What Are Oscar Pistorius's Crimes

In the book “Eat Pray Love”, Elizabeth Gilbert says “Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions.” Oscar Pistorius, a south-african paralympian who was born without a fibula in both of his leg, let his emotions enslave him throughout his past with his unruly behavior. His suspicious behavior, through false claims and paranoia, put him over the deep end. All of these events took place before a major incident went down in his life, one that would later on be used against him in court. Oscar Pistorius, who was accused of shooting his girlfriend, intentionally murdered her, Reeva Steenkamp, based on direct evidence and connected people to Pistorius's life.
Based on Oscars past unruly behavior, there are indications that he intentionally murder of Steenkamp. Lelo Mzaca, one of Oscars so called friends, when referring to Pistorius, states “In 2009 there was an incident where he slammed a door on a woman, allegedly, and he was arrested and charged with assault and spent a night in custody. However, he was released of …show more content…
The Judge on the ABC News report asks “How could the accused reasonably have foreseen that he shot he fired would kill the deceased? Clearly, he did not subjectively foresee this as a possibility that it would kill the person behind the door ” (“Oscar Pistorius Verdict”). The Judge, who sides with Oscar, agrees that the door obstructed the view of the possible “intruder.” In that moment, the only thing Oscar was worried about was his safety and Reeva's, who he thought was still asleep in bed. He was only trying to protect the both of them from his worst fears, being attacked by an intruder. Based on previous claims, Oscar should have known it was Reeva in the bathroom. Had he had enough time to grab and look for a gun, he should have had time to be able to see the missing body from his