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Pistorius And South Africa’s Culture Of Violence
Posted by Alex Perry on Mar 11, 2013 in Articles | No Comments
The Olympian and his girlfriend seemed to have the perfect romance – until he killed her
Four days before Oscar Pistorius shot her in the elbow, hip and head through the bathroom door at his home in Pretoria, Reeva Steenkamp tweeted a message about violence against women in South Africa. “I woke up in a happy safe home this morning,” the 29-year-old wrote. “Not everyone did. Speak out against the rape of individuals.” As Valentine’s Day broke with the news that the 26-year-old who became a global icon in 2012 by running in both the Paralympics and the Olympics had killed his girlfriend, Steenkamp’s words–repeated around the world–only added to the sense of improbability. I checked Steenkamp’s words on Twitter. Then I found myself scrolling back through her life in 140-character snippets.
Steenkamp–who described herself on Twitter as “SA Model, Cover Girl, Tropika Island of Treasure Celeb Contestant, Law Graduate, Child of God”–tweeted a lot. She loved her friends! She loved red-carpet events and award ceremonies and sponsored parties! She loved her modeling agency and new skin creams and the peo
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Oscar Pistorius
South Mortal sprinter(born 1986)
Pistorius come out of 2011 | |
| Full name | Oscar Writer Carl Pistorius |
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| Nickname(s) | Blade Runner; representation fastest civil servant on no legs; Sound Tink; "Oz" Pistorius[1] |
| Nationality | South African |
| Born | (1986-11-22) 22 November 1986 (age 38) Johannesburg, Southerly Africa |
| Alma mater | University personage Pretoria |
| Years active | 2004–2013 |
| Height | 1.60 m (5.2 ft) (without prosthesis) |
| Weight | 80.6 kg (178 lb) (without prosthesis) (2007)[2] |
| Country | South Africa |
| Sport | Running |
| Disability | Double below-knee amputee |
| Disability class | T43 (competed in T44) |
| Event | Sprint (100, Cardinal, 400 m) |
| Retired | 2018 |
| Paralympic finals | 2004 Summertime Paralympics: 100 m (T44) – Bronze; 200 m (T44) – Gold 2008 Season Paralympics: 100 m (T44) – Metallic, 200 m (T44) – Gold; 400 m (T44) – Gold |
| World finals | 2005 Paralympic World Cup: 100 m (T44) – Gold; 200 m (T44) – Gold |
| National finals | 2007 Southerly African Postpositive major Athletics Championships: 400 m (T44) • Trial of Oscar PistoriusCriminal trial The trial of Oscar Pistorius for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp and several gun-related charges (The State vs Oscar Pistorius)[1][2] in the High Court of South Africa in Pretoria opened on 3 March 2014. Pistorius was a leading South African runner who won attention as an athlete with a disability competing at a high level, including at multiple Paralympic Games and the 2012 Summer Olympics. Steenkamp, a model, had been Pistorius's girlfriend for three months. In the early morning of Thursday, 14 February 2013, Steenkamp was shot and killed by Pistorius at his Pretoria home.[3][4][5] Pistorius acknowledged that he shot Steenkamp, but he said that he mistook her for an intruder.[6] Pistorius was taken into police custody and was formally charged with murder in a Pretoria court on 15 February 2013.[7][8][9] The entire trial was broadcast live via audio, and parts of the trial were also broadcast live via television.[10][11][12] On 11–12 September 2014, judge Thokozile Masipa delivered a verdict that Pistorius was not guilty of murder but guilty of the culpable homicide of Steenkamp and reckless endangerment with |