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#Pistorius leaves court through great heaving throng of TV cameras and people with camera phones.
Asked #Pistorius how he felt the day went but he looked straight ahead, said nothing and kept walking.
#Pistorius sits looking at phone as sister Aimee sits on arm rest, embracing him.
#Pistorius, with sore eyes, in conversation with lawyer Brian Webber.
Masipa: "I am of the view that the accused acted too hastily and was negligent." Court adjourned until tomorrow. #Pistorius
Masipa: "Did the accused fail to take reasonable steps to guard against the consequences? Yes." #Pistorius
Masipa: Would a reasonable person have foreseen that whoever was behind the door might have been struck by a bullet and die? Answer is yes.
Masipa: "He was competent in the use of firearms as he had undergone some training." #Pistorius
Masipa: A reasonable person would have foreseen that the person in the toilet would be hit and possibly killed. #Pistorius
"person with the accused's disability would have fired four shots into the small toilet cubicle." #Pistorius
Masipa: "The accused had reasonable time to reflect, to think and to conduct himself reasonably. I am not persuaded that a reasonable..."
Masipa: However, it is an explanation, not an excuse. Many people in this country have been victims of crime and not resorted to firearms.
Masipa: "I agree that the conduct of the accused may be better understood by looking at his background." #Pistorius
Maspia: Defence urged this court to consider the peculiar circumstances of the accused when determining if he acted negligently. #Pistorius
Masipa: There is "no explanation" why he did not call for help before going to the bathroom. #Pistorius
Masipa: "All the accused had to do was pick up his cellphone and call security or the police." He could have run to the balcony and screamed
Masipa: "There are many people in this country without any form of security at all." #Pistorius
Masipa: Defence cited his disability but "vulnerability is not unique as millions of people in this country can fit into this category".
Masipa quotes case law but notes: "What was reasonable in 1933 would not be necessarily reasonable today."
Masipa: "Although the test for negligence is objective, certain subjective factors are applied." #Pistorious
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