Oscar Pistorius to be released from jail to house arrest on Tuesday

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Source: ESPN

Oscar Pistorius, the Olympic runner who shot his girlfriend to death on Valentine's Day 2013, can leave prison and move to house arrest next week, South Africa's Department of Corrections said Thursday.

A parole board at the prison where Pistorius has served nearly a year of his five-year sentence for manslaughter made the decision. It came after an initial ruling to release the double-amputee athlete in August was canceled.

The board "approved the placement of offender Oscar Pistorius under correctional supervision as from 20 October 2015," the corrections department said in Thursday's statement.

Pistorius was acquitted of murder last year for the shooting death of Reeva Steenkamp, but prosecutors have appealed that decision and will seek a murder conviction again at South Africa's Supreme Court on Nov. 3.

Read more: http://espn.go.com/olympics/trackandfield/story/_/id/13892212/oscar-pistorius-released-house-arrest-oct-20

[jberryhill]

1. Well, I hope they make sure the bathroom is empty first

[geek tragedy]

2. shoplifters do less time than he did for murder nt

[smirkymonkey]

5. What a travesty of justice!

It's disgusting. I have no doubt that he killed her intentionally. After hearing much of the evidence and the nature of their relationship, I think he killed her in a roid rage over the fact that she was going to leave him.

[Aristus]

3. Shit. Talk about getting away with murder.

The only way he could have served less time is if his girlfriend had been black...

[MynameisBlarney]

4. Geeeez

Hope nothing bad happens to him now that he's out of prison.

[Orrex]

6. Somebody help me out--was he a responsible gun owner?

I've lost track.

[Skittles]

7. he is a gun humping murderer

a misogynistic piece of shit

[Orrex]

8. Careful... If you call him a gun-himper...

You'll hurt the fragile sensibilities of those gentle souls who simply can't abide a world in which dick jokes exist.

[Skittles]

9. honestly, that is part of their sick paranoia

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massacres are just collateral damage but DON'T CALL THEM DELICATE FLOWERS - *THAT* upsets them