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33. Did the corrupt security guard

Reply to PersonNumber503602 (Reply #5)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 05:42 PM

Aug 2016

force them to vandalize the gas station?

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Brazil police: Swimmers were vandals, not robbery victims [View all] brooklynite Aug 2016 OP

Way to represent your country, jerks. ABLEZEROSIX Aug 2016 #1

Lol. Italy all over again. yeoman6987 Aug 2016 #26

Please regale us with further exposition of your no doubt brilliant reasoning. ABLEZEROSIX Aug 2016 #42

There's more to the story coming out yeoman6987 Aug 2016 #47

A co-worker regularly travels to South America and Brazil citood Aug 2016 #60

Wow... you guys are good at inventing things out of nowhere... n/t OBenario Aug 2016 #61

What did I invent? citood Aug 2016 #65

I think this is exactly what happened. MADem Aug 2016 #62

LOL OBenario Aug 2016 #64

Most Olympians are in the 20s, many are still teens. MADem Aug 2016 #67

I dont think that's much of an excuse JonLP24 Aug 2016 #84

I'm not excusing their behavior. They were drunk and behaved poorly. MADem Aug 2016 #85

There is a lot of unknowns with this JonLP24 Aug 2016 #86

I'd like to see the missing portion of that video. MADem Aug 2016 #87

They were trying to leave in their taxi. The guard stopped them and made them pay . . . brush Aug 2016 #94

You know more than what's being reported? Kingofalldems Aug 2016 #66

Eh, just drunks. JackRiddler Aug 2016 #28

Bullshit. ABLEZEROSIX Aug 2016 #41

Are they criminals? JackRiddler Aug 2016 #93

Jerks. apcalc Aug 2016 #2

Apparently they, ... aggiesal Aug 2016 #12

NBC reported that they may have torn down a framed/mounted wall poster stopbush Aug 2016 #36

They're also showing video of them with their hands in the air and a security guard w/a gun. MADem Aug 2016 #80

Why would they do this? bigworld Aug 2016 #3

The article said they were intoxicated. PersonNumber503602 Aug 2016 #6

How often are the athletes blood sampled? I'd like to have NWCorona Aug 2016 #9

Never seen a drunk person? OBenario Aug 2016 #20

Yes. I seen or rather heard him say that he was drunk. NWCorona Aug 2016 #21

The were drunk. n/t OBenario Aug 2016 #8

I think pissing everything away was the primary cause... brooklynite Aug 2016 #14

Because they needed to piss? JackRiddler Aug 2016 #29

drunk and entitled jcgoldie Aug 2016 #38

Rank stupidity and immaturity would be my guess, ABLEZEROSIX Aug 2016 #43

Bingo - I live in Port Orange where he went to high school and where his father coached . DrDan Aug 2016 #52

Lochte is known for being a blockhead, not sure about the others. Odin2005 Aug 2016 #89

What were they thinking? omg secondwind Aug 2016 #4

"Omg I gotta go I gotta go I gotta SHIT THE DOOR IS LOCKED!" JackRiddler Aug 2016 #30

Entitled drunk athletes get roughed up by corrupt security guards who may have PersonNumber503602 Aug 2016 #5

Yeh, I'm never going to get over the national embarrassment. JackRiddler Aug 2016 #31

Did the corrupt security guard awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #33

Yes. PersonNumber503602 Aug 2016 #46

I read that a watch was stolen... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #48

Actually the security guard pulled a gun on them to COLGATE4 Aug 2016 #55

I don't see any problem with that.. I don't think. Particularly if the shaking them down stuff is BS PersonNumber503602 Aug 2016 #58

I don't either. One guard against 4 healthy, drunk foreigners. COLGATE4 Aug 2016 #59

Nope. OBenario Aug 2016 #37

Having been to Brazil I'm not quick to except the official statement NWCorona Aug 2016 #7

They lied to police and media. OBenario Aug 2016 #10

How do you know that they lied? NWCorona Aug 2016 #11

Well, it's quite clear. OBenario Aug 2016 #13

And why is the security camera footage edited? Heavily I might add. NWCorona Aug 2016 #15

Sure. I'm Brazilian. OBenario Aug 2016 #16

And I'm not saying that they didn�t lie. I'm saying that I'm willing to wait and see. NWCorona Aug 2016 #18

Oh please... OBenario Aug 2016 #22

I'm not above saying when I am wrong NWCorona Aug 2016 #34

Lochte changed his story from when he first said they were robbed brush Aug 2016 #75

I agree that there's some MAJOR inconsistencies. NWCorona Aug 2016 #77

Sad, pretending a man in his 30's should be excused because of his extreme youthfulness, Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #81

Ryan Lochte apparently told police ... aggiesal Aug 2016 #19

There was no fight on the video B2G Aug 2016 #24

Haven't seen the additional info ... aggiesal Aug 2016 #44

They were drunk off their asses and they had to pee. YOHABLO Aug 2016 #25

Have you seen... OBenario Aug 2016 #27

exactly n/t reorg Aug 2016 #35

Excetionally ignorant, of course, and determined to stay that way. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #82

I was one of those morons. Odin2005 Aug 2016 #90

If nothing else, we now know beyond all doubt that the "robbery" was bullshit Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #17

however, a guard pointing a gun shook them down to pay for the damage... JCMach1 Aug 2016 #40

Yep! Thank god that's finally reported yeoman6987 Aug 2016 #49

That doesn't look like a gun. n/t OBenario Aug 2016 #54

Seems like investigators in Brazil confirmed the the guard was armed. LisaL Aug 2016 #79

Also written in your link: Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #83

If only they told the full story instead of that bullshit fabrication... Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #92

Michael Phelps found himself a good place for rehab milestogo Aug 2016 #23

A couple of aspirins and an omelette should fix them right up. JackRiddler Aug 2016 #32

the video shows the guard with a gun shaking them down for money JCMach1 Aug 2016 #39

or perhaps you are dreaming reorg Aug 2016 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author OBenario Aug 2016 #50

I agreed with your assessment at first PersonNumber503602 Aug 2016 #51

Pretty ackward way of handling a weapon, isn't it? OBenario Aug 2016 #53

Yeah, that thought came to mind too.. PersonNumber503602 Aug 2016 #57

it'ts not an assessment, it's a fact reorg Aug 2016 #69

The Rio officials said that he pointed a gun at the athletes. They confirmed this! anneboleyn Aug 2016 #72

Yes, he pointed a gun -- the Rio police chief confirmed this! Three minutes are also "missing" anneboleyn Aug 2016 #68

not at 1:16, probably later when they're told to get down reorg Aug 2016 #70

The Rio police chief confirmed this -- why we are debating it makes no sense. He points a gun at anneboleyn Aug 2016 #71

You are missing the point reorg Aug 2016 #76

Ask the Rio police then JCMach1 Aug 2016 #95

Fawk Brazil Lance Bass esquire Aug 2016 #56

But...but Gabby Douglas hates Amurka! muntrv Aug 2016 #63

Helluva way for a host to treat guests, even drunken guests ucrdem Aug 2016 #73

There wasn't such an uproar when the US hockey team trashed their rooms. Skeeter Barnes Aug 2016 #78

That's not possible! ronnie624 Aug 2016 #74

Looks like I get to eat crow. Odin2005 Aug 2016 #88

Damage to a soap dispenser or not, they were shaken down by armed cops for money. N/t Calista241 Aug 2016 #91