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SoCalDavidS

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March 30, 2023

Oscar Pistorius Eligible For Parole, Could Be Free This Week

Source: Associated Press

Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has applied for parole and is expected to attend a hearing on Friday that will decide if he can be released from prison 10 years after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by shooting her multiple times through a toilet door in his home.

Pistorius, who was convicted of murder in Steenkamp’s Valentine’s Day 2013 killing, could leave the Atteridgeville Correctional Centre in Pretoria on Friday if his parole is granted, although the Department of Corrections said the process may take days to finalize if his application is successful.

Barry and June Steenkamp, the parents of Reeva, have said they oppose Pistorius’ release and are allowed to address the parole board at his hearing. A submission by a victim’s relatives is one of numerous factors taken into account.

“He is a murderer. He should remain in jail,” Barry Steenkamp said in an interview with Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper published last month on the 10th anniversary of his daughter’s killing.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/oscar-pistorius-parole-steenkamp-a03e51c88fc0007bd1eb629478218f7esource



Scumbag might get out after only 9 years in prison for murdering his girlfriend. Pathetic.
March 27, 2023

"I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS"

Also not too fond of Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays.

This song was written 44 YEARS AGO.

Don't expect this tragedy to move the needle either. We'll all be dead, and still NOTHING WILL HAVE CHANGED.

March 16, 2023

Oral Roberts University Didn't Pray Hard Enough, I Guess

Either that, or God is a Duke fan.

March 9, 2023

Shawn Kemp Video Shows Ex-NBA Star Open Fire ..Before Drive-By Arrest

Source: TMZ

Ex-NBA star Shawn Kemp fired a gun during a parking lot altercation prior to his felony arrest on Wednesday ... footage obtained by TMZ Sports shows.

53-year-old Kemp -- wearing a red vest -- approached a vehicle and pointed his firearm ... appearing to yell something before pulling the trigger at least once outside a Tacoma, Washington shopping mall around 2:00 PM.

As we previously reported ... Kemp was booked for felony drive-by shooting at 5:58 PM at the Pierce County Jail.

Sources tell Fox 13 Kemp was attempting to retrieve items he claimed were stolen on Tuesday ... and once he tracked down the property Wednesday afternoon, someone opened fire on him first. Kemp claims he was purely acting out of self-defense.


Read more: https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/08/video-shows-shawn-kemp-open-fire-drive-by-arrest/

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