Do you ever read about trials and sentences and just think: ‘what the f-??’

In South Africa, land of the wife-killer (I know Oscar Pistorius wasn’t actually married to the woman he murdered but he probably would have chosen to marry her at some point if he hadn’t put a few bullets through her instead), Shrien Dewani walked free from court after the most bizarre case following the death of his ‘real’ wife on their honeymoon 4 years ago. Mr Dewani has been changed in his description by the press from being ’34 year-old care-home owner’ to being ’34 year-old bisexual care-home owner’. Well now its ‘out there’ we might as well use it to give a fuller, more rounded account of the man. But the judge over there had to virtually abandon the trial because everyone was lying, the witnesses all cutting deals to testify against Dewani to have thier own sentences reduced, it was a fucking joke. Except for the family of his bride. For them its no laughing matter that they not only have no idea who killed their daughter/brother/sister but they have no idea why. She’s just ‘gone’. Get over it, the South African system seems to cry out, move on; Next case please.

For what its worth, I reckon he arranged her murder as suspected. Here’s a ‘bisexual’ which in this case a euphemism for ‘gay’ man, from a deeply traditional Hindu family. Where the pressure to not just marry but to marry the right person (religion, caste, family) is immense. For him to come out as gay would be a disgrace for the whole family, it would bring shame and dishonour. And honour is a much bigger thing among Indians that for many others. So he went along with the family’s wishes, married the girl probably of their choice, whilst comforting himself with rent boys and escorts. We’ve all done that. He realises that he can’t live a lie and rather than think of annulment, divorce, seperation, all of which would bring shame and dishonour, as above, he takes the ‘3rd option’. The radical one to liberate himself from a world he hated. It only takes money, and he’s not a poor man.

So now he walks free. Or minces free, depending on which part of his bisexuality was freed.

The British legal system is much better. The court of appeal yesterday freed a man from an indefinite jail term for child abuse and for raping a 9 year old girl. He’s a serial offender, has shown no remorse, no promise to change his ways and he admitted to all his crimes. His own lawyers call him a ‘danger to the public’. But the judges, who apparently know best, have declared that his Imprisonment for Public Protection was unlawful. I agree. Just shoot the fucker. Let him either spend the night with Oscar Pistorius or go on honeymoon with Shrien Dewani and all will be sorted.

Even football is uplifting compared to that lot.

Happy wednesday

A xxxx