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[suffragette]

68. Grits, I appreciate that your post is a fair one, with good questions rather

Than the leap to excoriate Rio and Brazilians as others have done.

Maybe give some thought to including an update in the OP now that more info has come out?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37115680

On Thursday, police sources in Rio tell the BBC that the swimmers invented the story about the robbery. They say that the four athletes arrived by taxi at a petrol station in Barra da Tijuca, 16km from the Olympic Park, where one of the athletes broke down a toilet door.
The gas station attendants asked the Americans to pay for the damage, according to the police, and a verbal dispute ensued.
The athletes then reportedly paid the staff and left before police arrived. Police say they have identified the recording of the phone call from the gas station and the security guard at the station has given a statement to police.