{"id":126708,"date":"2016-07-06T11:10:10","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T09:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/126708\/twitter-reacts-to-oscar-pistorius-sentence\/"},"modified":"2016-07-06T11:10:10","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T09:10:10","slug":"twitter-reacts-to-oscar-pistorius-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/07\/06\/twitter-reacts-to-oscar-pistorius-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter reacts to Oscar Pistorius&#8217; sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to\u00a06\u00a0years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the\u00a0minimum prison sentence for murder in South Africa\u00a0being\u00a015 years, \u00a0Judge Thokozile Masipa read out the sentence\u00a0after three days of hearing arguments from both the state and Pistorius\u2019 defence.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hearing and watching the sentence somehow makes it even more unbelievable. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/OscarPistorius?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OscarPistorius<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6gpMpe1Eq9\">https:\/\/t.co\/6gpMpe1Eq9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ronke Lawal (@ronkelawal) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ronkelawal\/status\/750611850996449280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/OscarPistorius?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OscarPistorius<\/a> not appealing his sentence.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Karyn Maughan (@karynmaughan) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/karynmaughan\/status\/750611799049900036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>People on social media have been posting their reactions on the sentence, which concludes a three year trial for Pistorius.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If this guy killed his girlfriend he would be in Jail before he can say &quot;I need a lawye&#8230;&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/OscarPistorius?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OscarPistorius<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rYwcl7R2wS\">pic.twitter.com\/rYwcl7R2wS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AbortedNews (@AbortedNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AbortedNews\/status\/750612012011585536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On the plus side, no woman will be staying overnight at <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/OscarPistorius?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OscarPistorius<\/a>&#39; house for a while.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; fleetstreetfox (@fleetstreetfox) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fleetstreetfox\/status\/750611959775633408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Clyyss\/status\/750611822730944512<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m pretty sure the world is LOLing real hard at our justice system today. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/OscarPistorius?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OscarPistorius<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/OscarSentencing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OscarSentencing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maps Maponyane (@MapsMaponyane) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MapsMaponyane\/status\/750611748575649792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/KNaomi_N\/status\/750611736777093120<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/lebolukewarm\/status\/750611589347377152<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">White male privilege in action. <\/p>\n<p>6 years for cold blooded murder of <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/ReevaSteenkamp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ReevaSteenkamp<\/a>. Disgraceful. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/OscarPistorius?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OscarPistorius<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zo93i3qHr8\">https:\/\/t.co\/Zo93i3qHr8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kon Karapanagiotidis (@Kon__K) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kon__K\/status\/750611278402465792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;He deserves a second chance&quot; where&#39;s Reeva&#39;s second chance? Did Masipa forget someone was murdered <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/OscarPistorius?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OscarPistorius<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lemLLbewEo\">pic.twitter.com\/lemLLbewEo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mariscka.C (@riscka23) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/riscka23\/status\/750610746480947200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In 2014 Oscar got 5 years for culpable homicide, and now 6 years for murder, how is that fair? \ud83d\ude21 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/OscarPistorius?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OscarPistorius<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bRhVmOxkHa\">pic.twitter.com\/bRhVmOxkHa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Social South Africa (@SocialSA_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SocialSA_\/status\/750614201824059392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So animals are more important than people! 25 years for Rhino poachers. 6 years for people!  <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/OscarPistorius?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OscarPistorius<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9N5Hjr2Nlc\">pic.twitter.com\/9N5Hjr2Nlc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shawn Neo (@IamShawnNeo) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IamShawnNeo\/status\/750612128646717440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='2d969cff69dd2994977d7d3b27bfdf8b'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People have taken to Twitter to react to Oscar Pistorius sentencing of 6 years for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7783,"featured_media":126709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Caxton Central","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[11637,6442,1563,4771,2976,2362,11638],"class_list":["post-126708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-criminal","tag-justice","tag-murder","tag-oscar-pistorius","tag-reeva-steenkamp","tag-south-africa","tag-trial"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["criminal","justice","murder","oscar pistorius","Reeva Steenkamp","South Africa","trial"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7783"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}