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There seems to be conflicting opinion re whether he would have been able to hear or not - from what I gathered his ears would have been ringing but he would still be able to distinguish voices so that would suggest he would certainly hear screams. IIRC it was the firearms lawyer on Sky that some have then dismissed because he was a lawyer, not a firearms expert. I dunno but you'd think a lawyer who specialises in firearms-related cases would have a good idea even if he wasn't a ballistics expert. Lawyers who specialise in maritime law might not be able to hoist a mainsail but I reckon they'd still know a bit about boats.
Decibels comparison:
Jet take off - 120 dB
Jackhammer- 130 dB
Gun shots 150-160dB average, higher for larger magnums, as high as 170's. ...
Those gun dB's are NOT indoors in a small space, which amplifies the dB.
BTW, 140 dB is the pain threshold for human beings and noise. Above 140 and anyone WILL experience pain.
Do you mean like you "assume" he couldn't hear?
that's a very detailed investigation/explanation, for something that you then say is unimportant.
and anyway, i want to ask oscar why he didn't phone the police.
BBM - excuse me? I'd appreciate you not accusing me of making assumptions about him lying about other things, when it is a fact that he pulled the trigger on the gun at Tasha's and it is a fact that he lied about discharging that gun. Lied. It is not an assumption. There are plenty of other proven lies, so please refrain from being rude and accusing me of "assumptions" about his other lies. Thank you.No, actually quite the opposite.
You say you assume he could hear because he lied about other things ( also an assumption). I say there is reasonable doubt that he could hear screams then because objectively it is demonstrable that gunshots in such a space are more likely than not to cause pain and hearing loss.
I very specifically dont rely on his words one way or the other to reach my conclusion, nor my own subjective feelings about his veracity..
Yes, lying hurts credibility. Which is why analysis of objective possibilities is all the more important...
If OP said he was deafened and only 1 in a 100 folks experienced such deafness then I would be very disinclined to believe him. That's not the case so I accord him reasonable doubt on this point.
That is an unfair comment given that most people here are happy to debate the evidence and only occassionally descend to frustration (or humour) over the seeming inability of Pistorius' supporters to do the same - I have seen many posts by supporters that are responded to politely and accurately and are then ignored by the original poster. You're under no obligation to answer my questions but for the third (or 4th) time, do you have any thoughts as to why OP was holding his gun like a complete novice when he was metres away from the dangerous intruder/s? Thanks in advance.Posts like this make it very clear its a waste of time to do actual research and post it on this thread. What a circle jerk.
Mods....spank away. I'm ready.
Posts like this make it very clear its a waste of time to do actual research and post it on this thread. What a group jerk.
Mods....spank away. I'm ready.
To be honest MsMarple I may have snickered until you said 'stop that snickering' before I got a chance to and then I didn't want to anymore if you know what I mean.
Totally off topic but do you like Miss Marple or just chose it as a good websleuths name? I only ask because I like to re-read Agathas after enough time has gone by to forget whodunnit and I've come to realise I really dislike Miss Marple as a character - now she displays TOTAL confirmation bias if I understand the term correctly. Like the little Belgian though - he has more sympathy for human foibles IMO.
BBM - excuse me? I'd appreciate you not accusing me of making assumptions about him lying about other things, when it is a fact that he pulled the trigger on the gun at Tasha's and it is a fact that he lied about discharging that gun. Lied. It is not an assumption. There are plenty of other proven lies, so please refrain from being rude and accusing me of "assumptions" about his other lies. Thank you.