# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/41 "2013-02-14T18:47:25Z")
Pistorius has seen things you people wouldn’t believe… ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/42 "2013-02-14T19:30:52Z")
It would round the story out nicely if they started looking for a one-armed man… ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/43 "2013-02-14T22:13:03Z")
> **[‘Blade runner’ Pistorius charged with murder of model girlfriend | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2013/02/14/world/africa/south-africa-blade-runner-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)** > > Olympian runner Oscar Pistorius is charged with murder in his girlfriend’s death Thursday in South Africa. > [@](#): > > Nike pulled an ad featuring Pistorius from its website Thursday. The ad showed Pistorius taking off for a run, and contained the words" I am the bullet in the chamber." Oopsie.:smack: ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/44 "2013-02-14T23:18:12Z")
The gf tweeted about a great Valentines day. I’ve heard speculation that maybe she wanted to surprise the guy for Valentines? WAG she arrives in lingerie and a buttoned up coat and uses her key to enter the home. Surprise Honey!!! Bang. Reports indicate this guy had some serious paranoia issues. Weapons in the bedroom and previous calls to the police. Such a shame. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/45 "2013-02-14T23:29:44Z")
I don’t understand what he would’ve been thinking. He just out-and-out shot her dead. Other people just break up their relationships. What could he possibly gain from killing her? He didn’t even try to cover it up or do it sneakily. This will make a lame TV movie. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/46 "2013-02-14T23:48:38Z")
All the reports I’ve seen are saying the guy is claiming that he thought there was an intruder. But, that doesn’t explain the multiple bullet wounds in the lady. You fire once and then you should realize it’s your gf screaming on the floor. Those multiple shots will be hard to explain and may put him in prison for a long time. Have they reported yet whether the gf lived with him? Or did she enter the house unexpectedly? They’ve been dating awhile and it seems likely that she had a key. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/47 "2013-02-15T01:23:49Z")
Well, I _suppose_ she could have attacked him… or there was a struggle for the gun… You know, we really _don’t_ know what happened in that house. Speculation is fine, as long as we remember it’s just guessing and we don’t have all the facts. ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/48 "2013-02-15T01:40:50Z")
Higgledy piggledy Oscar Pistorius Honored Saint Valentine _A la_ Capone Apothegmatically Went with with his sweetheart far Past where he could with a Kind word alone. ---
**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/49 "2013-02-15T02:12:07Z")
> [@movax0](#): > > Why are so many affirmative action hires prone to violence? I confess, I laughed cuz, I interpreted “affirmative action hires” as a reference to Pistorius being a crip, not a blood. d&r ---
**Author:** ![Beastly\_Rotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@Beastly\_Rotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastly_Rotter)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/50 "2013-02-15T02:17:07Z")
When will we as a society learn to stop idolising jazz bassists? ---
**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/51 "2013-02-15T02:21:41Z")
[QUOTE=Beastly Rotter] When will we as a society learn to stop idolising jazz bassists? [/QUOTE] Basically, Duke, never! ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/52 "2013-02-15T02:41:34Z")
> [@piepiepie](#): > > The ESPN Bottomline said there had previous domestic instances at his house. I have a feeling his burglar story may not hold up. I liked the guy and his story but I doubt this will end well for him. Yep. I find the “coincidence” of there being previous domestic disturbances involving police just a little too much to believe. > [@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. He _does_ have legs; they just end above the knees. He has “half-legs”. Certainly more than being just a torso. (nitpick) ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/53 "2013-02-15T03:14:21Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Po’ little Tink-Tink. He was just lookin’ out for his star player. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/54 "2013-02-15T03:35:17Z")
I don’t think he’s gonna be able to run away from this charge. And the previous domestic violence calls kinda cuts the legs out from under the intruder story. ---
**Author:** ![Beastly\_Rotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@Beastly\_Rotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastly_Rotter)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/55 "2013-02-15T06:34:35Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > Has anyone done the obvious “legless man shoots unarmed girlfriend” headline yet? Police Stumped ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/56 "2013-02-15T10:46:39Z")
premeditated murder – Wow, he won’t run away from these charges. > **[World News: Latest International Headlines, Video, and Breaking Stories From...](https://www.nbcnews.com/world?lite)** > > Get the latest news, updates, and video from around the globe. > [@](#): > > Pistorius was formally charged with one count of murder after the hearing began. > > Prosecutors alleged the sports star had committed “premeditated murder.” ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/57 "2013-02-15T14:46:30Z")
> [@AppallingGael](#): > > Higgledy piggledy > Oscar Pistorius > Honored Saint Valentine > _A la_ Capone > > Apothegmatically > Went with with his sweetheart far > Past where he could with a > Kind word alone. Bravo. Haiku are a dime a dozen so I’m always glad to see someone opt for a higgledy piggledy. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/58 "2013-02-15T15:58:52Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > He _does_ have legs; they just end above the knees. He has “half-legs”. Certainly more than being just a torso. (nitpick) So that pun is even shittier than I initially thought. Good to know. People of the world and especially the SDMB: stop making shitty puns. Shitty puns are the mind-killer. They are the little death that brings total obliteration. Just say no to shitty puns. ---
**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/59 "2013-02-15T21:26:43Z")
[QUOTE=Nippless] Bullets are certainly an interesting Valentine’s day gift. [/QUOTE] “Metro FM? Yeah, I’d like to send out a dedication. [You Give Love a Bad Name](http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bonjovi/yougiveloveabadname.html) by Bon Jovi.” ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265/60 "2013-02-16T01:44:09Z")
I posted this in the other thread but I suppose it belongs here as well… He was charged with [premeditated murder](http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/oscar-pistorius-arrives-at-court-for-bail-hearing-in-murder-case-after-girlfriend-shot-dead/2013/02/15/a5c94878-774c-11e2-b102-948929030e64_story.html) today. So much for the “accident”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amputee-runner-oscar-pistorius-shoots-girlfriend/650265.md?page=4)