double amputee known in the olympics as blade runner has been charged with his girlfriends murder...

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013 ... &gt1=43001

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Yeah, still waiting for facts, but it looks like he mistook her for an intruder. If that's what happened, then man, what a horrible situation; but also, what a dumbass...ALWAYS identify your target before shooting. No exceptions. Ever.

if indeed it was mistaken identity, that has to be horrific on him.... i feel sorry for all he will have to go through

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Or he could have wanted her dead and planned this as an elaborate way of playing up his popularity and public sympathy in his native land in order to get away with it...

Wow...

I remember him strongly from the Summer Olympics.

hmmmmm arguing heard earlier in the day, talk of a domestic violence situation previously but he "accidentally" shot her. Why am I not buying it? I'm not convicting the guy, I still think he deserves his day in court and for much more evidence to come out before I would say that he is guilty or not, but I will say that I have my doubts about the intruder story.

For some reason I was thinking of Jaco Pastorious (bassist from the Weather Report) when I read the headline and got all confused because he's been dead for years and HE was killed by a guy at a bar. I'm serious. My brain doesn't work right and I got all discombobulated.

This story is weird for sure. I always respected Oscar for his willingness to fight the good fight and standing up for those of us with disabilities. He was a hero to many of us who've lost/broken/ruined a limb. It was great to see him excel. I know there was the whole blade controversy, but having worked with many disabled kids, they didn't get into the physics of it all, and were just ecstatic to see somebody like Oscar who had a problem like they do competing at the highest levels. It gave them hope. Much like Lance Armstrong did for so many cancer battlers/survivors.

Where have our heroes gone? It's hard to find somebody to buy into and pattern your life after it seems. You almost have to wait until a guy dies and hope he doesn't do anything nutty before you can put your faith in them and follow them. I guess that's why I follow my father's example so closely. He's not around anymore to goof it up.... oh, and he was a pretty amazing guy as well.

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Heard he shot her five times. That's a lot of lead to empty into an "intruder".

One thing about the idea of a "hero". They become "heroes" by excelling at whatever they like to do. They play the game, or compete, or act, in that forum, in a way worthy of admiration. Why do we feel the need to expand this to their entire life? Regardless of if he intentionally killed her or not, a lot of people were inspired by what he did in the Olympics, in that forum, he is to be admired. Its like, whatever happens in the personal life of Tiger Woods does not affect how I view him as a golfer. Same with Jordan.

Maybe it's just me, but I just can't get behind the idea of "finding somebody to buy into and pattern your life after." That actually sounds creepy as hell to me.

People are flawed. Deeply, deeply flawed, no matter who they are. I think you can respect a heroic ACTION, and you can adopt a viewpoint, practice, or belief that you find admirable... but wholly buying into a person seems like it will usually lead to disappointment somewhere along the line.

Pistorius' fight to compete in the Olympics is admirable, regardless of whatever it was he did this morning. There's the value in admiring the action versus putting a person on a pedestal.

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Okay, so maybe that pass rush is still an issue. Lather, rinse, repeat.

volsung, I think you phrased my point much more eloquently. Which makes me wonder what my English degree was for....

He's saying he thought she was an intruder? But she was shot four times? And there's reports of previous incidents of domestic issues? Sounds like he doesn't have a leg to stand on.

I think we should let the investigation run it's course before we spring to any conclusions.

We certainly don't want to cut this thing short without all of the facts.

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Dang it, JesterHawk used up all the good puns in just two sentences.

This stumps me.

i'm sure law enforcement will get a leg up on the investigation in no time..

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You're right. But I'm gonna go out on a limb and say he thought he could stump the police with the intruder story.

well it's not like he could kick her ass

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I can't believe how many people around here get hard at the thought of stringing together a bunch of puns.

but also

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Everyone was springing into action. Time to cut it off.