Vunderkind
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Oscar Pistorius’s trial is making headlines and has been repeatedly featured in the news over the last few weeks. While the prosecution of celebrities naturally tends to draw attention, this will also be the first time South Africans will be able to watch and observe their legal system in real time. The media attention on Oscar Pistorius’s trial has also brought South Africa’s break-ins, domestic violence, and rape issues to the forefront of conversation.The unique media attention allows for discussion of the generally ignored crimes occurring in South Africa. Hopefully the focus on Oscar’s trial will lead to further reform and help for the abused women of South Africa.
Oscar Pistorius, also known as Blade-Runner, the double-amputee Olympian from South Africa, has been charged with the premeditated murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Reeva was a former model and law school graduate, and in the early morning of Valentine’s Day 2013, was shot dead by Oscar Pistorius. While Oscar insists that this was a mistake, there are several compelling arguments, which indicate this was not the case. Unfortunately she is just one of the many women in South Africa who has been killed by a lover. Gender Activist Lisa Vetten says that South Africa has one of the world’s highest rates of “intimate femicide,” in which a woman is killed by her partner. It is estimated that every six hours a male will kill his female partner, this statistic equates to about four causes of intimate femicide a day.
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Source: 808Opinions
