This is not to pick a side but merely to share my personal experience regarding an event different, yet very similar to Oscar Pistorius’…
In or country where we have the highest crime rates in the world 100% of criminals are armed and won’t hesitate to use it. If I first asked my wife if she is ok (knowing she was on the bed) when I knew the intruder was already in our room, he would have known where I was and could shoot. The thing is, if my gun was close and I saw something in the room/bathroom I would have probably shot. The fear is just too great. If I get hurt or killed they will rape my wife (this is how a South African man thinks). I want to put myself in between her and the danger. The fact is that she might have got up to hide in the room, I thought she was on the bed and if I saw something could have shot and mistakenly shot her…
