As if there wasn’t going to be a big enough media circus around Oscar’s release from prison you can now throw a few more logs on that fire and watch the sparks fly.

Yesterday’s decision to suspend his Friday release was met with a positive reaction from many, although Twitter quickly descended into name calling, lame jokes and general outrage from all sides. We’ll give you a snapshot of what has been happening the last few hours under the hashtag #oscarpistorius.

Here’s a few tweets picked out from the masses…

So how will his legal team respond to the decision? Here’s News24:

Oscar Pistorius’s lawyer could not comment on reports that the former Paralympian will appeal the decision not to release him from jail on Friday.

“I may not discuss it,” Barry Roux told News24 on Thursday morning.

He referred queries to Brian Webber, senior director at law firm Ramsay Webber, who could not be reached for comment.

The plot thickens. No doubt this one will rumble on throughout the day so be sure to check in on Twitter. Who doesn’t love a civil debate between informed individuals who have clear and concise arguments to present?

[source:news24]