Oscar Pistorius Shoots Girlfriend

[Mokong]

Yet he couldn't out run the cops....

 

 

 

damnit now ye have me doing it

[Daft]

Should have engaged his attack mode.

 

[Dannyboy-the-Dane]

Nothing is sacred, especially not when it comes to humour.

 

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Anyway, if I'm to become serious for a moment, continuing off what Mokong said, situations like this do make one step back and ponder why we make heroes out of famous people. By all means we should celebrate their talents and accomplishments, but we sometimes seem to forget that they're human just like us, and sometimes even rather poor specimens.

[Daft]

I'm not sure we do forget that. This is a pretty extreme case, too.

[Dannyboy-the-Dane]

It's my distinct impression that some people tend to forget it the way they put famous people (especially sports stars) on pedestals. And of course this is an extreme case, it's just that it really brings the topic into the limelight. It was the same (albeit much less severe, of course) with Armstrong recently.

[Cookyman]

Should have engaged his attack mode.

 

 

Couldn't agree more!

 

[Blade]

What does Spurs have that Oscar Pistorius doesnt..

 

Bale.

[Ville]

Nothing is sacred, especially not when it comes to humour.

 

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Anyway, if I'm to become serious for a moment, continuing off what Mokong said, situations like this do make one step back and ponder why we make heroes out of famous people. By all means we should celebrate their talents and accomplishments, but we sometimes seem to forget that they're human just like us, and sometimes even rather poor specimens.

 

It's the constant visibility in the media, "hey look at what this guy did, he's soooo awesome". Constantly followed and talked about, they turn into characters, be it positive or negative. Hence why you get idolisation → unrealistic expectations just growing even more.

[bob]

What does Spurs have that Oscar Pistorius doesnt..

 

Legs?

Girlfriends?

[Agent Gibbs]

i saw a report earlier that neighbours reported hearing 6 shots, more specifically - 3 shots, screams then 3 more. it was a tabloid so take it with a pinch of salt, but it certainly isnt seeming like an accident so far

[Ramar]

What does Spurs have that Oscar Pistorius doesnt..

 

Bale.

 

Oscar Pistorius has murdered his girlfriend. Proof that even a man with no legs has a better shot than Fernando Torres.

[Dannyboy-the-Dane]

It's the constant visibility in the media, "hey look at what this guy did, he's soooo awesome". Constantly followed and talked about, they turn into characters, be it positive or negative. Hence why you get idolisation → unrealistic expectations just growing even more.

 

Oh, yes, of course. It was more of a rhetorical question.

[Daft]

[Daft]

Oscar Pistorius case: bloodied cricket bat is key evidence, paper claims

 

The plot thickens.

 

The well-respected City Press newspaper reported that a cricket bat covered in blood was found at Pistorius's home and is the central piece of evidence against him. Citing sources close to the investigation, the paper said Steenkamp's skull was crushed and police requested Pistorius undergo drug tests.

 

City Press also reported that Pistorius called his father soon after 3.20am on Thursday and asked him to come to the house. When the family arrived, Pistorius was allegedly carrying Steenkamp down the stairs, her head and arms "dangling".

 

 

If he's guilty, which he probably is, his crying has been pretty prosthetic.

Edited February 18, 2013 by Daft

[Agent Gibbs]

see now it makes sense

 

neighbours hear row

he goes ape beats her with bat, she runs to bathroom, locks door

he follows can't get in, comes back with gun, tries to shoot door open and scare her

kills her

finds her

calls dad

calls friend (revealed he called friend first)

calls emergency services and claims the "intruder story"

 

 

or he could have just beat her then when she was dead panicked and shot the body

 

but i can't see away this all adds up to legless man accidentally kills girlfriend believing she's an intruder

[Mokong]

A cricket bat?

 

I shall await them to find a Wii U and copy of ZombiU and then blame the whole incident on Nintendo and Ubisoft

 

 

HE THOUGHT SHE WAS A ZOMBIE!

Now it all makes sense

[Wii]

Shame on a lot of people on this topic. Making a mockery of a very serious situation. A woman has been murdered. Shot in the head, possibly had her head caved in with a cricket bat and a stunning woman dead at 29. This is someones daughter and sister. Would you make jokes if it was your sister, mother or friend?

[Magnus]

If my mom got shot by a no-legged man, she'd want me to make GIFs about it.

[Daft]

Humour is my way of coping with this utterly distressing event in my life.

[MoogleViper]

Surely if you killed somebody with a cricket bat, you'd burn the bat?

[Ramar]

Shame on a lot of people on this topic. Making a mockery of a very serious situation. A woman has been murdered. Shot in the head, possibly had her head caved in with a cricket bat and a stunning woman dead at 29. This is someones daughter and sister. Would you make jokes if it was your sister, mother or friend?

 

Good job soldier, that positive member 2013 trophy is coming along nicely.

[MoogleViper]

Would you make jokes if it was your sister, mother or friend?

 

Probably not. Both my sister and mother have both of their legs, it would be a lot harder to come up with some good jokes.

[Fierce_LiNk]

Not sure if this has been posted already, so apologies if it's a repost.

 

The detective leading the Oscar Pistorius enquiry is himself facing 7 charges of attempted murder.

 

Why am I getting the feeling that this case is going to go tits up?

[Shorty]

Not sure if this has been posted already, so apologies if it's a repost.

 

The detective leading the Oscar Pistorius enquiry is himself facing 7 charges of attempted murder.

 

Why am I getting the feeling that this case is going to go tits up?

 

Charges were dropped against the officer in 2011, this really looks like Pistorious paying a lot of money to defame the detective.

[Fierce_LiNk]

Charges were dropped against the officer in 2011, this really looks like Pistorious paying a lot of money to defame the detective.

 

From the article: "Mr Malila said the charges against Det Botha had originally been dropped but were reinstated."

 

 

It could be new evidence against the officer, or something else. Wonder how exactly this will affect the case. Certainly the credibility of the officer in question. Could be Pistorius paying a lot of money to do this, could be genuine.

Edited February 21, 2013 by Fierce_LiNk