Oscar Pestorius

lully don't apologise! I'm sorry for drawing attention to it

He threw his status and career away and killed a beautiful girl.
Sad and gruesome.

(Spelling always been a weak spot. Sorry.)

I agree alea re the complex nature of race and politics in South Africa, what I was trying to express is that it is no longer so straightforward as White = Power in South Africa (naturally). If anything, I should imagine Pistorius' status as a world class athlete may have had an influence.

The complex nature of race and politics in South Africa is not a straightforward White= bad, Black= good and there are still powerful pressures which can apply. I agree if Reeva had been black instead of from an old white family, the "Olympic/Paralympic golden boy" might have faced more instant condemnation.
(I assumed Pestorius was a typo for Pistorius rather than a Freudian slip and in the nature of not drawing attention to it chose not to comment)

alea being White in South Africa doesn't count as a plus.

Talking about irony, I had to smile at the Pest-orius. His name is Pistorius.

There is a legal battle going on in SA to have him tried for murder, brought about by the prosecution on the original case.

White, Olympic "golden boy" and disabled for starters?

I thought it was 5 years. Anyway, he's only done a year. What a slap in the face to his victim's family.

I never understood how such a verdict could have been arrived at.

Thought he was under house arrest. I would've thought he was finished but nothing would surprise me really. If there's money to be made and all that.

I was to hear he's been released, even if he will be under house arrest.
Sentence was 9 yrs why isn't he serving his time.

Am fairly sure Lully is being ironic!!

Agree with you Alea.

Is that being ironic Lullydully?
He hasn't served his entire sentence and will be under a form of house arrest, but to think of him"representing his country" after what he did is chilling.
Am I being cynical to think he got off with a reduced charge because of who he is? He sounded a pretty unpleasant, trigger-happy gung-ho type with serious issues at the best of times.

Don't suppose he'll compete again though.

He was convicted of culpable homicide, or manslaughter, not murder though.

Yes

Didn't he murder his girl freind!