TVNZ and NZ Herald paint Oscar Pistorius as victim

I don’t know about you, but I think this guy is as guilty as sin. As far as I am concerned, Oscar Pistorius is just another Lance Armstrong—a narcissistic, self-serving prat who makes a mockery of sport. To turn the Olympic Games into a farcical display of political correctness by forcing himself into running events against able-bodied athletes is nothing other than despicable. There is the Paralympic Games for disabled athletes and the Olympic Games for able-bodied athletes. But, no, that’s not good enough for self-serving, politically-correct prats like Pistorius; people like him can’t be discriminated against; oh no, they must be admitted into the able-bodied club—much the same as self-serving gays want to be admitted into the marriage club. The simple fact is this: blades are not legs—period!

I’m not really sure what the motivation is, but as the Pistorius story unfolds it appears the liberal media, namely TVNZ and the New Zealand Herald are painting Pistorius as a victim and not as the murderer he is.

In yesterday’s Herald (AFP) article titled ‘Pistorius granted bail pending murder trial’ a quick ‘Find’ search of the name ‘Pistorius’ revealed his name was mentioned 15 times in the article; whereas, the name of the murder victim ‘Steenkamp’ was only mentioned 3 times. So it is quite obvious the story is about him and not her—for some reason the mere fact that she was shot four times in cold blood seems unimportant.

My assessment of the article is more about the tone than anything else; have a look at some of the wording from the article:

“Oscar Pistorius's family will gather to meet him, a day after his release on bail pending a murder trial over the fatal shooting of his girlfriend.”

‘Murder’ is diluted to ‘fatal shooting.’

“"The family just want time together," a source close to them said.

"They haven't thought about anything except being together."”

What about the murdered victim?

“"He is a professional athlete. He needs to keep his body in shape," said the source.”

Again, what about the murdered victim?

“It was a first victory in what is expected to be a long legal battle with the state, which accuses Pistorius of premeditated murder.”

It is this line that grabbed my attention; clearly this line indicates the writer believes Pistorius is the victim and the state is evil for bringing a ‘premeditated murder’ charge—again, no mention of the murdered victim. The wording ‘the first victory’ clearly places Pistorius in the ‘innocent underdog’ camp.

“As the two-hour ruling was read, the 26-year-old stood in the dock weeping and quivering as his family looked on, riven with tension.”

Oh, the poor victim.

“Following the magistrate's decision, Pistorius was escorted to the holding area sobbing uncontrollably, as his brother Carl hugged sister Aimee and the broader family huddled in prayer.”

Oh, the poor victim.

“"As a family, we know Oscar's version of what happened that night, and we know that it is the truth that will prevail in the coming court case."”

Once again, he’s painted as the victim.

“While he may have won bail however, Pistorius may not be able to avoid jail time.”

The writer assumes he’s innocent—again no mention of the victim with four bullet holes in her.

Now let’s turn to TVNZ News. First have a look at the video TVNZ used from BBC—I have transcribed some of it below.

TVNZ News:

“As the magistrate began to announce his decision, Oscar Pistorius slumped, sobbing, his shoulders shaking. His father reached out to try to comfort him. Then the athlete stood up and left the court as his relatives behind here started to hug and celebrate—if celebrate is the correct word; there was more relief here today; everybody knows there is a long, legal journey ahead here.”

It is quite obvious from these words that the reporter is in the Pistorius camp; he is obviously portraying Pistorius as a victim. For Christ’s sake, the guy is a murderer, and this pinhead reporter uses wording like this: ‘slumped, sobbing, shoulders shaking,’ ‘reached out…to comfort,’ ‘started to hug and celebrate,’ ‘relief here today,’ ‘long legal journey ahead.'

This wording gives no consideration to the murdered victim and her family; it just paints Pistorius as a victim—completely unethical and non-objective reporting indeed.

I hope Pistorius rots in jail for life for wasting a hottie like this.