Brazil will probably drop the charges, they just don't want their name tarnished by these swimmers during their celebration.
Ryan Lochte, 32 yo drunk "kid", pees in public, tried to bribe a dude, guns(?!?)
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Brazil will probably drop the charges, they just don't want their name tarnished by these swimmers during their celebration.
You can report crimes that you thought happened, even if they didn't. Intention is important.
ninjaurbano
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I just watched the gas station video footage. There was absolutely no robbery.
The chief of police said that two girls that previously were with athletes helped in the case.
The chief of police said that two girls that previously were with athletes helped in the case.
oh pls
Come on buddy...
I've read over and over that they didn't file any police report. They got queries after the media ran with a story.
This is a far cry from someone dialing 911, then filing a report for a crime that didn't happen.
Anyways, I don't give a shit what happens to the swimmers. I'm just talking from the cost/benefit perspective for Brazil here. Whether they embellished or not, it's a situation where a story took on a life of its own and likely got out of hand. Worst case they are dumbasses and should apologize. Dragging people off planes because stories don't match and potentially prosecuting for something petty like this isn't worth the international attention IMO.
SomedayTheFire
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how fucked were these people that they thought they got robbed? man come on.
Caught some
Was hoping the literally being in italics would give it away. Americans abroad are very well behaved compared to most nations, which is why the situation is funny to me. Both countries I've lived in have had extensive American tourists and you can't beat them, really. They've got money and they're polite, if a bit loud by nature.
Keep it coming, guys. I want to know how long it takes for someone to drop Nazi Germany.
Clark W Grizwald
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I thought this was a well know fact
Resident_UA
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Have we started a betting pool on what these guys are covering up? It seems like the robbery story is a way to cover up a secret transaction of several hundred dollars
I'm guessing it's either synthetic drugs or some kind of exotic prostitution. Maybe Lochte isn't as straight as we think?
I'm guessing it's either synthetic drugs or some kind of exotic prostitution. Maybe Lochte isn't as straight as we think?
silver.tongue
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I need to see that roo! Where did u see it?
tedrotheredro
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Link?
Roland_Gunner
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But there's a yuuuge difference between breaking and entering and aggravated robbery while impersonating a police officer. Also, in your case the police were able to convict the guy without your testimony. In this situation all the police have is this story. They need to interview the people involved, probably several times, to get a clear understanding and then charge the guy who pulled a gun on them.
spiderman123
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Why shouldn't they. If the dude lied he brought disrepute to country ( that is already in hot water) and created a diplomatic situation that has brought about further negative connotations.
As an Olympian, he practically an ambassador, if an ambassador shames their country, he is stripped of his title and position.
entremet
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Unless someone rats them out, we will never know. I'm guessing it was sex work and hard partying.
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silver.tongue
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Apparently they didnt at first. Said something about it in the village. Media caught wind of it. Police went to question them, and the report was filled.
Resident_UA
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andythinkpad
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They are required to drink malaria infested water for 2 days before they get released. /s
Your world view is depressingly inaccurate.
So you want the IOC to strip them from their medals? Maybe if the US association would ask them to do that but even then, I don't know. You don't have to be a gentleman to be a good athlete.
Calamari41
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My point is that the police will drop a case if the victim doesn't want to press charges. If the people whose car this guy broke into said they weren't going to press charges, the police would have let him go. I've been involved in the aftermath of a mugging where the police left after the victim (a friend) told them he didn't want to file a report and wanted to just move on from it. And for the record, adding my mail theft charges to the rest of his B&E charges (or whatever they technically were called) would have extended his sentence and been an even bigger win for the PD. The DA wants to stick as much on each perp as they can, it makes them look good.
The big problem here is that Lochte and company wasted Brazilian state resources with their stupid gas station piss party lie. That is bad, yes. But my point this whole time is that those resources didn't have to be wasted in the first place if the Brazilian police had waited for Lochte to come to them and file a report before they investigated it. When you get your caseload from daytime TV, you're going to have a lot more misses than hits, I would imagine.
Kibbles
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They didn't file anything. And did they say the robbery happen at the gas station? I don't see how the gas station video is relevant
silver.tongue
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No robbery of course but It doesnt show the mess either.
Crimson_Gold
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It never ends. Privilege knows no bounds
http://fox61.com/2016/08/18/three-american-swimmers-will-talk-to-police-thursday/
TYPICAL LATIN AMERICA RIGHT?
This place could use a Latin American moderator.
TYPICAL LATIN AMERICA RIGHT?
This place could use a Latin American moderator.
andythinkpad
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Where are the hookers? I don't see any hookers in the video.
And where is the inside shot.
And where is the inside shot.
This is from the owner of the gas station tho... and then there's a video.
...is that really enough for everyone here? But civil liberties guys
No kidding.
silver.tongue
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The girls were with them before all of it happened.
spiderman123
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Tell me about it.
Calamari41
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Then how could they have helped with the case? IDing the taxi or the route they took?
Affeinvasion
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Where's the USOC bagman who goes around paying off locals when the athletes cause a ruckus? Maybe it's cause I'ma college football fan, but i thought this was just standard practice.
I dont know, sounds like Lochte left out the part where he was being a shit head, and embellished the story about a gun to his head.
But it does sound like a dude in a uniform used a gun to intimidate cash out of them, though we'll have to see how that actually played out.
Still not sure how any of this rises to the level of yanking people off a plane.
This is still down to the Brazilians trying to save face. I mean like, every southern europeans who came to Austin for the F1 race would have had their passports revoked for peeing in public and breaking shit.
But it does sound like a dude in a uniform used a gun to intimidate cash out of them, though we'll have to see how that actually played out.
Still not sure how any of this rises to the level of yanking people off a plane.
This is still down to the Brazilians trying to save face. I mean like, every southern europeans who came to Austin for the F1 race would have had their passports revoked for peeing in public and breaking shit.
Ganzlinger
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I think Lochte and company lied to avoid any trouble with the USA comittee. I mean, they could receive punishment just like other athletes, like the gymnast from Netherlands that was banned from the final because he exaggerated at a party. Their participation was over but you never know, and of course, public image. I don't believe there is something shady like drugs or "exotic" prostitution.
Sammy Samusu
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Justice always prevails.
NealMcCauley
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Did Lochte leave early because his events were over or because someone told him to get the hell out? Still trying to figure the situation out.
What a bunch of liars.
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