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

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 09:15 PM

Aug 2016

them, and the three minutes at a crucial point are edited out, yes they are then standing outside of the taxi (the three minutes missing includes everything that would have shown what exactly happened in the taxi) and handing over money. They are also being held at gunpoint while they are sitting on the ground. This is why they are holding their hands up because they are being held at gunpoint.

As I said the Rio officials confirmed the gun, period. Yes Rio officials confirmed that the "security guard" had a gun and pointed that gun at the athletes. That is extortion. If this was ANY ATHLETE OTHER THAN LOCHTE NOBODY WOULD BE ARGUING THAT HE "deserved" this treatment.

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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