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Kingofalldems

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33. You must have forgotten the sarcasm tag.

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #32)

Fri Aug 19, 2016, 07:26 PM

Aug 2016

Poster is right.

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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