DAY 37: HARD TRUTH: OSCAR HAS NO LOWER LEGS – PROF. DERMAN Defence witness and sports and exercise medicine physician, Professor Wayne Derman, continued to describe fight/flight responses on Day 37 of the Oscar Pistorius Trial, commenting on Oscar Pistorius’s testimony and the events of 14 February 2013 when Reeva Steenkamp was shot and killed. Derman said the fact that Oscar was vulnerable but still approached the threat is consistent with the fight/flight response and is consistent with the natural reflex. Derman said when Oscar said: “I was not thinking”, this was because a less cortical activation takes place. He added: “In this context, fleeing is not an option. The accused has no lower legs. The option is to fight.” Derman also described Oscar as a paradox of disability and ability but said the hard truth is that Oscar does not have lower legs and that disability impacts every aspect of his life.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 08:47:38 +0000
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