The world appears shocked at the news of the 6 year prison verdict given to Oscar Pistorious for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.

Many have slammed Judge Masipa for issuing such verdict for such a hideous crime.

Here is what they are saying;

https://twitter.com/lebolukewarm/status/750611589347377152

If #Pistorius was black & non-famous, he'd have got life imprisonment.
Saved by celebrity status. pic.twitter.com/9B8HBqnia2

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 6, 2016

'Fallen hero'?
Try 'angry, gun-toting maniac'.
Judge behaved like a fan-girl & sentenced accordingly.
Disgusting. #pistorius

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 6, 2016

Some natives stole sweets worth R300 and were sentenced to 15 years in jail; #OscarPistorius kills Reeva, he gets sentenced to 6 years.

— Olwethu Sipuka (@osipuka) July 6, 2016

6 years? #OscarPistorius pic.twitter.com/djxMJJC3It

— Maps Maponyane (@MapsMaponyane) July 6, 2016

https://twitter.com/LeonKnight_/status/750610351255851008

#OscarPistorius Let's hope the State appeals the sentence. The justice system has become a joke! 6 years!!!!

— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) July 6, 2016

Six years. That's not justice for Reeva. That's a broken system & an incompetent judge justifying her own mistakes. #OscarPistorius

— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) July 6, 2016

#OscarPistorius is sentenced to 6 years in prison.

I'm in disbelief.

— Karabo Mokgoko ? (@Karabo_Mokgoko) July 6, 2016

I'll never understand the S.A justice system. How do you return sentencing to the judge who got it wrong in the 1st time #OscarPistorius

— Rocky Gofamodimo (@Rocky_BW) July 6, 2016

#OscarPistorius verdict of 6 years imprisonment by Judge Musipa is pathetic. Would she give the same verdict had he murdered her daughter?

— PAAYAL ROHATGI & TEAM (@Payal_Rohatgi) July 6, 2016

Precedent has been set, right? Any disabled person convicted of Murder will get 6 years jail sentence surely? #OscarPistorius

— Rey (@FigoMadridismo) July 6, 2016

What a disgrace – this isn't an athlete who 'made a mistake', this is a criminal who can run. #OscarPistorius https://t.co/HcGr5GcbIx

— George Perry (@georgerperry) July 6, 2016