Over-coverage on Pistorius?

[Mowgli37]

Not related to the Albion at all but I was wondering what people thought, my mother just had a bit of a rant about how the story wouldn't have got nearly as much coverage if an able-bodied athlete had been accused, personally I think she's barking, opinions?

 

[HenryC]

I don't think he did it. Can't understand why they want to try him for murder.

 

[Max Paper]

Any global superstar who shoots their girlfriend dead on valentines day would be all over the papers for weeks, legless or not!

 

[Max Paper]

I don't think he did it. Can't understand why they want to try him for murder.

Who did then?

 

[Soulman]

Bail would have been no good imo.

 

[Mowgli37]

Any global superstar who shoots their girlfriend dead on valentines day would be all over the papers for weeks, legless or not!

Exactly! She (my mother) on the other hand believes that because there is 36 years between us she obviously has more common sense

 

[Mowgli37]

Bail would have been no good imo.

This

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Bail would have been no good imo.

Wonderful.

The story is getting all the coverage it deserves. Oscar Pistorius is an inspiration to millions. And now he has blown his girlfriend away. A lot of people are very upset.

Not me though, people are people. He is an inspirarional person for his determination, it changes nothing that he's a bit happy with a trigger.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I don't think he did it. Can't understand why they want to try him for murder.

Well, he clearly did it, whether he meant to kill her is one of the questions. Personally, I tend to believe his version, but it's not cut & dried.

It has had a lot of ccoverage, the media love this sort of thing. Would an able-bodied person got the same ? Depends who it was. Imagine if it was, say, Becks, there would be a lot more.

 

[Mowgli37]

Wonderful.

Oscar Pistorius is an inspiration to millions. And now he has blown his girlfriend away. A lot of people are very upset.

Indeed So many people saw him as a role model for determination and commitment but now even if he gets off, there will always be that question mark above his head

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Indeed So many people saw him as a role model for determination and commitment but now even if he gets off, there will always be that question mark above his head

But he'll make millions on the chat show circuit

 

[KZNSeagull]

Indeed So many people saw him as a role model for determination and commitment but now even if he gets off, there will always be that question mark above his head

How is he going to get off? He has admitted shooting her! Even his Uncle says that after the trial, he is going to go back to his athletics career. How? He will be in prison - at least, he should be.

A question mark over his head? He shot someone through a closed door 4 times. That tends to be a bit of a black mark on his character, I would have thought.

 

[KZNSeagull]

It is getting a lot of coverage not least cos of who he is, but also for his quite amazing story of what happened.

 

[Mowgli37]

How is he going to get off? He has admitted shooting her! Even his Uncle says that after the trial, he is going to go back to his athletics career. How? He will be in prison - at least, he should be.

A question mark over his head? He shot someone through a closed door 4 times. That tends to be a bit of a black mark on his character, I would have thought.

True that, I don't think he will get off I was just talking hypothetically

 

[Mowgli37]

But he'll make millions on the chat show circuit

Don't you just love the modern world

 

[BLOCK F]

Too much coverage or not;I am not sure,but at least it was a change from f...ing horse meat!!

 

[drew]

Question could be asked would it get the same coverage if Usain Bolt shot his girlfriend. Probably yes.

Also, even if he can convince a jury he didn't mean to kill her, he meant to kill whomever was in the bathroom.

 

[Mowgli37]

I know! I don't know why everyone is so fussed about it, we never noticed and it tasted great so why not?!

 

[Twizzle]

It keeps people on their toes.
I reckon his missus was his achilles heel, but if he gets bail, he's ankling.
Tread carefully, etc etc.

 

[Sam-]

It's a very sad story indeed. Personally I believe pistorious is likely to be a confrontational character. You don't overcome having no legs and compete in the Olympics without a lot of single mindedness.