Incredibly attractive on The One Show.

JK2006 wrote:
Incredibly attractive on The One Show.

... and about to go down !

Those "legs" will come in handy when he goes to the showers !!!!

Is that what happens when you convince someone that he is an "athlete" ?

Oscar Pistorius brings a whole new meaning to taking your girlfriend out on Valentine's Day !!!

He's bound to be convicted - he hasnt got a leg to stand on !!!

Sad, ITK - what you have to laugh at; his disability was not his choice.


Is yours?

He is clearly disturbed ..... Aren't most murderers?

We are all dealt a hand .... And make of it what we can.

Pretending that he is an "athlete" was utterly ridiculous and probably contributed to his current delusion.

No Bail (he might do a runner !)

I thought he was fantastic and came across as truly attractive and amusing; as with everyone who falls foul of the law I wish him well; almost every time (even in truly dreadful cases) the reality is far more complex than the headline.

Seriously, you wish him well ? Thats an odd sentiment and turn of phrase to use.
Complicated case, maybe, crime of passion, perhaps, angry row, possibly............but one person with a weapon capable of ending life vs a defenceless person, and life is ended due to the abuse of the imbalance power at hand...............and you wish him well ? Very odd..........

Yes I knew we'd have several comments of this nature from people who, quite rightly, see sympathy for (possible) perpetrators as indicating lack of sympathy for victims.

I can quite understand that position; indeed, it seems to me the majority opinion.

I find it normal and natural to be able to spread sympathy quite widely. This is just one example of my irritatingly bizarre character.

Mr Reason wrote:
Seriously, you wish him well ? Thats an odd sentiment and turn of phrase to use.
Complicated case, maybe, crime of passion, perhaps, angry row, possibly............but one person with a weapon capable of ending life vs a defenceless person, and life is ended due to the abuse of the imbalance power at hand...............and you wish him well ? Very odd..........

Agreed

Don't take this the wrong way, but describing yourself as 'irritatingly bizzare' is a touch egocentric.
My view is that an outsider should make the call on someones personality character because when you judge or comment on your own personality, quite naturally the tendancy is to make that comment to project your prefered internal view of yourself in order to influence the outsiders view , and of course the human mind generally likes to think people should love it and will do all it can to project that image to others.............but I've never met you, never will and so I guess as with lots of cyber messageboards and trolling opportunities in modern life, perceptions are formed from transient and ultimately non real world situations..........and please don't see this as trolling, it isn't.
Its just an open message board of views as invited by yourself, the host. Hope that is agreed at least.

"A touch" egocentric?!! You should read Three Months, written simply because my friend Lynn Barber called me "an egocentric bore".

Available on Amazon - it was No3 on their Pop Culture chart yesterday... you can get either E Book or Paperback for a mere £5.

JK2006 wrote:
Yes I knew we'd have several comments of this nature from people who, quite rightly, see sympathy for (possible) perpetrators as indicating lack of sympathy for victims.

I can quite understand that position; indeed, it seems to me the majority opinion.

Most people just dont get it, do they?

When I was villified for ridiculing the ParaMong games, you were all playing "The Kings New Clothes" and being condescending in the extreme.

Many of these people realise it.

Its is you that has inflicted the cruelty - of telling someone that they are an "athlete" - when they (in most cases) realise you are just being condescending and pandering.

Oscar seems like a reasonably intelligent man ... dont you think he realised that he was famous the world over for one reason, and one reason only? - being a freak (*)!

And when you digest that fully, it must be a hard thing to live with - no wonder he has "anger issues" and is violent.

(*) He's now famous for two things - being a murderer as well.

Looked for it.............searched Three Months, didn't find it on the first 5 search pages under books, so could only find it by searching by name..........read the reviews, only 2 of them..........Marmite. So I think I'll save my fiver , but thanks anyway........

....and to redress my potentially one sided appearance.....No Limits introduced me to a young Brian Adams in 1984, first time I heared 'Run To You', so there are purposes served in a life time , pity he didn't make a decent LP after Into The Fire in 1987, but his photos are nice.

I think the current trend of demonising (potential) criminals to the point that we cannot even look at them on a television screen is extremely unkind.
The (possible) offence is usually a very small part of the whole person, and dehumanising them is not going to help anyone, and will discourage some from seeking help with inappropriate or violent feelings.
We can show compassion to all concerned while still condemning the crime, surely?

Watching his father reach out between two burly guards to touch his son in a gesture of love was a truly upsetting moment; it doesn't in any way subtract from sorrow for the poor dead girl or her family but illustrates to me (though probably nobody else) how tragedies can affect many people.

And, as far as I'm concerned, there's no reason to limit sympathy.