On Valentine’s Day, Oscar Pistorius allegedly (we just can’t officially say it) killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. He says that he mistook his girlfriend as a burglar and shot her through the bathroom door. Unfortunately for him, witnesses testified that they heard arguing in the residence before the killing and Steenkamp’s autopsy revealed that her skull was fractured by a cricket bat before she was shot (sorry to be so brutal). There might be a few holes in his story.
Pistorius, a.k.a the “Blade Runner,” is the double-amputee athlete who ran the 400 meters and anchored the mile relay team wearing prosthetic legs for the South African Olympic team. He was an icon, an inspiration and a positive role model for so many. He had the love and admiration of the world. His girlfriend, Steenkamp, was a beautiful model with a tremendous future.
Lesson # 1 – A Crime of Rage: I’m telling you, this is the classic case of a man who couldn’t control his temper and became enraged over something that came between him and his girlfriend. This was a crime of passion and rage. Who knows for sure, but one thing led to another and she probably said, “You’re crazy, I am outta here.” He said, “No one leaves me.” She went to leave. He grabbed a bat and…
Lesson #2 – No Take Backs: If he were not lying to keep himself out of prison, he would say how sorry he is and that he would do anything to take it back. Here is the main point that you must learn from this story – some things you can’t take back… do over… or change the outcome. Instead of using reason to make a good decision, he let rage influence this irreversible decision…and sorry can’t fix it.
Lesson # 3 – Anger Ruined 2 Lives: In a moment of rage, both lives were irreversibly altered. She was killed and he will only see life through bars until the day he dies. And, he could have just made a different decision and walked away… talked it out… left her for another woman. Anything, besides the terrible decision he made.
Lesson # 4 – This Happens Every Day: Make no mistake about it, stories like this happen hundreds of times a day in this crazy world we live in. Lives are changed – no ruined – because someone can’t control his/her temper. These cases don’t get the news coverage that this high-profile case did, but even as you read this post, life and death decisions are being made.
Lesson #5 – Someday It Will Be Your Choice: It’s easy to point a finger at Pistorius, but remember we are all human, capable of making wonderful and terrible decisions in the blink of an eye. We could probably find hundreds of people to say Pistorius is a tremendous individual who is not capable of committing this type of act. 99.99 percent of his life was probably filled with good decisions. It’s the .01 that changed everything. There will be moments in your life when you become enraged over something that somebody did to you, and it will probably be a loved-one. I beg you to please keep your composure and make wise decisions at these critical moments. Learn from this case and heed these lessons.
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I think that if he got angry he shouldn’t have killed her he ruined her life by killing her. And I think he should go to jail for killing her even if it was an accident.
if he was that mad he should have just walked away he shouldn’t have killed her just for that and he ruined his life by killing her because he got to live with that for the rest of his life
Even if his girlfriend was a burglar there is no right to shoot another human. Instead of keeping there composure he shot her and that is the worst possible way to handle a situation.
I believe that when he got angry he should have thought about what would happen to him, he ruined his and her life when he killed her. I do most certainly believe that he should be sentenced to life in prison even if it was an accident.
The man should have never even thought of hurting her. I understand be angry but if she did commit a crime he could have called the cops there was no need to pick up a gun. Now he has ruined to lives
When he got angry he should of thought about what happend,and how he can ruin his life and her life. I think he should be sentenced life because he still killed her and made a big mistake
Even though it was an accident he should have not shot until to see who it was before. He ruined both lives and can never recover them.
I think he should of looked for a way to control his anger. He ended up killing two lives because he ruined his and ended his girlfriends life. I think he should be left in prison for the rest of his life. Even though he said it was an accident why would she have her skull fractured and someone herd screaming. He should just admit the truth.
I believe that when he got angry he should have thought about what would happen to him, he ruined his and her life when he killed her. I do most certainly believe that he should stay in prison even if it was an accident. A thing he could have done different is talked it out between him and his girlfriend.
I believe that when he got angry he should have thought about what would happen to him, he ruined his and her life when he killed her. I do most certainly believe that he should stay in prison even if it was an accident. A thing he could have done different is talked it out between him and his girlfriend.
He should have thought about what he did and now he ruined his life.
He just needs to stop and look at his life
I think that he should go to jail for abusing and hitting on womens
i don’t think he should’ve killed her.
its not that serious to the point you have to kill someone
The man should have never even thought of hurting her. I understand be angry but if she did commit a crime he could have called the cops there was no need to pick up a gun. Now he has ruined to lives
Anger is very consuming and can lead to things that you will eventually regret
He ended both of their lives tragically that day. He took away someone’s future and he ended his promising future. It was a terrible decision, he should have looked for guidance with his anger.
I think that he should go to jail for abusing and hitting on womens
Very well written. I hope that those with anger issues seek the help they need to learn the tools to control the urges.
Making a correct decisions affects everyone around you. If you can’t do it for yourself. Do it for others around you.
And learn to breathe.
Having lived with an ex royal marine with anger issues, drinking problems. I can relate. I’m thankful though I’m still alive.
You should never make any excuses for anyone else for there bad behaviour. Nor should you except it.
You will not change them.
Stay safe
I believe that when he got angry he should have thought about what would happen to him, he ruined his and her life when he killed her. I do most certainly believe that he should be sentenced to life in prison even if it was an accident.
I believe that when he got angry he should have thought about what would happen to him, he ruined his and her life when he killed her. I do most certainly believe that he should be sentenced to life in prison even if it was an accident.
I believe when he got angry he should’ve thought about what would happen him, he ruined his and her life when he killed her
I think that he ruined his life along with her family’s.
The situation could have had a much better outcome if he had just kept his cool. Composure is all someone needs to stop a life and death situation. Anger can lead to terrible things for yourself and whom ever you are angry at. This is something that should be taught to kids at young age because composure is an important way to solve conflict.
Pistorius mistook her for an intruder, that could have been true, but she was beaten brutally by a cricket bat, and then shot in the head. Unless she was wearing a head covering, or didn’t speak, he should have recognized her pretty quickly. He could have cooled down and at least asked her questions or tried to reason if he thought she was an intruder.
If Pistorious would’ve stayed composed, he wouldn’t have made a decision he’d come to regret. Because he acted while he was angry, he’s going to end up in jail and his girlfriend will never being able to succeed in the bright future she had ahead of her. He probably used to be a role model for many people too, and he ruined that by acting on his rage.
He shouldn’t of killed her over being angry and in an argument i feel like that is way to far and ruined his life hers and everyone who cared about her.
Anger managment is all about composure and if he had composure it would have caused him a lot less problems in the long run.
The man entered a fit of rage smashing his girlfriend’s4 face in and served time in prison repenting for his sins.
So it’s about a man who had 99.9 good deeds but that 0.01 of killing his lover over a ”misunderstanding”.
I think he should be imprisoned. He took away an innocent life because he couldn’t properly handle his temper, that’s just something you cant ever undo and 100% his fault. I think he deserves whatever happens to him. Its dumb that anyone would defend and excuse him because “He’s Human”, it was pretty inhuman of him to take away an innocent life…