I’ve gotten so into listening to the bible on my 3 hour daily commute that I rarely even listen to the news. And I Pull my news off the internet (no tv since 1997). If it’s Olympics related, I just don’t care. And I had heard about this story, very briefly, but had not attached any names to it.
My whole take on it is that you have to be careful when visiting 3rd world countries - and some small towns in the U.S.
Sadly, I’m not kidding about that last part. It’s one reason I carry in the car.
Does that still do on? I remember riding north through Virginia with several other sailors on leave in the early 60s, the driver being pulled over for speeding when the limit went from 50 to 25 in an eyeblink, and being taken to the local magistrate. He asked the driver "how much money do you have?" That was the amount of the fine, to be paid immediately or be held for trial.