[cornfedcowboy]

Full Title: US Olympic swimmers pulled off plane by Brazil police and Ryan Lochte ordered to remain in the country as questions raised over armed robbery claim

[cornfedcowboy]

This could be a hot mess.

[FreedomStar3028]

WTF! A real president would be on the phone with Brazil.

“Do I need to send in the seals?” Would be all it would take.

[Donglalinger]

They said they have security footage of them going through medal detector with all their stuff after robbery

[nickcarraway]

I thought Lochte was already back in the U.S.?

[PGalt]

“The police acted stupidly” ALERT!

[madison10]

Why would they fabricate such a story? It would be foolish after so many wins.

[Ciexyz]

I believe the swimmers and believe this is harassment for them leaking the truth to the world that they were victims. This is third world b.s. which is why a lot of people don’t report crimes even in the US. Also I don’t believe the media in the way they’re reporting this.

[proud American in Canada]

I don’t like this one bit. I haven’t read the thread, but this is very worrisome. They have no right to pull people off of a plane just to be “questioned.” No right to take away their passports.

Basically, we have Americans who were kidnapped. Will Obama do anything???

[Chgogal]

No matter which way this goes, the heavy handedness of Brazil is rather off putting.

Brazil ain't too smart. They can't even take care of a pool without F’ing it up. So, now their Machismo has been questioned and they're pulling people off planes. Idiots. Just wave goodbye, show the footage and call them liars. Now Brazil looks like a No Go Country, which it was before the Olympics and is more so now.

[PghBaldy]

The police took two swimmers who were NOT on the judge’s list, per news reports.

[struggle]

Now they can have him swim against some Brazilians so they can boo him.

[HapaxLegamenon]

I thought Olympic Athletes had something equivalent to diplomatic immunity. I think I read something about it in High School during Cold War.

[Conservative Gato]

I read several people’s comments on stories about this, that they too had been robbed in a similar fashion while they were in Brazil. It sounds like the police and judicial system is very corrupt there.

What a croc, Americans need to boycott Brazil once these Olympics are over.

CGato

[keats5]

This is typical police behavior in that part of the world. When I was in Peru, the police came to welcome us at our hosts’ home and to collect their “tip,” to avoid any unnecessary “complications.”

I’m just surprised they’re doing it with such high profile athletes.

[BobL]

I’m not sure if pulling this stunt on Locktite is any better than having him complain about the already really well know crime situation there.

[JPJones]

I believe the swimmers, and think the video is not from the night in question.

[Will88]

The swimmers would have to be some of the dumbest people in the world to fabricate such a story. Nothing at all to be gained by them. Sounds like the Brazilian judge is hypersensitive to the bad publicity and trying to turn it around to save a little face for his nation.

[Chode]

as if another reason was needed NOT to have games in 3rd world sh!tholes...

[RockyTx]

if makes no difference if the swimmers were really robbed,
or if the robbers were cops or non-cops.

Brazil has lost face,

my suggestion for how Brazil could save face is.

have the swimmers make a taped confession,
in exchange for leaving the country.

next time
stay in the Olympic village

[Jim from C-Town]

Do you think the Brazilians would even consider pulling this nonsense if Trump was President?