Oscar Pistorius might've considered waiting until after his sentencing to make the announcement.
The New York Daily News reported Sunday that Oscar Pistorius' manager confirmed that the double-amputee sprinter and Olympian is planning to write a book about the night he shot and killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
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On Thursday, Judge Thokozile Masipa declared Pistorius innocent of murder; a day later, she found him guilty of culpable homicide - the equivalent of manslaughter. Sentencing is expected on Oct. 13.
Pistorius could get anywhere from 15 years in prison to a suspended sentence and no jail time.
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"He will write his own book," Peet van Zyl told The Observer newspaper. "We've discussed it. We've talked about ideas and concepts. I'm not going to go into details."
The announcement is sure to draw criticism on two levels. The first is the seeming contradiction between Pistorius' behavior in the court room, which included bouts of weeping and wretching and his wanting to tell his side of the story.
Why would he want to relive the account, if going through it the first time in court made him such a physical and an emotional wreck?
The second is the fact that unless he announces he's going to donate a significant portion of the proceeds to charity, he's going to look as if he's trying to cash in on what appears at the very least to be a horrible accident that he committed.
Masipa may not look at Pistorius' book in a favorable light so soon after the verdict.
According to the Daily News, Steenkamp's parents already are dismayed by the innocent verdict on the charge of murder handed to Pistorius.
Pistorius has sold his three homes to pay for his legal fees, and the proceeds from a book could help him recoup some of his losses.
The Times added, however, that a journalist covering the trial, Barry Bateman, also is planning to write a book about the incident. The journalist says that a film of the killing and trial is only a matter of time.
And Pistorius' name certainly no longer will be a marketable commodity, so he obviously is looking to earn money through any avenue available.
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