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Oscar Pistorius charged with murder in death of model girlfriend
By Nkepile Mabuse. Josh Levs and Faith Karimi, CNN
Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend at his South Africa home early Thursday.
Reeva Steenkamp, 29, and Pistorius, 26, were the only two people in the upscale Pretoria home at the time of the shooting, police spokeswoman Denise Beukes said.
In keeping with South African law, Pistorius will be named officially as the suspect when he appears in court. The first court appearance is scheduled for Friday.
The state will oppose bail, Beukes said.
Dpm12
(512 posts)Never thought I'd read those words in the same sentence
obamanut2012
(26,181 posts)cbdo2007
(9,213 posts)They'll skip over it the first 5 times they see the story and then finally say to themselves, "hey, that's that dude with the fake legs from the olympics!!!!"
And now that he's killed his girlfriend, his name will be even less relevant to history.
ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)Paralympics star Oscar Pistorius Held 'For Shooting Girlfriend'
There's been 3 threads on it so far I think.
Good neighbors check for dupes.
cbdo2007
(9,213 posts)didn't just "shoot her" so I took the liberty to post a more accurate headline for the DU community.
You're Welcome!
ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)Sorry, but ya missed the boat on this one by a few hours.
Sekhmets Daughter
(7,515 posts)demmiblue
(36,911 posts)12. He's gonna have a tough time running away from this one.
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Seriously though, if he did this he's a giant asshole. 1) for killing his gf on valentines day which is just rude, and 2) for getting us all to feel sorry for him and turn him into a minor celebrity at the olympics.
ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)His defense of using those terms is pretty sick too. Most people are aware of "Blade Runner."
obamanut2012
(26,181 posts)obamanut2012
(26,181 posts)It bothers me to have someone IDed that way. I have a friend with a "fake leg," and she has a name.
Orrex
(63,261 posts)Orrex
(63,261 posts)Meaning, in turn, that your post makes no sense.
obamanut2012
(26,181 posts)And offensive at worst.
Mmany on this thread agree with me.
Orrex
(63,261 posts)Rather, it's offensive for the use of the slur "fake legs."
Puzzledtraveller
(5,937 posts)edit to add, laughing at the terminology, not people who are missing limbs.
Orrex
(63,261 posts)Lint Head
(15,064 posts)ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)Puzzledtraveller
(5,937 posts)I just cant see the intruder defense as holding up. My only hope in this is she didn't know what hit her than to be aware of the horror being rained on her.
Lint Head
(15,064 posts)As far a the intruder defense goes he doesn't have a leg to stand on.
LiberalFighter
(51,263 posts)I don't see how it will hold water with his testimony.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)She's not alive to give her side. And police say there had been previous domestic calls to the house.
His arrest for murder indicates that police don't find his story credible.
Stinky The Clown
(67,838 posts)Nice.
Not.
OldDem2012
(3,526 posts)Response to OldDem2012 (Reply #15)
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OldDem2012
(3,526 posts)The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)I am so using that sometime
Orrex
(63,261 posts)sufrommich
(22,871 posts)What happened to just giving out medals?
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)Cal Carpenter
(4,959 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)Turborama
(22,109 posts)Original OP, verbatim...
Oscar Pistorius charged with murder in death of model girlfriend
By Nkepile Mabuse. Josh Levs and Faith Karimi, CNN
Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend at his South Africa home early Thursday.
Reeva Steenkamp, 29, and Pistorius, 26, were the only two people in the upscale Pretoria home at the time of the shooting, police spokeswoman Denise Beukes said.
In keeping with South African law, Pistorius will be named officially as the suspect when he appears in court. The first court appearance is scheduled for Friday.
The state will oppose bail, Beukes said.
Iggo
(47,586 posts)uppityperson
(115,681 posts)results. Juror #6...yes, people with prosthetic limbs do care if it is called a "fake limb", even on a message board. Please learn from this.
Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT and said: Someone copy the OP into a reply before it gets self deleted...
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT and said: I'll probably be in the minority, but really - would it have been too hard to use the word "artificial" or "prosthetics"? I don't think it was for shock value, but it is in poor taste.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT and said: Well, the OP title could be attributed to whatever. This post is snide and insensitive.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT and said: insensitive, and also redundant thread
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Can we call dentures false teeth? I really don't think somebody with a prosthetic limb cares if it's called a fake leg or fake arm on a message board.
uppityperson
(115,681 posts)"Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee that made history by racing in the Olympics, accused of shooting"
MUCH better headline. See? It can be written in a non-offensive way that people immediately understand.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018304293