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Chico Man

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9. Certainly entitled kids who can't handle drinking

Reply to C Moon (Reply #8)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 07:02 PM

Aug 2016

Some 20 somethings destroyed a basement bathroom at a dive bar in Philly last year. I happened to be the first to walk in after the damage was done. They had shattered the toilet and the water was spraying everywhere.

Alcohol certainly brings out the worst in some, and apparently sometimes for no reason whatsoever.

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Brazilian Police Recommend US Swimmers Ryan Lochte and James Feigen Face Charges After Robbery Claim [View all] Purveyor Aug 2016 OP

Y'know... I'm unable to side with anyone on this. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2016 #1

No wonder Americans are disliked where ever we go. George II Aug 2016 #2

Drunk entitled yahoos -- what could go wrong? LuckyLib Aug 2016 #3

and an ugly story just gets uglier... hlthe2b Aug 2016 #4

I'm not understanding why they would make that story up. C Moon Aug 2016 #5

Making Brazil look bad Chico Man Aug 2016 #7

I don't know anything about them: are they rich kids? C Moon Aug 2016 #8

Certainly entitled kids who can't handle drinking Chico Man Aug 2016 #9

I think many swimmers come from a privileged background JonLP24 Aug 2016 #23

That's an eye opener. He does not sound like someone I would want to hang with. C Moon Aug 2016 #25

What's really baffling is the manner in which people have been throwing stones at Brazil RE Chakab Aug 2016 #10

Absolutely 100% agree Chico Man Aug 2016 #15

Thanks for the ray of sunlight. Truthfulness is very refreshing. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #22

It's the superiority thing Meshuga Aug 2016 #30

Both sides wrong yeoman6987 Aug 2016 #31

How Ryan Lochte�s Rio Robbery Story Fell Apart JonLP24 Aug 2016 #24

As Mark Twain said, "A lie is halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its boots." n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #28

drunk shitheads do stupid shit, local authorities decide to escalate it into international incident geek tragedy Aug 2016 #6

It was the drunk shitheads who made this an international incident. They committed several actual Chakab Aug 2016 #11

Someone pulled a gun on them. nt geek tragedy Aug 2016 #12

They vandalized private property and then got into a fight a security guard. Chakab Aug 2016 #13

Armed guards are very common in large Latin American cities Chico Man Aug 2016 #16

We travel to Central America 1-2 times a year. geek tragedy Aug 2016 #17

I saw an interview (in Portuguese) with one of the security guards and a witness who... Meshuga Aug 2016 #26

Lol. You forgot the sarcasm tag yeoman6987 Aug 2016 #32

You must have forgotten the sarcasm tag. Kingofalldems Aug 2016 #33

Why are there no pics of the damage? B2G Aug 2016 #14

The security guards are not denying that they drew guns Meshuga Aug 2016 #27

That tidbit wasn't in the OP. B2G Aug 2016 #29

You can look at the photos on tmz. LisaL Aug 2016 #34

That can't possibly be it. B2G Aug 2016 #35

Well, apparently they were held at gun point by the security guard. LisaL Aug 2016 #18

Editor's Note: The story has been updated to reflect that the swimmers have not been indicted. trueblue2007 Aug 2016 #19

I've updated the original OP. Thanks trueblue2007. I like to keep things current when I can... Purveyor Aug 2016 #20

you are welcome Purveyor trueblue2007 Aug 2016 #21