Oscar Pistorius charged with murder

[the Talking Can]

http://espn.go.com/olympics/story/_/...ome-woman-dead

Oscar Pistorius involved in shooting
Updated: February 14, 2013, 5:58 AM ET
Associated Press


PRETORIA, South Africa -- Oscar Pistorius has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend after model Reeva Steenkamp was shot inside the Olympic athlete's home in South Africa.

Police said a 26-year-old male would appear in court later on Thursday. Police in South Africa do not name suspects in crimes until they have appeared in court but police spokesperson Brigadier Denise Beukes said that Pistorius was at his home after the death of Steenkamp and "there is no other suspect involved."

Beukes said the suspect was undergoing blood alcohol and forensic tests and had made a request to be brought to court immediately. Beukes said he would apply for bail, but the South African Police Service would oppose the application.

Beukes said there had been "previous incidents" at Pistorius' home.

[Brando]

Suffice to say he was armed.

[threebag]

He wasted a nice looking piece of pussy

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Brando

Suffice to say he was armed.

Wow. We made it 100 posts before we got that one? The planet is slipping.

[KChiefer]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Wow. We made it 100 posts before we got that one? The planet is slipping.

I feel like such a heel!

[TimeForWasp]

That should take some spring out of his step.

[Dayze]

Go go gadget legs should be banned from the Olympics

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Dayze

Go go gadget legs should be banned from the Olympics

The dorms for sure... A bit protective of his space evidently...

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by lcarus

Let me repeat again.

Jesus guys. How awful are you people? Disgusting. Especially considering how long you kept these dumb jokes going. It's played already. He's handicapped for gods sake.

I can't believe I have to stand up for this guy.

Only two options here:

1) You're defending a guy who's got no legs and lost his wife.

2) You're defending a ****ing murderer...

[Old Dog]

Originally Posted by Rausch

Only two options here:

1) You're defending a guy who's got no legs and lost his wife.

2) You're defending a ****ing murderer...

Third option. Read ONLY his last sentence and then re-read the whole thing after you change the batteries in your sarcasm meter.

[redfan]

More like Blade Gunner, I'd say.

[Setsuna]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

If you're Oscar Pistorius, you don't shoot someone in the leg. It just looks petty.

Originally Posted by KChiefer

When paramedics arrived they couldn't kick-start her heart b/c she had several gun shots to the body and head,.

[Mr. Laz]

Reports: “Boxes And Boxes” Of Steroids Found In Oscar Pistorius’s Home
Barry Petchesky
This might seem ancillary, in the wake of Oscar Pistorius's transformation from "inspirational athlete" to "accused murderer," but the news that banned drugs were found in Pistorius's home may end up playing a major role in his trial—a line of argument by the prosecution or the defense.

The Sun, citing police sources, reported that steroids were found during a search of the house when officers arrived to find Reeva Steenkamp dead from gunshot wounds. The Daily Mirror adds that there were "boxes and boxes" of unopened steroids found in a drawer, in "every form possible" including pills and syringes. The Mirror claims Pistorius told police they weren't his, and he was just holding the PEDs for a friend.

South Africa's City Press reports that police specifically requested Pistorius's blood be tested for drugs—in anticipation, they claim, of a possible "roid rage" argument. At today's bail hearing, prosecutors raised the possibility that Pistorius flew into a rage upon learning Steenkamp received a message from former boyfriend, national rugby player Francois Hougaard.

But, and this is pure speculation, a "roid rage" defense could also serve Pistorius. He's been charged with "premeditated murder," for which the prosecution will have to prove he knowingly and rationally planned to shoot Steenkamp, even if that "planning" happened in a matter of seconds. Pistorius could argue that jealousy, combined with the effects of anabolic steroids, made him not in his right mind when he pulled the trigger. That could be argued as a "crime of passion," or "temporary insanity," and unlike premeditated murder, wouldn't carry a mandatory life sentence.

[loochy]

Elite athletes use steroids? NO WAI

[Setsuna]

I heard her skull was crushed including the gunshot wounds. Whatever defense he had it's on its last leg now. The crushed skull pretty much took his legs from under him.

[the Talking Can]

Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- It was the middle of the night, Oscar Pistorius says, and he thought an intruder was in the house. Not wearing his prosthetic legs, feeling vulnerable in the pitch dark and too scared to turn on the lights, the track star pulled his 9mm pistol from beneath his bed, moved toward the bathroom and fired into the door.

It was only after he called to girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp -- whom he thought had been in bed beside him after a quiet evening -- that he realized something horrible might have happened, he told Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair in a statement read by his lawyer during his bond hearing Tuesday. Prosecutors dispute the version of events that Pistorius detailed in his statement.

Pistorius says he broke down the locked bathroom door -- at one point in the statement saying he kicked the door in, at another saying he used a cricket bat to break it down -- then scooped up the mortally wounded Steenkamp and carried her downstairs after for help.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/19/world/...ase/index.html

totally plausible