BOF Posted February 14, 2013 Moderator Share Posted February 14, 2013 /serious post alert This isn't the first time the police have been called to a disturbance at his house. Again, that means nothing in reality or in evidence other than to suggest precedent and form. /not so serious post alert I'd say he wouldn't be allowed those leg things in prison as they're a removable weapon. That makes him a sitting fduck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Blade Gunner. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Blade Gunner. I bet my lower legs that at least 1 red top goes with this on their front page tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I'm not entirely comfortable with jokes about a potential case of domestic violence. Being charged with murder suggests that may well be the case. Lock him up, for a long **** time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Blade Gunner. I bet my lower legs that at least 1 red top goes with this on their front page tomorrow. smart money is on the Sun or The Star .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 14, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted February 14, 2013 Police have said that they don't know where the "thought she was an intruder" rumour came from, but it wasn't from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyClarke Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Anyone who has seen Ross Kemp on Gangs will tell you that prison in South Africa is really not a very good place to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Doesnt South Africa carry the death penalty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 (edited) Doesnt South Africa carry the death penalty Think they got rid of it in 1995. Edited February 14, 2013 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I know people who live in South Africa its a very dangerous place to live he has electric fencing around his property and has assorted firearms to deal with intruders Then again he lives in a run down part of South Africa where criminal activity is high i would not think Pistorius lived in such an area considering his celeb status which makes it strange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyClarke Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 (edited) I'm not sure as there is such a thing as a 'good area'. From my visits to the country, you begin to notice that all of the better looking houses are in walled communities with high walls, topped by electric fences, signs plastered over the walls warning of armed response in 2 minutes etc. I would imagine, the wealthier folk have slightly higher walls and a few more gun toting security men. I don't think anybody lives very far from a dangerous area, unfortunately there are plenty of them. It is a different World to what we are used to and makes the USA look like a safe and friendly place. Edited February 14, 2013 by AndyClarke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I know people who live in South Africa its a very dangerous place to live he has electric fencing around his property and has assorted firearms to deal with intruders Then again he lives in a run down part of South Africa where criminal activity is high i would not think Pistorius lived in such an area considering his celeb status which makes it strange Perhaps he likes being chased? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 To be honest the violence / danger in SA can be a bit overhyped. As demonstrated by the 2010 WC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 14, 2013 Moderator Share Posted February 14, 2013 I know someone from Zimbabwe that says human life in general has a 'lower value' in Africa than in the West. His words not mine. The inference being that it's cultural. So as Andy says, it really is a different world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted February 14, 2013 Author Moderator Share Posted February 14, 2013 I don't think it really matters where in the world you live if it is your partner that shoots you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 14, 2013 Moderator Share Posted February 14, 2013 Well yes quite Trent. I was just adding a more general context to the whole picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Colleague of mine who lived there for 20 years says the same. A mugger or thief wouldn't really worry too much about shooting or stabbing you if you put up a fight. They just don't value a human life the same way we do. He told me a story once about being woken up in the night to shooting in the apartment block next door. Couple of guys had jumped the fence and were looking to break into cars in the underground car park. Security guard saw them and shot them both dead. Police arrived, had a look around and covered over the bodies. He went back to bed. Next morning he has a look out the window, police had all gone but left the 2 dead bodies on the ground with just sheets over them. They came back in the afternoon and collected them. He said the general rule was, if your house/apartment is being broken into you have to fire a warning shot into the wall for example. If the burglar doesn't leave then you're entitle to shoot him to protect yourself/property. In reality what happens is the first shot is into the burglar and the second into the wall just so the neighbours can confirm 2 shots were fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 (edited) Couple from fb Roses are red, violets are glorious, don't try to surprise Oscar Pretorius Surely Oscar Pretorius isn't the first bloke to wake up legless on Valentines Day... shoot all over his wifes face and imagine it was someone else? Edited February 14, 2013 by Tamuff_Villa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I was in Cape Town a few months ago, probably the richest part of South Africa down by the waterfront, we got mugged at knife point at about 7.30 in the evening. Every house has electric fences and CCTV cameras, wealthy people just don't walk the streets after dark. It really is that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Oscar Pistorius has murdered his girlfriend. Proof that even a man with no legs has a better shot than Fernando Torres. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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