just how interested people have been in the case was illustrated again today by the way Twitter reacted as Judge Thokozile Masipa read out her sentence. While some felt that justice had finally been served, most were vocally critical of the sentence, suggesting that it was far too light.

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