http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/14/world/africa/south-africa-blade-runner-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Wow, kind of a crazy story. Probably the most famous track athlete not named Usain Bolt accused of murder.

2/14/2013 3:27:27 PM

Signs point to Yes

2/14/2013 3:28:10 PM

6 gun shot wounds to the head and arms? Not an accident.

2/14/2013 3:33:17 PM

i see he didn't shoot her legs

2/14/2013 3:38:57 PM

message_topic.aspx?topic=629827&page=3

2/14/2013 3:41:56 PM

A track star is the primary suspect in the murder investigation...

Looks like this case

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will be a sprint to the finish line

YEEAAAHHHHHHH

[Edited on February 14, 2013 at 4:02 PM. Reason : damn u ww]

2/14/2013 4:01:56 PM

http://message_topic.aspx?topic=629827&page=3
IBTL

2/14/2013 4:03:13 PM

this is not a sports story

plz to get out of ST

2/14/2013 5:04:41 PM

^



I expect more from an experienced TWWer. This was a rookie mistake.

2/14/2013 5:09:52 PM

whatchu talkin bout willis

2/14/2013 11:41:11 PM

She is ...was ...hot!!!

2/15/2013 7:27:31 AM

This is a real ad that Nike had going for Pistorius. Needless to say it has been pulled

2/15/2013 9:43:32 AM

I think we can all agree that while the prostheses did not give him an unfair advantage, his gun did.

2/15/2013 9:56:35 AM

I didn't remember the guy's name so when I read the link:

south-africa-blade-runner-shooting/index.html

I thought someone had shot a replicant.

Quote :

"Pistorius was arrested and accused of common assault in 2009, but the case was thrown out because of a lack of evidence, police told CNN on Thursday. That incident involved Pistorius allegedly slamming a door during a party, and a piece of the door fell off and hit someone, said Capt. Marissa Van der Merwe of South African police."

Wow. I guess that trumps the owl knocked them off the stairs defense.

[Edited on February 15, 2013 at 1:45 PM. Reason : -]

2/15/2013 1:43:02 PM

[Edited on February 15, 2013 at 1:51 PM. Reason : .]

2/15/2013 1:49:16 PM

Po lil tink tink

2/15/2013 2:11:05 PM

Watching the guy walk out of the court it is obvious he has lost all the spring in his step

2/16/2013 5:23:09 PM

Been reading about his defensive strategy. He doesn't have a leg to stand on.

2/16/2013 7:05:39 PM

His lawyer is really stumped

2/17/2013 1:32:47 PM

all those clever jokes were already made in chit-chat

2/17/2013 2:20:34 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/22/world/africa/oscar-pistorius-bail-detective-attempted-murder-charges.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0

lead investigator facing murder charges

2/21/2013 2:16:59 AM

Why are they even attempting to charge him with premeditated? It sounds like more of a case of what would be 2nd degree murder in the US.

2/21/2013 9:16:24 AM

all signs point to it being an accident

2/21/2013 10:24:16 AM

Negligent manslaughter

2/21/2013 11:33:34 AM

^^they do?

The signs like:

(1) Witnesses saw lights on
(2) Heard hours of arguing beforehand
(3) No intruder sneaks in, runs to the bathroom and hides in the water closet
(4) He never checked the bed for his girlfriend when getting up? hell my wife goes to the bathroom in the middle of the night 2 or 3 times a week
(5) good chance the bullet angle is going to show he had his prosthetic legs on, the time it took to strap those on is almost instant mens rea for the prosecution.

Not sure what the murder statutes look like in South Africa, but this dude should likely spend the better part of the rest of his life in jail.

2/21/2013 11:38:40 AM

Quote :

"all signs point to it being an accident"

wow

I don't know that I've ever been more convinced that someone did murder someone

2/21/2013 12:13:16 PM

Mostly speculative, but from what I've heard:

The people that heard arguments were a considerable distance away, like 1000 feet. Likely not a credible source.

She was in the bathroom, and the door was locked from the inside. Even if it was an intruder the situation had already been diffused to the point where lethal force was no longer required. Still, the door being locked from the inside doesn't look good for Pistorious. If she was just up to use the bathroom why was the door locked?

I read somewhere that the bullet entry holes in the door were 5 feet off the ground, a likely indicator that he was using his prosthetic legs.

The gun was supposedly in a holster and stored under the mattress on the girlfriend's side of the bed.

Again, all of this is through the filter of a sensationalist media.

[Edited on February 21, 2013 at 12:14 PM. Reason : -]

2/21/2013 12:14:28 PM