A place for the discussion of all things not closely related to the sport and its competitive side. (Locked down several times a year during the major championships)
it obviously won't change anybody's mind on anything, but for an insightful look into the gun culture, read the linked book review (or the whole book, if you''re of a mind).
<<...Guns, like abortion, are seen by some as a life-or-death issue that merits careful regulation, and by others as a matter of personal freedom and constitutional right. Each camp makes little attempt to understand the other, much less to compromise.
That could soon change, as the gun issue is about to find a new ambassador in Dan Baum. A self-professed "gun guy," the former New Yorker staff writer is far from a stereotypical gun nut. He's an urban Jew whose liberal views on everything but guns align with those who abhor firearms the most...>>
O.P. may be paranoid but he definitely is not Schizophrenic! No Schizophrenic could advance to such a high level of competitive sportsmanship and public view and be in a hallucinatory or delusional (both symptoms of Schizophrenia) state. Perhaps the use of the word is being confused with the medias use of the word to mean "dual personality" which Schizophrenia is not.
Paranoia? Schizophrenia? both admittedly debatable in terms of traits for Pistorius.
But the trait of "shame". Pistorius' latest approach to the Court shows the guy has no shame at all. If his killing of Reeva was truly an act of mistaken identity and he was truly remorseful the guy would not be challenging his bail conditions and demanding his passports be returned so he can travel overseas.
Close friend Mike Azzie, who Pistorius refers to as Uncle Mike, said the sportsman was a "broken man" after he was tasked with selling his racehorses to raise money to pay for spiralling legal fees.
But they have to have a meet. But you are right, the guy has been charged with murder, and yet, the courts are saying, go run in Zurich, or maybe even Pre! I could see gh announcing that one. "In lane 2 with the ball and chain...."
This whole thing does seem a bit insane. And this is the guy currently soaking up a huge portion of the media's (very limited) attention to track and field. What a gift to the world.
kuha wrote:This whole thing does seem a bit insane. And this is the guy currently soaking up a huge portion of the media's (very limited) attention to track and field. What a gift to the world.
Yes, for awhile cycling had overtaken track for the reputation as the dirtiest sport. (And since its fan base is about .00001% that is easy for sport pundits.) But now we have OP.
Imagine if OJ was still playing football while on trial....
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), which is the body responsible for the World Championships, told BBC Sport he would be "free to run" in Moscow in August on the "basis of the 'innocent until proven guilty' principle".
But the Brits have lost interest....
However, Nova, who organise the Manchester City Games, to be held on 25 May and which Pistorius pulled out of, said there were "no plans to invite him over".
kuha wrote:This whole thing does seem a bit insane. And this is the guy currently soaking up a huge portion of the media's (very limited) attention to track and field. What a gift to the world.
Last week a guy in central Wisconsin shot his girlfriend to death. Yes, you guessed it, he mistook her for burglars. What a wonderful inspiration Oscar Pistorius is.
kuha wrote:This whole thing does seem a bit insane. And this is the guy currently soaking up a huge portion of the media's (very limited) attention to track and field. What a gift to the world.
Last week a guy in central Wisconsin shot his girlfriend to death. Yes, you guessed it, he mistook her for burglars. What a wonderful inspiration Oscar Pistorius is.
Now, Pego, in all fairness, I don't know if we can blame OP (pronounced Opie!) for that, unless he shot her through a closed bathroom door. "Someone is stealing my dental floss!" Americans shooting neighbors, friends, relatives, etc. thinking---or perhaps hoping---they were a burglar has been a regular constant in this country for quite a while.
kuha wrote:This whole thing does seem a bit insane. And this is the guy currently soaking up a huge portion of the media's (very limited) attention to track and field. What a gift to the world.
Last week a guy in central Wisconsin shot his girlfriend to death. Yes, you guessed it, he mistook her for burglars. What a wonderful inspiration Oscar Pistorius is.
Now, Pego, in all fairness, I don't know if we can blame OP (pronounced Opie!) for that, unless he shot her through a closed bathroom door. "Someone is stealing my dental floss!" Americans shooting neighbors, friends, relatives, etc. thinking---or perhaps hoping---they were a burglar has been a regular constant in this country for quite a while.
kuha wrote:This whole thing does seem a bit insane. And this is the guy currently soaking up a huge portion of the media's (very limited) attention to track and field. What a gift to the world.
Last week a guy in central Wisconsin shot his girlfriend to death. Yes, you guessed it, he mistook her for burglars. What a wonderful inspiration Oscar Pistorius is.
I hope he's ou on bail with his passport in his possession, just in case he wants to go on his hols or something
Conor Dary wrote:Now, Pego, in all fairness, I don't know if we can blame OP (pronounced Opie!) for that, unless he shot her through a closed bathroom door. "Someone is stealing my dental floss!" Americans shooting neighbors, friends, relatives, etc. thinking---or perhaps hoping---they were a burglar has been a regular constant in this country for quite a while.
Sheriff Andy Taylor would never have applied for bail for Opie, even if Opie had shot a Mayberry skunk. I hope that no meet promoter would sink so low as to fall to the temptation of the dollar by inviting Pistorious to compete.
Conor Dary wrote:Now, Pego, in all fairness, I don't know if we can blame OP (pronounced Opie!) for that, unless he shot her through a closed bathroom door. "Someone is stealing my dental floss!" Americans shooting neighbors, friends, relatives, etc. thinking---or perhaps hoping---they were a burglar has been a regular constant in this country for quite a while.
Sheriff Andy Taylor would never have applied for bail for Opie, even if Opie had shot a Mayberry skunk. I hope that no meet promoter would sink so low as to fall to the temptation of the dollar by inviting Pistorious to compete.
wow! talk about trial by press! Give the poor bastard his day in court before you condemn him to Devil's Island. (but yes, of course, I think he's probably guilty: fortunately, legal systems don't work on "I think probably" thoughts of people with no first-hand knowledge of the evidence)
Conor Dary wrote:Now, Pego, in all fairness, I don't know if we can blame OP (pronounced Opie!) for that, unless he shot her through a closed bathroom door. "Someone is stealing my dental floss!" Americans shooting neighbors, friends, relatives, etc. thinking---or perhaps hoping---they were a burglar has been a regular constant in this country for quite a while.
Sheriff Andy Taylor would never have applied for bail for Opie, even if Opie had shot a Mayberry skunk. I hope that no meet promoter would sink so low as to fall to the temptation of the dollar by inviting Pistorious to compete.
wow! talk about trial by press! Give the poor bastard his day in court before you condemn him to Devil's Island. (but yes, of course, I think he's probably guilty: fortunately, legal systems don't work on "I think probably" thoughts of people with no first-hand knowledge of the evidence)
I have never seen a suspect in a capital case to be given this degree of pre-trial latitude.
Conor Dary wrote:Now, Pego, in all fairness, I don't know if we can blame OP (pronounced Opie!) for that, unless he shot her through a closed bathroom door. "Someone is stealing my dental floss!" Americans shooting neighbors, friends, relatives, etc. thinking---or perhaps hoping---they were a burglar has been a regular constant in this country for quite a while.
Sheriff Andy Taylor would never have applied for bail for Opie, even if Opie had shot a Mayberry skunk. I hope that no meet promoter would sink so low as to fall to the temptation of the dollar by inviting Pistorious to compete.
wow! talk about trial by press! Give the poor bastard his day in court before you condemn him to Devil's Island. (but yes, of course, I think he's probably guilty: fortunately, legal systems don't work on "I think probably" thoughts of people with no first-hand knowledge of the evidence)
It is not about trial by press. Pistorious has already admitted he killed Steenkamp. Even if you accept his story as to why he did what he did, as far as I am concerned he should still go to prison for a long time. And I hope meet promoters don't invite him to compete. As much as the likes of Ostapchuk turn my stomach I would prefer to have her invited rather than Pistorious.
