The fate of Oscar Pistorius, the Paralympian who shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, rests in the hands of Judge Thokozile Masipa, who is black. After Judge Masipa cleared Pistorius of premeditated murder, some tweeters said that Pistorius was benefiting from his race.
https://twitter.com/HilariousHikuru/status/510017237324140544
I wanna be white Nam… Kill my boyfriend and get away with it. Ooow wait… And have money #OscarTrial
— _Earth__Child_ (@aloo_welwa) September 11, 2014
White people are living a privilege life. #OscarTrial
— Paprika (@Thando_Mpehle) September 11, 2014
Soft sentence ahead. Proving that even in Africa, the law sees color and privilege. Don't do the crime unless you're white/rich! #OscarTrial
— Beam Me Up! (@Aham_Sanjay) September 11, 2014
Imagine if Oscar Pistorius wasn't famous and wasn't white! Think it would be quite a different verdict! #disgrace #OscarTrial
— Liam (@James47Liam) September 11, 2014
https://twitter.com/JamesKent73/status/510019925314777089
https://twitter.com/githu__/status/510015811281752064
#OscarTrial take note if you wanna get off a murder rap in South Africa and you're white. Cry a lot.
— Vin Kelsey (@vckelsey6) September 11, 2014
https://twitter.com/TheIvuoma/status/510009892367646720
As for the white people supporting Oscar, would it be the same if it was a black man who killed Reeva by mistake?
— Big Madam. (@Thando_TooShort) September 11, 2014
Then there’s this guy, who seems to think Masipa’s verdict was motivated by racial hatred of Steenkamp:
If you happen to kill ya white girlfriend, pray to God you face a black female judge #OscarPistorius #OscarTrial #SA http://t.co/NWoDDgc9Si
— Ikki Samuel (@ikkigham) September 11, 2014
To some people, it’s always about race.
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