[C19fan]

From crime ridden Rio to Americans behaving badly.

[2banana]

The old I was robbed destroying a gas station toilet excuse...

[sagar]

Rio is a toilet.

[PGR88]

i like how gas stations attendants carry guns. He and his family probably own the operation, and lives in the little building in the back. Just like 50 years ago in the USA.

[be-baw]

Throw the book at them. These guys are supposed to be representing our country, yet their juvenile actions shame us.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

It’s been my experience that elite athletes consider themselves entitled to walk over the “little people.”

[<1/1,000,000th%]

A gas station has an armed security guard?

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

How do you destroy a gas station toilet? Sledge hammer?

[Democrats hate too much]

"claimed they were robbed had in fact destroyed a gas station toilet and refused to pay for the damage until a security guard waved a gun at them"

-well even if that was the actual version of the story then that is still not justice. That's still robbery LOL. and who know if that version is even true.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Gotta love it. People being People. There needs to be a law against that.

[RckyRaCoCo]

Blame it on Rio

[TexasM1A]

What a bunch of wankers.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Sorry but I tend not to believe anything the "police" in Rio say without; video back up, lie detector tests and a signed affidavit from God Almighty.

The police in Rio are, if possible, even more corrupt then the police in Venezuela and that is a tough standard to beat.

[bgill]

If that’s all it was then why has the investigation taken so many days? File a complaint with the OC and the OC can demand the coach pay $200 to install a new toilet. Making a federal case out of it will cost all sides a load more.

[Tenacious 1]

Interesting. The Brazilian theory starts to add some credibility about what might have actually happened.

Remember:

They did not call the police. Lochte’s mom started the hubbub with interviews

They were “very” drunk

They are young energetic and physically fit athletes high on emotion from victory.

The police come to them and ask if they got robbed. They are short of $400 and may not even remember all the details. But when a gun is pointed at you. The brain starts to catalog and retain stuff. Then they start to explain in a way that leaves out why someone might have legitimately been demanding some money from them?

Let’s see how it unfolds. The story indicates there is video footage of the whole event. Lochte may have lied to his mother because he needed some money to get home. Mom goes nuts over the danger her baby is in and runs to the media?

[Scythian_Reborn]

Who care, Rio Sucks

[mancini]

Ryan Lochte, good swimmer but dumb as a bunch of rocks.

[Scythian_Reborn]

WHEN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICANS STOP STREAMING ILLEGALLY OVER OUR BORDER THEN I’LL TRY AND GIVE A @#$# UNTIL THEN GOOD FOR LOCHTE !!!

[butlerweave]

Obama will invite them to the White House and give them a Medal for behaving badly

[Timpanagos1]

I bet they don’t have Olympic size swimming pools in Brazil’s prisons.

[sarasota]

Just saw BBC News add that the guys damaged the restroom door “due to an altercation”.