FabSwingers.com forum: SA Footballer shot and killled

By *john121 OP Man
over a year ago

staffs

With the tragic news today the killing of the South African National football team captain Senzo Mayiwa by a couple of burglars who broke into his girlfriends home and shot him dead it brings home that not only just how dangerous South Africa is but what happened to Oscar Pistorius is not that far removed considering his circumstances..

http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/9537079/meyiwa-killed-in-robbery

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Read about thins the other day and its horrific! It is a separate situ to Oscar though so melding the two isn't really relevant for me.

By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

the burglars should only get five years reduced for good behaviour if they keep the oscar sentencing plan

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"the burglars should only get five years reduced for good behaviour if they keep the oscar sentencing plan"

That's not true, at all.

By *bi HaiveMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

I suspect the point the OP was making (and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong!) was that South Africans, like Americans often keep firearms on the premises in case of home invasions and burglaries. I saw this story the other day and there was no mention of whether Senzo Meyiwa was armed when he was shot by the burglars, but if he had been there's the chance that he'd be alive and they'd be dead - as, if he'd been disturbed at night and not fully awake - might be anyone else in the house.

Pistorious isn't unique in his situation.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/southafrica/8870186/Father-shot-dead-teenage-daughter-he-thought-was-a-burglar.html

This was in 2011 - and no idea what happened to the father as he wasn't a celebrity and there appears to have been no follow up reporting!

By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

If I had a home invasion, I'd put the kettle on and at least send them on their way with a brew inside them.