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Anonymous wrote:You have to be so careful when traveling abroad. Look at what happened to Amanda Knox. Seriously, even visiting another democracy, you can't take your American privileges for granted.

She's a murderer. Some of you white people just need to understand that the institutional racism that served you so well since this country's founding doesn't extend beyond its borders .

suh-mack!

tell it

Ummm... She's a free woman and sold her story for millions of dollars. Now, if she had been black.... She'd be rotting in an Italian jail right now, and no one would have cared.

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Anonymous wrote:I hadn't even heard about this before. Apparently the Australians were using some fake tickets to watch the games and were all arrested, their passports confiscated. After a kindly donor paid Brazil $36,000, they are all free to leave the country now.

The Brazilian police interviewed Palmer, the Australian swimmer who was robbed, but after a 6 hour interrogation, decided there was nothing they could charge him with and he too is leaving the country.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/olympics-2016/australian-athletes-have-been-arrested-in-rio-for-alleged-tampering-with-accreditation/news-story/2864748006572ccaa0eb1009c264e66b

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/22/australias-rio-nine-free-to-go-after-fine-paid-by-local-tv-producer

Has this already been commented on - this quote from one of those articles just makes my head swim:
"Swimmer Josh Palmer will also be on Monday’s flight home after being interviewed by Rio police for nearly six hours on Saturday over his claims he was robbed at gunpoint in Copacabana. An Australian Olympic official said police accepted his version of events and no further action will be taken."

Questions for SIX HOURS because he said he was robbed??? And he becomes the criminal. Insane.

Honestly these countries should have advised the athletes that crime is likely and if it happens -- just turn over your phone/money/etc. and don't talk to the media and don't even think about reporting it bc it could somehow turn into you being charged. Just consider it the cost of getting to go to an Olympics -- needing a new phone and wallet. Though I think either Bentz or Conger said that after it got out that this had happened but before anyone started paying attention (so likely after Lochte's mom blabbed but before the Billy Bush interview) -- all 4 had to meet with the USOC and the State Dept who advised them all NOT to talk about it so that it'd blow over quick bc talking about it or reporting it could result in adverse actions. And apparently after they left that meeting, Lochte went across the street to the beach, found Billy Bush and gave an interview -- that he now claims was while he was still drunk.

He caused his mess. Reports are that he isn't "doing well" now and feels his world is crashing down on him -- prob bc he lost all 4 sponsors. But maybe next time -- listen to the State Dept when in a foreign country!

Gambit wrote:He was a bit of a jackass for urinating on the wall outside instead of going inside to the restroom, but I don't think he lied. Think about it: You're drunk, maybe high. You stumble into a sign, and don't even realize you broke it. then some guy, not in a uniform, flashes a badge and points at gun at your. He's yelling at you in another language that you don't understand. He demand's your money. You're probably going to feel you were robbed too.

Then the Brazilian authorities blame him for vandalizing the bathroom. A witness form USA Today said he never saw them go in the bathroom. Why would he even go in there, the jackass peed outside on the wall. The filthy savage.
They are just blowing it out of proportion because they were embarrassed and they want to embarrass Lochte and the US.

The "kid" flat out lied! Here is what he first said:

In an interview with Billy Bush on TODAY Lochte told his side of the story.

"We got pulled over, in the taxi, and these guys came out with a badge, a police badge, no lights, no nothing just a police badge and they pulled us over," Lochte said. "They pulled out their guns, they told the other swimmers to get down on the ground — they got down on the ground. I refused, I was like we didn't do anything wrong, so — I'm not getting down on the ground.

"And then the guy pulled out his gun, he cocked it, put it to my forehead and he said, 'Get down,' and I put my hands up, I was like 'whatever.' He took our money, he took my wallet — he left my cell phone, he left my credentials."

If he had done what he did in Singapore, he'd have been caned because that is how vandalism is dealt with in that country. Stop making excuses for him. He is a total jackass and a fucking liar to boot.

"The Tonya Harding of swimming with Sarah Palin's IQ"

Anonymous wrote:I hadn't even heard about this before. Apparently the Australians were using some fake tickets to watch the games and were all arrested, their passports confiscated. After a kindly donor paid Brazil $36,000, they are all free to leave the country now.

The Brazilian police interviewed Palmer, the Australian swimmer who was robbed, but after a 6 hour interrogation, decided there was nothing they could charge him with and he too is leaving the country.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/olympics-2016/australian-athletes-have-been-arrested-in-rio-for-alleged-tampering-with-accreditation/news-story/2864748006572ccaa0eb1009c264e66b

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/22/australias-rio-nine-free-to-go-after-fine-paid-by-local-tv-producer

Has this already been commented on - this quote from one of those articles just makes my head swim:
"Swimmer Josh Palmer will also be on Monday’s flight home after being interviewed by Rio police for nearly six hours on Saturday over his claims he was robbed at gunpoint in Copacabana. An Australian Olympic official said police accepted his version of events and no further action will be taken."

Questions for SIX HOURS because he said he was robbed??? And he becomes the criminal. Insane.

Lochte will be remembered as the "Tonya Harding of swimming"

Anonymous wrote:http://www.socialitelife.com/photos/olympian-ryan-lochte/ryan-lochte-shirtless-07062012-17

Enjoy

Mmmm. He is sooooooooo hot. I don't care what he says or does, I'd stare into those blue eyes and let him do whatever to me.

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No, because he is white and American, his defenders feel that his actions were justified.

If he really thinks he has a valid defense then let him go to Rio and face justice there ........ but then the Brazilian lawyers and judges you have cited will of course be suspect and incapable of rendering justice objectively!

Meh. I think he's faced enough justice.

I live in DC. If I call the police because someone peed outside and tore a poster, the police would laugh at me. But maybe Rio's got their crime under control more than we do here.

Probably not though.

Perhaps, you should tweet to Lochte that he is free to urinate in public in DC and tear a poster when he next gets intoxicated and he will get away with it.

Huh? Why would I do that?? I don't think that behavior is good or well advised.

^^PP you seem confused and overexcited. Maybe you're sitting too close to the screen? Remember to drink lots of water, nana! We love you!

Seriously though - who gets involved in an international criminal investigation in the US over peeing outside and ripping a sign? Here, a kid knocks out a stranger on the Metro and the DCUM reaction is oh, poverino, did we not give you enough money? We will pay you thousands to be better next time. Please no jail. .