# Amputee Runner Oscar Pistorius Shoots Girlfriend **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 14, 2013, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265 "2013-02-14T07:36:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/21 "2013-02-14T13:47:28Z")
> [@Nippless](#): > > Bullets are certainly an interesting Valentine’s day gift. Its the thought that counts… ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/22 "2013-02-14T13:50:35Z")
His using a gun instead of a bladed weapon has the twittercomics weeping. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/23 "2013-02-14T13:55:17Z")
> [@Cumbrian](#): > > LOL. This is better than some of the other stuff I have seen on this (e.g. unlike him, this story has legs). RunnerGait? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/24 "2013-02-14T14:36:23Z")
> [@Nippless](#): > > Bullets are certainly an interesting Valentine’s day gift. He tried to think of something more traditional, but he was stumped. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/25 "2013-02-14T14:53:11Z")
Was Oscar Pistorius killed her accidently? “Was Oscar pissed or he just killed her accidently?” Hmm - guess the first rule of comedy applies, it’s not funny if you have to explain it. Maybe it’s funnier when you speak it. Maybe… Early radio reports this morning suggested he thought she was a burglar but I guess the “truth” won’t out until the trial. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/26 "2013-02-14T15:30:09Z")
Sounds a great deal like he was “making a point” and overstated it. Very common in domestic situations. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/27 "2013-02-14T15:36:25Z")
Apparently he kept a pistol by the bedside and a “machine gun” by the window, this in a gated community. What I find most problematic about the intruder claim, if indeed one was made, is that apparently she was shot 4 times. That’s a whole lot of plugging without stopping to see what kind of an effect you’re having. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/28 "2013-02-14T15:40:14Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Apparently he kept a pistol by the bedside and a “machine gun” by the window, this in a “guarded” community. What I find most problematic about the intruder claim, if indeed one was made, is that apparently she was shot 4 times. \*\* That’s a whole lot of plugging without stopping to see what kind of an effect you’re having.\*\* She wouldn’t go down. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/29 "2013-02-14T15:48:10Z")
I don’t understand why the fact that he has no legs makes this so fucking hilarious to so many people. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/30 "2013-02-14T16:33:07Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > I don’t understand why the fact that he has no legs makes this so fucking hilarious to so many people. It’s insensitive to the edge of cruelty, on some levels, but it’s not that Pistorius has _no_ legs; it’s that he has hyper-legs out of an sf novel and is a serious contender in a sport that requires legs. That is a certain degree of setup. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/31 "2013-02-14T16:52:22Z")
Merged two threads about the shooting - one in The Game Room and one in MPSIMS. [There is a separate thread mostly about gun law stuff in IMHO.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=682299) ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/32 "2013-02-14T16:54:56Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > I don’t understand why the fact that he has no legs makes this so fucking hilarious to so many people. Because it’s an easy setup for a bunch of shitty puns. I think I’ve heard some variant on “this story has/doesn’t have legs” ten times already this morning. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/33 "2013-02-14T16:55:56Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > I don’t understand why the fact that he has no legs makes this so fucking hilarious to so many people. If you think this is bad, never venture into the Death Pool threads. We have no shame and no heart there. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![movax0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@movax0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movax0)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/34 "2013-02-14T16:57:37Z")
Why are so many affirmative action hires prone to violence? ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/35 "2013-02-14T17:07:55Z")
> [@movax0](#): > > Why are so many affirmative action hires prone to violence? Hmm, not bad. 8/10. Solid performance, but could use some improvement. ---
**Author:** ![EMCEE\_98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5ac83/32.png) [@EMCEE\_98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EMCEE_98)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/36 "2013-02-14T17:18:32Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > I don’t understand why the fact that he has no legs makes this so fucking hilarious to so many people. How will they ask him to “take the stand” in court without sounding crass? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/37 "2013-02-14T17:33:35Z")
> [@movax0](#): > > Why are so many affirmative action hires prone to violence? I cannot conceive of what reason you might have to post this other than to troll. If you’d like to continue posting here, lay off this sort of inflammatory comment. Ellen Cherry Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/38 "2013-02-14T18:14:19Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > Because it’s an easy setup for a bunch of shitty puns. I think I’ve heard some variant on “this story has/doesn’t have legs” ten times already this morning. Has anyone done the obvious “legless man shoots unarmed girlfriend” headline yet? ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/39 "2013-02-14T18:34:55Z")
It’s pretty obvious to me that this story has all the earmarks of a superhero origin story. Pistorius has powers that he uses by engaging different legs at his disposal - lightning sprint, super leap, rocket booster, jackhammer - but he’s kept them under wraps. Until now, his leg research has just been for his own scientific pursuits, but now that his girlfriend has been killed by a rival scientist, framing him, he’s going to dedicate his life to fighting crime. The public and the media are against him, so after he springs jail (literally), he’ll have to live underground until he can put together the evidence that proves his own innocence and the rival’s guilt. Who, incidentally, is a one-armed man. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/40 "2013-02-14T18:36:26Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > I cannot conceive of what reason you might have to post this other than to troll. If you’d like to continue posting here, lay off this sort of inflammatory comment. I don’t think it was any more crass than the rest of the thread, once you realize \*\*movax \*\*meant that Pistorius is an affirmative-action hire. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265.md?page=3)