Yes, the media IS out of control. But the temporary loss of freedom question should be imposed to Lochte who saved his own a$$ first, right?
I do not fault the man for getting out of that third world cesspool as quickly as possible. I think he had gotten ample evidence that he needed to get out of there after reporting a crime to the police and having them try to make him into the criminal.
He might have sent a clue to his teammates urging them to get out too, but that would be about the only thing he might have done wrong.
No reasonable American would have predicted the stark raving nuttery that the Brazilian police force engaged in to shift blame away from some of their darling corrupt cops.
That they would hold people for ransom was beyond what any reasonable person would have expected. Did you expect them to do that?
The article was not about Lochte’s behavior. It was about the grossly inaccurate and inflamitory reporting in the media. Apparently any media behavior is acceptable or excusable to you as long as you don’t have a dog in the fight.