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Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius to be freed from prison, 10 years after killing girlfriend
NY Post ^ | 24/11/23

Posted on 11/24/2023 5:33:57 AM PST by Eleutheria5

Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole Friday, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted the world.

Department of Corrections spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said Pistorius would be released from prison on Jan. 5.

Pistorius, who turned 37 this week, has been in jail since late 2014 for the Valentine’s Day 2013 killing of model Reeva Steenkamp, although he was released for a period of house arrest in 2015 while one of the numerous appeals in his case was heard....

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No fair using leaf-stock springs instead of legs.
1 posted on 11/24/2023 5:33:57 AM PST by Eleutheria5
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Kinda surprised he wasn’t released sooner. Wonder if he’ll go the same route as killer O.J. Simpson? ;)


2 posted on 11/24/2023 5:40:05 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Eleutheria5

Maybe he turned over a new leaf stock spring.


3 posted on 11/24/2023 5:46:00 AM PST by Redcitizen
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

OJ never did find Nicole’s killer. Removing all mirrors in his house probably had something to do with that difficulty.

This guy looks like a psychopath.


4 posted on 11/24/2023 5:46:41 AM PST by rlmorel ("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
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To: Eleutheria5

At his trial, he never had a leg to stand on.


5 posted on 11/24/2023 5:49:19 AM PST by Round Earther
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Just in time for the 2024 Olympics... I can hardly wait.


6 posted on 11/24/2023 5:51:37 AM PST by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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7 posted on 11/24/2023 6:01:05 AM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: jerod

I never ever watch the Olympics.


8 posted on 11/24/2023 6:08:14 AM PST by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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Well her life wasn’t worth much! ..... /sarc


9 posted on 11/24/2023 6:15:52 AM PST by high info voter (Delivery )
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To: Eleutheria5

Well, that isn’t far off from what a domestic killin’ used to get you in Georgia, with a clean prior record and behaving in prison.


10 posted on 11/24/2023 6:25:38 AM PST by PAR35
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To: Eleutheria5

One final bullet rips through the girlfriend’s lifeless body.


11 posted on 11/24/2023 6:54:24 AM PST by alstewartfan ("She looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there , a lady with her legs crossed." Creepy Joe)
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**I never ever watch the Olympics.**

Same here. It’s anti-climatic. There are so many championship competitions during a given year that the best at their specialty are already known. And some nations simply don’t have the means to support contestants in every sport.

And some sports are what my wife calls soft porn: simply about attracting a male audience.


12 posted on 11/24/2023 7:10:12 AM PST by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)
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If I can recall that trial period, Pistorious seemed to be an extremely self centered person, who lacked any compassion for the dead girl’s family.
I think he shot her through a closed door.
He isn’t the first top level athlete to use and discard women like worn out toys.


13 posted on 11/24/2023 7:14:25 AM PST by lee martell
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The Olympics are ruined by trying to attract the female audience.
90% of coverage is backstory and emotional BS.

The only reason to watch women’s events is if they are hot, so your wife is correct about that.


14 posted on 11/24/2023 7:18:54 AM PST by EEGator
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The Olympics ALL SPORTS are ruined by trying to attract the female audience.

Fixed it.
15 posted on 11/24/2023 7:20:12 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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No argument from me.


16 posted on 11/24/2023 7:21:18 AM PST by EEGator
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The only reason to watch women’s events is if they are hot, so your wife is correct about that.


17 posted on 11/24/2023 7:22:54 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Be glad you missed the Gator game that had Beth Mowin as an announcer.

That’s when you know your program has fallen on hard times.


18 posted on 11/24/2023 7:24:15 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Michelle Jenneke. There is only one reason I know her.
Same for Allison Stokke.
There’s some Russian high jump or pole vaulter too. I think Daria or something…


19 posted on 11/24/2023 7:26:24 AM PST by EEGator
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To: EEGator

I see you too are a Man Of Culture.


20 posted on 11/24/2023 7:27:07 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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