Is Oscar Pistorius getting unfair press ?

VTech

Even if you were pulling my chain (I accept you were) there are plenty of people out there truly thinking it.
I cant believe people think im trolling just because I am on the side of the justice system, its moronic (no offence meant, seriously) to think otherwise.
A man or woman MUST be innocent until proven guilty, remember the last man who was hanged in the UK, he shot a coppa didn't he ?
Were there not hundreds lining the streets asking for him to be hung ???
Only after his death was it proven he was innocent ! and this wasnt the first time.

Justice must prevail, its what separates us from animals.

imposter2.0

VTech wrote:

If he is guilty he will get what's coming but finding a man guilty without trial is going back to the days of hanging witches.

They used to burn witches, not hang them.

fast as fupp

VTech wrote:

Even if you were pulling my chain (I accept you were) there are plenty of people out there truly thinking it.
I cant believe people think im trolling just because I am on the side of the justice system, its moronic (no offence meant, seriously) to think otherwise.
A man or woman MUST be innocent until proven guilty, remember the last man who was hanged in the UK, he shot a coppa didn't he ?
Were there not hundreds lining the streets asking for him to be hung ???
Only after his death was it proven he was innocent ! and this wasnt the first time.

Justice must prevail, its what separates us from animals.

yes i agree, its a ghastly spectacle. not helped by their lack of reporting restrictions and peoples morbid curiosity and bloodlust.

i havent watched any of it. dont like listening to saffas anyway!

steerpike

VTech wrote:

I cant believe people think im trolling just because I am on the side of the justice system, its moronic (no offence meant, seriously) to think otherwise..

I don't. I think you're trolling because of the moronic nature of your posts in general (no offence - seriously)

VTech

We all have an opinion, mine keep getting proven correct here though so its starting to wear thin

Garry H

Jesus wept!

Gabbo

VTech wrote:

I really do love this place. People here would try and argue out of a lottery win !
I'm quite aware it's a bail hearing and obviously wast referring to the case direct or the charges. I was referring to the media attention and yes, of course it's a witch hunt as it always will be in such scenarios.

Like the Lance Armstrong doping saga?

VTech

Latex tyre thread - ridiculed but people who tried them said they worked a treat (proven)

Mac vs PC thread - ridiculed about macs being best for editing photo/video, proven correct by forum members (proven)

This thread - ridiculed for saying justice should be followed, this is a common society value.

Tools and training bike thread - ridiculed for using a trainer - I always said I was cycling to lose weight, guys here have definitely confirmed that will work and I have lost half a stone (proven)

One month on and training getting better thread - as above, it is and I am so again (proven)

Aero dont believe the hype - they look nice but do not "always" aid faster cycling over a full distance (proven)

There are several other comments which can only be an opinion and we all are entitled to have those.

One thing that concerns me is that throughout my time here, I have NEVER followed a single forum user into their threads to post negatives yet the same few have followed me like a teenage lad after his first kiss.

steerpike

this is comedy gold! I'm starting to think this guy is for real.

Alan Partridge has finally got into Road cycling!

VTech

steerpike wrote:

this is comedy gold! I'm starting to think this guy is for real.

Alan Partridge has finally got into Road cycling!

Im still waiting to be proven wrong. and yes, this is good comedy, I was sat here waiting for a flight and youve helped me wallow away the time quite nicely.

steerpike

VTech wrote:

steerpike wrote:

this is comedy gold! I'm starting to think this guy is for real.

Alan Partridge has finally got into Road cycling!

Im still waiting to be proven wrong. and yes, this is good comedy, I was sat here waiting for a flight and youve helped me wallow away the time quite nicely.

Well done Alan - you're right about everything on the internet. Loving the Decathlon thread!

VTech

steerpike wrote:

VTech wrote:

steerpike wrote:

this is comedy gold! I'm starting to think this guy is for real.

Alan Partridge has finally got into Road cycling!

Im still waiting to be proven wrong. and yes, this is good comedy, I was sat here waiting for a flight and youve helped me wallow away the time quite nicely.

Well done Alan - you're right about everything on the internet. Loving the Decathlon thread!

If you let me know what parts you really love I will add to them.

Alan.

sloppyschleckonds

So it looks like the trial of athlete Oscar Pistorius will be partially televised.

Trial begins next Monday.

Mikey23

Good timing what with floods and Ukraine crisis getting a bit boring, no one being investigated for paedophile activities in the 60s and the phone tapping trial not revealing any new gruesome tittle tattle.

MattC59

Brilliant thread !!!!

As usual, and despite me staying out of it, a VTech thread takes exactly the same path.

VTech

MattC59 wrote:

Brilliant thread !!!!

As usual, and despite me staying out of it, a VTech thread takes exactly the same path.

when you coming round to wash my cars ? there getting dirty waiting for you.

arran77

MattC59 wrote:

Brilliant thread !!!!

As usual, and despite me staying out of it, a VTech thread takes exactly the same path.

There is a slight inevitability about such threads

Frank the tank

Pistorius is as guilty as fcuk, but, he will get away with it.

BelgianBeerGeek

Frank the tank wrote:

Pistorius is as guilty as fcuk, but, he will get away with it.

Come on Frank, stop sitting on the fence

bianchimoon

VTech wrote:

One thing that concerns me is that throughout my time here, I have NEVER followed a single forum user into their threads to post negatives yet the same few have followed me like a teenage lad after his first kiss.

exactly, why would you want to do that when you could follow them onto the websites they were viewing, c'mon vtech chill out it's the web not real life

VTech

bianchimoon wrote:

VTech wrote:

One thing that concerns me is that throughout my time here, I have NEVER followed a single forum user into their threads to post negatives yet the same few have followed me like a teenage lad after his first kiss.

exactly, why would you want to do that when you could follow them onto the websites they were viewing, c'mon vtech chill out it's the web not real life

That comment was aimed at a couple of forum users like matcwhatever from above who has a habit of following me like a lost puppy.
I have offered him a job cleaning my cars so that he can be closer to me but I'm not sure if he is interested.

sloppyschleckonds

bianchimoon wrote:

VTech wrote:

One thing that concerns me is that throughout my time here, I have NEVER followed a single forum user into their threads to post negatives yet the same few have followed me like a teenage lad after his first kiss.

exactly, why would you want to do that when you could follow them onto the websites they were viewing, c'mon vtech chill out it's the web not real life

Phil Fouracre

Blimey! You do come across some cretinous posts on here. Entertaining, but, as someone said, surely trolling, can't be for real. Best bit nobody has picked up on was those people special to South African crime scenes! OP says they don't want any 'whitenesses' is that in case they are seen as racist, got to laugh - and he thinks we are stupid not to understand his posts.

VTech

Phil Fouracre wrote:

Blimey! You do come across some cretinous posts on here. Entertaining, but, as someone said, surely trolling, can't be for real. Best bit nobody has picked up on was those people special to South African crime scenes! OP says they don't want any 'whitenesses' is that in case they are seen as racist, got to laugh - and he thinks we are stupid not to understand his posts.

Surely cretinous when people make gar bade up like your comment ?

bianchimoon

Danlikesbikes wrote:

Just reading the BBC round up of the hearing - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21548865

One thing that struck me was this part though;
"The prosecutors sought to portray Mr Pistorius as man with a history of violence who was likely to flee the country.

But the defence argued it would be impossible for Mr Pistorius to flee because his prosthetic legs would be noticed wherever he went."

Seems a rather flimsy case for bail if this could be scuppered by oh I don't know a pair of trousers

If that's the case, if i was the judge i'd have given him bail on condition he only wears shorts? - sorted, next case please

joelsim

KentPhil wrote:

I thought it was strange that his girlfriend went to the toilet in the middle of the night and locked the toilet door.

Maybe she was having a really smelly poo

MattC59

VTech wrote:

bianchimoon wrote:

VTech wrote:

One thing that concerns me is that throughout my time here, I have NEVER followed a single forum user into their threads to post negatives yet the same few have followed me like a teenage lad after his first kiss.

exactly, why would you want to do that when you could follow them onto the websites they were viewing, c'mon vtech chill out it's the web not real life

That comment was aimed at a couple of forum users like matcwhatever from above who has a habit of following me like a lost puppy.
I have offered him a job cleaning my cars so that he can be closer to me but I'm not sure if he is interested.

Please do demonstrate what makes you think I follow you.

RideOnTime

I can't help thinking that if DLT was called Brian and hence BLT...
His life would improve...

Not that relevant, sorry...

team47b

VTech wrote:

steerpike wrote:

this is comedy gold! I'm starting to think this guy is for real.

Alan Partridge has finally got into Road cycling!

Im still waiting to be proven wrong. and yes, this is good comedy, I was sat here waiting for a flight and youve helped me wallow away the time quite nicely.

Wallow means to roll around in the mud, I think you mean while away the time, but then again it's been a while since I used the VIP lounge at an airport

arran77

team47b wrote:

VTech wrote:

steerpike wrote:

this is comedy gold! I'm starting to think this guy is for real.

Alan Partridge has finally got into Road cycling!

Im still waiting to be proven wrong. and yes, this is good comedy, I was sat here waiting for a flight and youve helped me wallow away the time quite nicely.

Wallow means to roll around in the mud, I think you mean while away the time, but then again it's been a while since I used the VIP lounge at an airport

They're all very safari themed these days......lots of trees, watering holes, monkeys and the like