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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why don't these guys get that they weren't in Rockville or Charlotte anymore? Sure -- in the US if you go somewhere and cause damage and the owner isn't happy about it, he doesn't have guards hold you at gunpoint until you pay -- rather he calls the police, presses charges etc. Surely they must have realized that the developing world is different from the U.S. and it's perfectly ok to hold people at gunpoint and demand money -- whether that falls under the American definition of robbery or not. I know these aren't the brightest knives in the drawer but did they REALLY think everyplace in the world functions the same as the U.S.??[/quote]

They didn't go to the police or file a report. Lochte complained to the media, the others said nothing. It's the press that made this into a big deal, and the Rio police requiring "small" charitable donations to make the incident go away.[/quote]

Right -- it's not the US. Why even complain to the media? Freedom of speech and the ability to complain about a country/a govt/its people/its crime are just not the same in the developing world as they are in the U.S. Surely they must have realized that when you go complain to NBC, it becomes part of the 24 hrs news cycle. They didn't think the Brazilian police/govt could watch that same news cycle and get offended? This isn't like complaining to NBC Charlotte.[/quote]

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