http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/02/19/blade-runner-shot-his-girlfriend-because-he-did-not-have-his-legs-on Comments On: Blade Runner Shot His Girlfriend Because He Did Not Have His Legs On by Charles Mudede en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
@ 30, people who are in the habit of locking the door will always lock the door because of habit. Time of day doesn't factor into it. Likelihood of being barged in upon doesn't, either. When someone is taught as a kid to always lock, they always lock.

Personally, I broke myself of that habit as a young adult because I once realized that if I slipped in the bathroom and cracked my head, or else were somehow to fall victim to a freak accident, I wouldn't want a locked door preventing someone from coming to give me aid, or discovering that something was wrong if they hadn't heard me fall or call out or whatever. Every second counts in situations like that.

This is all completely beside the point of whether Pistorius murdered his girlfriend, but what's an online discussion without digression?
Posted by Matt from Denver]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:56:19 -0800 The Stranger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPjUsu2-Q…
Posted by undead ayn rand]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:17:03 -0800 The Stranger Posted by NotSean]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:45:00 -0800 The Stranger Posted by originalcinner]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:37:43 -0800 The Stranger
Are you kidding? Chuckles entire shtick is predicated on milking stupid, guilty, white liberals in Seattle. He wouldn't last 5 minutes around actual black people.
Posted by Ian Smith]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:31:43 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Johnnie Cocktrain]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:26:28 -0800 The Stranger
Bloody cricket bat.

His first call after murdering his girlfriend was to his family, not the police.

There were earlier complaints/reports of abuse.

Kind of suspicious? The guy is a murderer and a (shitty) liar. The only question now is whether the South African courts are competent enough to convict the motherfucker. Given what happened with their rapist scumbag president, I'm not counting on a conviction.
Posted by keshmeshi]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:55:17 -0800 The Stranger
It's not so odd. Lots of people are shitty liars.
Posted by keshmeshi]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:51:38 -0800 The Stranger Posted by JenV]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:01:00 -0800 The Stranger
Can you think of a killer named after a work of art?


Posted by eclexia]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:14:13 -0800 The Stranger Posted by MudedeAMoronAsUsual]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:07:15 -0800 The Stranger
Yes, he's probably lying.
Posted by J from Oregon]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:01:40 -0800 The Stranger
2) He's lying. Why are you shocked.
Posted by eclexia]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:48:34 -0800 The Stranger
Er, I was being sarcastic, too, by the way.
Posted by seatackled]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:29:09 -0800 The Stranger Posted by sirkowski]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:28:40 -0800 The Stranger
We'll see how this all shakes out in court... but "I felt vulnerable because I didn't have my legs" does not have the ring of truth to it. I know and work with many people with disabilities, most far more severe than Pistorius. To date, none of them have shot anyone because they felt vulnerable.
Posted by Backyard Bombardier]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:01:47 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Patricia Kayden]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:48:58 -0800 The Stranger Posted by icouldliveinhope]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:44:25 -0800 The Stranger
But even for them...the most relevant color tends to be blue.
Posted by bleedingheartlibertarian]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:39:24 -0800 The Stranger
1. He and the girlfriend had a fight and she ran into the bathroom to get away from the crazy guy waving a gun around.

2. He Ambien-murdered her in the waking haze of a sleep hallucination. He really did think it was a burglar. But if that's what happened, why not admit it and use that as the defence? So I'm going with theory #1.
Posted by originalcinner]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:33:58 -0800 The Stranger Posted by gttrgst]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:29:33 -0800 The Stranger
And if I was in bed and I heard someone moving in the house, the first thing I'd do would be check the other side of the bed, to make sure it wasn't my husband.
Posted by Clayton]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:28:34 -0800 The Stranger
Also, were the bullet trajectories at an upward angle?

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:21:49 -0800 The Stranger Posted by GeneStoner]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:12:35 -0800 The Stranger
Fear is something that lives inside you. You can't make the fear go away by pulling out your credit card at the gun counter and buying a gadget.
Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:08:19 -0800 The Stranger