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Justice for Oscar Pistorius Oscar Pistorius became more famous after he murdered his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, than he ever was as a track star. It’s like how O.J. Simpson became more famous after he murdered his wife, Nicole Brown, than he ever was as a football player. The fateful symmetry began with Pistorius’s trial. Just like O.J.’s trial in America, the media… Read more.
I am on record declaring my belief that Oscar Pistorius is “as guilty as sin,” and predicting that Judge Masipa would sentence him to seven years in prison (after weighing all mitigating and aggravating factors). Well, today was judgment day for the disgraced Paralympian. Before commenting any further, however, I feel constrained to note that many commentators… Read more.
South Africans woke up this morning to the truly shocking news that world famous Paralympian Oscar Pistorius (26) had been charged with murder. The double-leg amputee is claiming that: … he accidentally shot dead his model girlfriend at his luxury South Africa home when he mistook her for an intruder. (Mail & Guardian, February 14,… Read more.
