Reports: Olympian Pistorius shoots dead his girlfriend

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superblyTRIFE said:
So dude is just supposed to up and leave his neighborhood because he's paranoid?  He's already living in a gated community--what more could he do besides arm himself?  Move to another country?  

C'mon son--that's just not realistic thinking right there.  When you are successful, you become a potential target.  And dudes in South Africa do not play.  My good friend was born and raised there.  After college in the U.S. he moved back home and got a fairly decent job with BMW, but nothing where he was balling out of control or anything.  Dude got robbed at gunpoint for his SUIT just walking down the street at night.  His suit.  And I'm sure wasn't some high end joint, either.  **** is real out there.  But that doesn't mean you just up and leave--you adapt and deal with it.  
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If you're paranoid to the point that you gotta get strapped up like you're going to war because your washing machine spooked you, then yea...maybe you should re-evaluate where you live OR your own mental state.

I don't care how you try to justify it...living like that ain't healthy.
 
^ A lot of people have weapons in the home in case of intruders.  Those people live in bad neighborhoods and they also live in good neighborhoods.  I don't think that makes anyone paranoid.  Maybe dude is just aware of the attention that his success and celebrity brings?  I mean, criminals do target those with fame/success, right?  Why does that make him paranoid?  I call that being realistic and being prepared should something pop off.      

Honestly, if I came home and heard my washing machine going without prior knowledge of someone else being there (which I'm assuming was the case w/ that tweet), I'd be kind of cautious, too.    
 
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superblyTRIFE said:
So dude is just supposed to up and leave his neighborhood because he's paranoid?  He's already living in a gated community--what more could he do besides arm himself?  Move to another country?  

C'mon son--that's just not realistic thinking right there.  When you are successful, you become a potential target.  And dudes in South Africa do not play.  My good friend was born and raised there.  After college in the U.S. he moved back home and got a fairly decent job with BMW, but nothing where he was balling out of control or anything.  Dude got robbed at gunpoint for his SUIT just walking down the street at night.  His suit.  And I'm sure wasn't some high end joint, either.  **** is real out there.  But that doesn't mean you just up and leave--you adapt and deal with it.  
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If you're paranoid to the point that you gotta get strapped up like you're going to war because your washing machine spooked you, then yea...maybe you should re-evaluate where you live OR your own mental state.

I don't care how you try to justify it...living like that ain't healthy.
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It's not as easy as that. There's a sense of "home" that will be missing. There's also the side leaving your family behind which can be difficult to bear with. He is also the poster-child for South Africa right now. Being disabled, coming back and winning an gold medal for his country. Once he starts living in Zurich or somewhere, his brand, and identity will not be the same. It will be like Lance Armstrong at the height of his cycling career living in Helsinki all that time. It just wouldn't be the same.


Also, right now, in South Africa, there are SOOOOOO many opportunities for growth (many say it's the gateway to business in Africa). So this is also a reason why many people would want to stay.
 
superblyTRIFE said:
^ A lot of people have weapons in the home in case of intruders.  Those people live in bad neighborhoods and they also live in good neighborhoods.  I don't think that makes anyone paranoid.  Maybe dude is just aware of the attention that his success and celebrity brings?  I mean, criminals do target those with fame/success, right?  Why does that make him paranoid?  I call that being realistic and being prepared should something pop off.      

Honestly, if I came home and heard my washing machine going without prior knowledge of someone else being there (which I'm assuming was the case w/ that tweet), I'd be kind of cautious, too.    
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I think there's something to be said about keeping a glock in your nightstand, a baseball bat/cricket stick under the bed, and a machine gun by the window. That's A LOT of protection. Like I said, I do get that the high crime rate has a lot to do with it, but that paranoia COULD have given him an itchy trigger finger. Case in point, the washing machine. No matter how much or how little money one has, it's NOT a healthy living environment.

Honestly, I think we're going to have to agree to disagree here.

eiddyfouw said:
It's not as easy as that. There's a sense of "home" that will be missing. There's also the side leaving your family behind which can be difficult to bear with. He is also the poster-child for South Africa right now. Being disabled, coming back and winning an gold medal for his country. Once he starts living in Zurich or somewhere, his brand, and identity will not be the same. It will be like Lance Armstrong at the height of his cycling career living in Helsinki all that time. It just wouldn't be the same.


Also, right now, in South Africa, there are SOOOOOO many opportunities for growth (many say it's the gateway to business in Africa). So this is also a reason why many people would want to stay.
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I know it's easier said than done because it is home. However, regardless of economic status, people make moves all the time to put themselves in a safer living environment. At the end of the day, he could have lived elsewhere and still done humanitarian, charity, appearances, sporting events, etc. in South Africa. It was his choice to stay there, but I hardly think people would think any differently of him if he had moved elsewhere for his own safety. Now look at him. :smh:
 
Damn, R.I.P.

How bad are the burglaries in SA that would make someone so trigger happy? So much so that this idiot thought it would be a viable excuse. To be honest, I'd bang on a burglar too, but only after I was sure. The dudes killing there loved ones shooting blindly out of fear, smh. 
 
This happens commonly in America too.

Head of the NRA just wrote a letter pushing this kind of fear based, paranoid, reality.

If I had the type of money I would hire a security guard or just move. It's worth the peace of mind
 
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eiddyfouw said:
He is also the poster-child for South Africa right now. Being disabled, coming back and winning an gold medal for his country. Once he starts living in Zurich or somewhere, his brand, and identity will not be the same. It will be like Lance Armstrong at the height of his cycling career living in Helsinki all that time. It just wouldn't be the same.
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Nonsense. You can represent a country and be based elsewhere - happens all the time for training facilities or weather.

(And you know Lance Armstrong was based in Girona, Spain among other places when he was "winning" right?)
 
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I don't understand all this he should've moved talk.  Dude lives in a gated community--it isn't like he's posted up in the hood.  
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You can get got ANYWHERE--even gated communities.  
 
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