07-03-2014, 01:39 PM
More "Poor Oscar"...
Pistorius' long-time doctor, Derman, spent all day Thursday on the stand, first testifying under defense questioning that Pistorius' double amputation is key to understanding his behavior.
Do not be taken in by the fact that Pistorius is one of the fastest runners in the world -- remember he is disabled, he argued.
Derman ran through a long list of the difficulties that double amputees experience every day, concluding: "The saddest thing I have learned through my six years of working with athletes with disability is that disability never sleeps.
"It's there when you go to sleep at night and it's there when you wake up in the morning. It affects nearly every aspect of your life," he said.
Pistorius' defense team seems to be trying to establish that he acted reasonably, given who he is, when he killed Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine's Day 2013.
Roux also read more of the psych eval in court today. Pistorius was diagnosed as having PTSD (as a result of the killing); he needs to be in treatment to overcome the depression and minimize suicide risk. His friends and family described Pistorius as calm, gentle and non-confrontational to the psychiatrists.
Trial was adjourned until Monday.
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/03/world/...ius-trial/
Pistorius' long-time doctor, Derman, spent all day Thursday on the stand, first testifying under defense questioning that Pistorius' double amputation is key to understanding his behavior.
Do not be taken in by the fact that Pistorius is one of the fastest runners in the world -- remember he is disabled, he argued.
Derman ran through a long list of the difficulties that double amputees experience every day, concluding: "The saddest thing I have learned through my six years of working with athletes with disability is that disability never sleeps.
"It's there when you go to sleep at night and it's there when you wake up in the morning. It affects nearly every aspect of your life," he said.
Pistorius' defense team seems to be trying to establish that he acted reasonably, given who he is, when he killed Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine's Day 2013.
Roux also read more of the psych eval in court today. Pistorius was diagnosed as having PTSD (as a result of the killing); he needs to be in treatment to overcome the depression and minimize suicide risk. His friends and family described Pistorius as calm, gentle and non-confrontational to the psychiatrists.
Trial was adjourned until Monday.
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/03/world/...ius-trial/