[armedoldhippy]

former NFL player kills himself in jail cell. Aaron Hernandez jammed his cell door so guards could not intervene, & hung himself. but his agent/atty claims "he was murdered". LOL! yup, by the same guy that shot those other folks he was tried for - himself. society is giving these guys a superiority complex from childhood, blowing smoke up their ass about how "special" they are. they go to high school & get the cheerleaders. they go to college & get bailed out of trouble because they are cash cows for the university. is it any damn wonder that they make it to the pros & think the fucking rules do not apply to them? SURPRISE, assholes! ask OJ how prison was to him. hahahahahaha...

[OldPhart]

I say the problem needs to be addressed at the high school and college level. These little punks being given a pass just because they are good at playing with a ball is BS. We need to be a lot more concerned about the players winning, and not the team. Sadly that will never happen, just ask Bobby Knight. He wasn't canned for his antics, they wanted more wins and money out of him; no matter how much he was helping his players to be better people. Bobby Knight fought against schedules being influenced by TV, and would not allow any corporate logos or sponsors; and got canned and kicked out of college sports for his efforts. I'm not saying that he had the best judgment all the time, but that was just am excuse to can him. Colleges put up with all sorts of people, if they are making money, just ask Penn State! LOL

[Spaventa]

Our "civilisation" rewards and promotes ALL the worst human beings. You don't become "rich" and "successful" by being nice, putting others first, caring and sharing. You reach the top of our societies by having no integrity, no morals, no empathy and no decency. Any virtues would only impede your "progress".
Oscar Pistorius is a classic "special" person. His disability made him special to start with so he was shielded from criticism his whole life (who could be critical of a poor guy with no legs right?) Then he got his big break. He was in the right place at the right time to ride those blade things in the history books with Olympic medals and millions, model girlfriend etc etc. Personally, I don't think he was anything special. The blades were the big factor giving him an advantage over able bodied runners. He was widely suspected of steroid use and exhibited classic roid rage on several documented occasions even firing gun in a restaurant. Guy was a DICK. Either she was leaving him or he was accusing her of shit and he flipped and killed her. Thinking he was special his whole life had a lot to do with it i think.

[OldPhart]

Originally Posted by Spaventa

Oscar Pistorius is a classic "special" person. His disability made him special to start with so he was shielded from criticism his whole life (who could be critical of a poor guy with no legs right?) Then he got his big break. He was in the right place at the right time to ride those blade things in the history books with Olympic medals and millions, model girlfriend etc etc. Personally, I don't think he was anything special. The blades were the big factor giving him an advantage over able bodied runners. He was widely suspected of steroid use and exhibited classic roid rage on several documented occasions even firing gun in a restaurant. Guy was a DICK. Either she was leaving him or he was accusing her of shit and he flipped and killed her. Thinking he was special his whole life had a lot to do with it i think.

Only thing I can say is thank goodness the US doesn't have laws like South Africa! If the prosecutor doesn't like the outcome, they can apparently appeal, multiple times, till they get a judgment they like. I still think he basically got a slap on the wrist for murder, but still.... Can nobody see the great potential for abuse when the prosecutor can keep coming after you for the same thing, over and over... I'm not sure exactly how it works, but I know they drug him back into court trying to increase the charges/penalties several different times.

[Spaventa]

Originally Posted by OldPhart

Only thing I can say is thank goodness the US doesn't have laws like South Africa! If the prosecutor doesn't like the outcome, they can apparently appeal, multiple times, till they get a judgment they like. I still think he basically got a slap on the wrist for murder, but still.... Can nobody see the great potential for abuse when the prosecutor can keep coming after you for the same thing, over and over... I'm not sure exactly how it works, but I know they drug him back into court trying to increase the charges/penalties several different times.

We can both thank goodness our countries don't have the incidents of men killing their wives S.A does. They have the highest spousal homicide rates in the world. South Africans kill their wives at around twice the rate of the rest of the world do.