Posted on 08/20/2016 9:01:08 AM PDT by bgill
He laughed as he recounted handing the US customs agent his passport with $20 inside. The agent said “this is America kid, you don't have to bribe anyone.”
He said in Honduras if you wanted ANYTHING done it required a bribe - everyone from the Gov’t passport signer to a plumber.
“Guilty until proven innocent—has a nice ring to it.”
Italy still works that way in a manner of form.
I believe it. It seems that some conservatives admire the Italian model. Or at least that is my impression, having seen how eager they are to convict these US swimmers pretrial.
Thank you very much! I tried to figure out what I did to deserve her and finally reconciled with the thought that I am on some sort of double-secret probation from Heaven and she is here to keep an eye on me...lol!!!
An update.
Guess it was Brazil that’s was lying.
Oh yes. I’m gonna take the word of an ‘exhaustive’ sports journalist or whatever he calls himself - very much of it is here say. This is hardly a vindication of Lochte.
If anything these self serving post-trauma interviews and ad hoc investigations are nothing more than providing specificities to lies told on both sides. The thread yesterday or the day before at least had the decency to say “well, yes our guy exagggggggerated (lied), but Rio Police (unsourced, BTW) lied more.”
Not buying it.
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