LONDON — Oscar Pistorius, the Olympic runner who faces sentencing for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, removed his artificial legs and shuffled his way to the front of a courtroom in Pretoria, South Africa, on Wednesday.
Trembling and tearful, he rested his right hand on a desk for support as his lawyers pleaded with a judge to sentence him to community service rather than prison.
Dressed in a T-shirt and athletic shorts, Mr. Pistorius, 29, is barely three and a half feet tall without the J-shaped carbon-fiber prosthetic legs that earned him the nickname the Blade Runner, an image far more humble than that of the world-class athlete who successfully challenged able-bodied athletes.
NY Times
Trembling and tearful, he rested his right hand on a desk for support as his lawyers pleaded with a judge to sentence him to community service rather than prison.
Dressed in a T-shirt and athletic shorts, Mr. Pistorius, 29, is barely three and a half feet tall without the J-shaped carbon-fiber prosthetic legs that earned him the nickname the Blade Runner, an image far more humble than that of the world-class athlete who successfully challenged able-bodied athletes.
NY Times
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What a pathetic last ditch attempt at pity from a cold blooded murderer. Fuck you Oscar Pistorius, we all know this guy is an amputee but that kind of sympathy gets thrown out the window in this case. Hats off to his lawyers for trying one last desperate plea to get any of the emotional suckers attention in court. I have to admit, this might work on me, except for the fact that he KILLED someone. Also, you can't be the guy whose calling card is the fact that you have no legs, yet are able to overcome those obstacles and achieve amazing success. That cannot be the same sympathetic crutch (no pun intended, maybe pun intended) to sway the people in your favor. Your lack of legs did not sway you to shoot your girlfriend! I don't buy the whole, "I thought someone broke in" bullshit.
Another HUGE question mark i have in this case; HOW THE HELL IS HE WEARING (TIGHT) SHORTS AND A T-SHIRT? I thought you have to get all suited and booted when you head into a murder trial, or at least strap on the hunter orange!? He looks like he just got done with a Jillian Michael's spin class!
Another HUGE question mark i have in this case; HOW THE HELL IS HE WEARING (TIGHT) SHORTS AND A T-SHIRT? I thought you have to get all suited and booted when you head into a murder trial, or at least strap on the hunter orange!? He looks like he just got done with a Jillian Michael's spin class!