JoshOWTB Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21455453 Crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Shot himself in the foot with that defence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorrro Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Go on then, for the benefit of those not fortunate enough to be my fwiend on Facebook: By accident? Yeah right. He hasn't got a leg to stand on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 From now on, he should watch his step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 At least he didn't do a runner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Let's hope there's no knee jerk reactions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 It must be murder running without those prosthetics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorrro Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Roses are red Violets are glorious Don't try to surprise Oscar Pistorius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razza699 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 (edited) Apparently Oscar Pistorius shot his girlfriend with a starter pistol, they think it was race related Edited February 14, 2013 by razza699 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yard Dog Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Hope he doesn't bump into this fella.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJazzer Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I heard he thought he was retiring a replicant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshOWTB Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 To be honest it was nice of Oscar to take his wife out on valentines day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beag_teeets Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I'm a sick bastard and am usually the first to crack the funnies when events happen but I have had my "Won't someone think of the children/ Daily Mail mock outrage" gland activated by some of the coverage of this event. "He has a history of a temper...." type stuff has got up my nose, he may well have snapped and shot his missus and the courts will decide that but I would expect any highly competitive person to have a "history of temper" or short fuse, surely that is what separates the successful winning athletes from the nice guy losers? I was annoyed with him when he complained about the Brazilian's blades in their paralympic final, he may have had a point about the lad being inches taller in that race than whenever he had raced him before but straight after the race wasn't the time to raise it. Again being understanding I too would have been pissed off if that had been me but it allowed a lot of people to go "ooh, he's not very nice". So when this happens (and without meaning to crack the funny) it does leave him without a leg to stand on in many people's eyes and guilty immediately. Whatever happens now is an awful shame, there is a person dead and another will forever be tarnished and most likely behind bars, I thoroughly enjoyed the 2012 Paralympics and am looking forward to the 2016 ones, I hope that whatever shadow is cast from this event isn't long enough to last until then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I do wonder what his defence is going to be - four bullets in her and nobody else around is surely going to make it pretty difficult to be found as anything other than murder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 It actually saddened me a little bit that this happened not just for the fact that a person has lost their life to gun crime. Pistrorius overcame so much as a person and inspired a generation of disabled people and a lot who aren't disabled and has lost that reputation with 1 rash, crazy decision. He's pleaded not guilty to murder but as you say, it was overkill which usually suggests that the victim is personal. I'm sure it was deliberate but I'm also sure he'll try to escape prison like OJ Simpson did. Like Beag, I'm hesitant to cast an opinion on his character without knowing the circumstances and the judicial decision. I just wonder how celebrity and media hype persuades the jury. Also, will his race have any bearing on the trial, subliminal or not, in a country that has obviously had such a history with skin colour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Hope he doesn't bump into this fella.... That's rather homophobic, just because Ross Kemp is a bit, "that way," doesn't mean he would be anything less than a perfect gentleman as a cell mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 It actually saddened me a little bit that this happened not just for the fact that a person has lost their life to gun crime. Pistrorius overcame so much as a person and inspired a generation of disabled people and a lot who aren't disabled and has lost that reputation with 1 rash, crazy decision. Hang on a second, we've no idea whether it's rash or not. Let's wait and see what comes out in the wash, but if he has stuck four bullets in her that's far from suggesting it was heat of the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Hang on a second, we've no idea whether it's rash or not. Let's wait and see what comes out in the wash, but if he has stuck four bullets in her that's far from suggesting it was heat of the moment. I said later that I thought it was pre-meditated. "it was overkill which usually suggests that the victim is personal. I'm sure it was deliberate" When I say rash I mean stupid, not spontaneous. It was far from that, in my opinion, although his lawyers will testify against that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ritchie Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 He got angry because she kept playing practical jokes on him. Switching his legs for trombones etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 It's much easier if we don't put people on pedestals to begin with. Beckham? Good trainer, does a good PR job as the quiet lad, family man. Still swears like a trooper, isn't actually teetotal despite claims and likes shagging filthy Dutch birds who are down for anything (and Michael Owen's sister) behind the wife's back. Why do we imagine that sports people are going to be super - moral? They are far more likely to be evil psychopaths than normal folk, given what they sacrifice to be winners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 He got angry because she kept playing practical jokes on him. Switching his legs for trombones etc. Just pissed myself. And feel slightly abnormal for having done so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukers1 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Just pissed myself. And feel slightly abnormal for having done so. Dont worry, it gave me a wry smile... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ritchie Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Just pissed myself. And feel slightly abnormal for having done so. Got a very mixed reaction when I came up with it at work the other day too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 #oscarpistorious innocent What? unbelievable twitter rubbish. His defence appeared to be doing a good job in his bail hearing yesterday, from the soundbites I picked up. Had me wavering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 That's problem with law, just because the coppers might be thick doesn't mean that you didn't clearly do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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