Very sad news from South Africa this morning. Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee olimpic runner, has been arrested over the shooting death of his girlfriend (who he may have mistaken for an intruder).
RIP to the young woman.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics---blade-runner--oscar-pistorius-al...
Just how I wanted to start my
Small Update...
I didn't see an update to the Yahoo! story, but USA Today states that the police in fact plan to charge him with murder and plan to also oppose bail for Pistorius.
The story mentions that there has been some speculation that Reeva Steenkamp might have been planning a Valentine's Day surprise for Pistorius, as she tweeted hours before (according to the story in the Guardian) that she was excited about Valentine's Day.
Very tragic, and thoughts and condolences to the victim and her family.
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update 2
CNN is reporting that there had been previous domestic dispute incidents between Oscar and his girlfriend. This might not be the "he shot her because he thought she was an intruder" thing but instead "he shot her because they had a fight." Either way this is sad and my thoughts and prayers go out to her family.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/14/world/africa/south-africa-blade-runner-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
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I don't know what's worse,
I don't know what's worse, shooting her out of rage or mistaking her for an intruder. Either way, it's a tragedy.
You don't fire 4 shots at an
You don't fire 4 shots at an intruder...you fire 4 shots when you want to kill someone.
Class of 2008 and 2009
Someone like an intruder?
Someone like an intruder?
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So many jokes...
So many jokes...
I put up a tough front, but deep down I just want to be held.
I fail to see any in this
I fail to see any in this type of case. It's just very sad.
HAIL!
Well, just like he wanted to compete against....
Regular athletes, now he can go to jail with regular criminals....
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I don't see how he beats this
His defense won't have a leg to stand on.
Not unless they can prove
Not unless they can prove that she really pist him off.
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I am very thankful that I
I am very thankful that I didn't have coffee in my mouth when I read that post. I'm sure my laptop is very thankful too. DOOD...
That's just wrong . . .
I hope lightning doesn't strike the board for that comment!
This has a Harrison Ford
This has a Harrison Ford movie written all over it.
In honor of Valentines day, a poem:
Roses are red,
Violets are glorious,
Dont ever sneak up on,
Oscar Pistorious.
"Fortune leaves always some door open."
Epic! Well done sir, well
Epic! Well done sir, well done.
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Hey, I read Reddit too.
Hey, I read Reddit too.
Meh, a coworker told me it
Meh, a coworker told me it this morning.
"Fortune leaves always some door open."
its not allegedly by the
its not allegedly by the way.he shot her.
Vice.com
If not
If that's not an appropriate use of the word "allegedly", could someone please provide a better example?
It's not allegedly to NJIH
It's not allegedly to NJIH because he was there when it happened, so he knows.
Or maybe he's just wrong on this one, allegedly.
well he was charged and
well he was charged and admitted to shooting her so I think its pretty clear he you know,shot her.
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Forgive me
Please forgive my poor wording. I agree that this is an inappropriate use of "allegedly". In order to educate this sports journalist and others who may use the word in the wrong context, I was hoping the brain trust of the board could provide better examples of where you might use "allegedly".
Anyone?
when something hasnt been
when something hasnt been proven.
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CJK5H
CJK5H, allegedly. That's how we keep the lawyers from feasting on us.
Allegedly murdered her.
Allegedly murdered her. definitely killed her.
I dont get it. Why do people
I dont get it. Why do people in arguements, no matter what they're over, decide the other person deserves the death penalty because of it? I guarentee you (and no I wasnt there - just NJIH) whatever it was over wasnt close to throwing away two lifes over it - hers and his.
So sad. So senseless.
That's the thing - they don't
That's the thing - they don't make a concious decision. It's impulsive behavior. If they have a gun they shoot - if not they hit. Unfortunately in this case he had a gun.
Huh?
You've lost me...
translation
what I believe mGrowOld meant (and he can correct me if I'm wrong) was that if indeed this was some sort of domestic dispute/argument that escalated, it is a shame that Pistorius felt that whatever his girlfriend had done was worthy of killing her over, i.e. giving her the death penalty. her life is now over, and his life is now ruined as well as he'll likely spend the rest of it behind bars, hence two lives ruined.
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JHender was replying to
JHender was replying to someone who only shows up on the App. And the app post made very little sense
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
oh gotcha
I thought he was replying to MGrowOld since I couldn't see the post on the App. mods must've deleted it - i've noticed stuff they kill from the website tends to remain in the app version.
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At least he did'nt use a
At least he did'nt use a blade.
Except for the other thing. That hurts the most. But the lack of respect hurts the second most.
Mo Money, Mo Problems
Let's see.....athlete + model girlfriend + money equals trouble......where have I seen this before??
South Africa is to smoking
South Africa is to smoking hot girls what Australia is to good cinema. Considering the smaller sample size of the population, they go toe-to-toe with anyone in the field in terms of sheer quality.
With that out of the way, that's awful news. And sadly, not alledged. Like Jimi said, he gave her the gun...he shot her.
Pistorius was arrested
Pistorius was arrested by....wait for it...... Rick Deckard.
The swag is back.
I've nearly shat myself from
I've nearly shat myself from laughing this morning.
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The daily news is so depressing
Thank God I have you knuckleheads here to make me laugh about it. Go Blue and God Bless America!
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"I don’t wanna live in Rainbow Land, and you can’t make me!"
C'mon
This thread is pretty damn disgusting. A woman was shot to death last night. Be f*cking humans for two goddamn seconds.
Jesus.
A beloved athlete is in the
A beloved athlete is in the news for doing something horrible? What else is new. I also fail to see the humour here. Very sad story.
Maybe next olympics he could
Maybe next olympics he could compete in the more disability appropriate skeet shooting. Dudes a good shot. Bolivia here i come!
The state pays for it, it is
This is awful. She was
This is awful. She was beautiful and he did not deserve her.
Just how I wanted to start my day, with depressing news. Thanks bro