Oscar Pistorius granted bail; Media terribly inconvenienced by length of bail hearing

http://twitter.com/#!/Soledad_OBrien/status/304956305209167872

Aw, does Special Snowflake Soledad have somewhere to be?

“Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius, the Olympic sprinter accused of murdering his girlfriend, was granted bail this morning.

BREAKING: #OscarPistorius is released on bail. Magistrate: Shock and outrage if he is released. But he’s not a flight risk, or a danger #cnn

— Amy La Porte (@AmyLaPorteCNN) February 22, 2013

But not before the impatient media griped about how long the magistrate took to deliver his decision.

BREAKING NEWS: The #OscarPistorius magistrate is STILL TALKING. Dude, is the guy gonna get bail or not? Geez. Is this a filibuster?!

— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) February 22, 2013

South African magistrate still talking after almost 2 hours.. still no decision on bail for Pistorius

— Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) February 22, 2013

Judge in Pistorius talking verrrry slowly, thoroughly… This could take a bit of tiiiiiime…

— Michelle Kosinski (@MKosinskiNBC) February 22, 2013

Sidenote: #OscarPistorius Magistrate has stolen my morning. Ok back to tweeting

— Dan Abrams (@danabrams) February 22, 2013

#OscarPistorius Magistrate now takes a step back to examine public outrage. How about mine at how long this is taking?

— Dan Abrams (@danabrams) February 22, 2013

Get. On. With. It. #Pistorius

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 22, 2013

I’d say the length of this magistrate’s deliberation means he’s going to release #Pistorius on bail.

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 22, 2013

Does everyone get this tedious 2-hour monologue re their bail decision in SA – and if not, why Oscar Pistorius?

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 22, 2013

#OscarPistorius will be due for early release on basis of time-served by time Magistrate Nair gets to his decision!

— Jon Williams(@WilliamsJon) February 22, 2013

#Pistorius if this is the length of the magistrate’s comments for a #bail hearing in #Southafrica, how long will it take at trial?

— Paul Harrison (@SkyNewsRoyal) February 22, 2013

Unbearably stifling in here. Rest of court closing. Judge still going…..#pistorius

— Lucy Bannerman (@Lbannermantimes) February 22, 2013

Things accomplished while waiting for magistrate to rule in Pistorius case: wrote a novel, did my taxes (long form), ran a half marathon.

— Sal Castaneda (@sal_castaneda) February 22, 2013

Pistorius granted bail ahead of trial …after the longest speech in the world…nearly 2hrs.

— Charlie Webster (@CharlieCW) February 22, 2013

With all due respect, #Pistorius could take flight on a global round trip and still make it back in time for this bail hearing.

— Gavin Ramjaun (@GavinROfficial) February 22, 2013

B-O-O. H-O-O.

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