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2016 Rio Olympics thread - a visibly nervous Ryan Lochte asks waiter at local Fogo de Chao if he can "make some calls" (1 Viewer)
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mr. furley
Footballguy
first mugging ever recorded in Rio history actually occurred during these Olympics
true story
msommer
Footballguy
EYLive
Footballguy
Who knows. But I doubt that people actually care, regardless of what the media chooses to cover.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
Ugly American takes a wholly unnecessary dump on the world stage? Uh, yeah, that's entertainment to some. Care? What does that even mean in this context?
msommer
Footballguy
That's what I am telling you. Frontpage in Brazil, Peru, UK and Denmark, from what i just checked
El Floppo
Footballguy
Cliff Clavin
Footballguy
bud29
Footballguy
Well yeah, that's just to detract from the ###-whoopin's we handed them in the games. 'Merica!
msommer
Footballguy
It was even on my LinkedIn feed "New record for Lochte: Loses four sponsors in one day"
Doug B
Footballguy
Sounds like it was a confusing situation that Lochte heavily embellished in the initial telling ... but also sounds like some of the particular Brazilians he and his teammates were dealing with that morning were pretty dirty themselves. Not really seeing any "good guys" here except maybe the young collegiate swimmers accompanying Lochte (depending on their specific actions that morning).
Since the vandalism appears to not have happened ... is there any reliable information on what happened between "swimmers roll up to gas station to use the bathroom" and "security guard and/or gas-station worker 'ask' for cash"?
Cliff Clavin
Footballguy
AnonymousBob
Footballguy
They peed and tore down a poster. Oh noes.
Doug B
Footballguy
Like I said ... no good guys (and if they all urinated on the wall, shame on them all).
However: didn't give the on-the-spot Brazilians the right to initiate a shakedown. Also not good guys.
Cliff Clavin
Footballguy
Can you explain the "shakedown"? Sounds to me like they pissed on the building, tore a poster down then security came for them. The clowns paid the for poster and that was it. Where was the gas station in the wrong here?
Doug B
Footballguy
That was an expensive poster then.
But normally, peeing on the wall plus tearing a poster is a "run 'em off the premises" thing. If a cop happens to see it, or be near enough to respond ... yeah, you can hit 'em up with some minor-ish charges**. And, yeah, it's not the U.S., and the same "ground rules" -- both codified law and cultural traditions -- will be different. Dunno though ... starting to feel like a huge molehill was built on not much. From what I know for sure, which ain't much.
** and, yeah, I know public urination these days can lead to sex-offender status in some jurisdictions.
But normally, peeing on the wall plus tearing a poster is a "run 'em off the premises" thing. If a cop happens to see it, or be near enough to respond ... yeah, you can hit 'em up with some minor-ish charges**. And, yeah, it's not the U.S., and the same "ground rules" -- both codified law and cultural traditions -- will be different. Dunno though ... starting to feel like a huge molehill was built on not much. From what I know for sure, which ain't much.
** and, yeah, I know public urination these days can lead to sex-offender status in some jurisdictions.
http://stream.nbcolympics.com/track-and-field-day-15-evening
59 minute mark.
Men's 1500 meters.
This guy deserves a bit more due. Event should have gotten more exposure.
59 minute mark.
Men's 1500 meters.
This guy deserves a bit more due. Event should have gotten more exposure.