"Initially the International Olympic Committee
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37077172
(IOC) denied reports of the robbery, before the US committee confirmed it had taken place." -BBC
lol
this needs a bump I think
>>66858
The Olympic committee is trying to dodge responsibility.
Were they not paying attention when Brazilian authorities said "we don't have enough police"?
That's a big red flag to me. Things could become shittier anyways.
>>67758
Too busy counting all this sponsorship money, lol.
Go Olympics! Hurray for sports! Drink Coca-Cola!
Think I'm too cynical? Check this out:
https://www.olympic.org/sponsors
>HUEHUEHUE land hosts Olympics
>They're shit
Pick two.
>>67758
They wrecked a bathroom at a gas station and were confronted by the attendant with a gun.
They fabricated the story to cover their tracks.
But they couldn't get their stories straight and they were caught on CCTV.
According to one report, it was Lochte's mother who leaked the truth.
>>67785
Let's set the record straight: the Brazilian people are fucking pissed at the Olympics, this is on record. They were robbed of their tax dollars to build gigantic stadiums to host an event they won't get a penny from.
The whole thing was shoved down their throats by the big fat American corporate Olympic Committee, who have enough money to make grease all the palms to make popular opinion irrelevant.
I think the fact it hasn't been any worst shows Brazilians are really good spirited people. I wish them the best.
>>67787
No, it was Lochte's mother who leaked the lie. He told his mom how he was robbed, mom told the press and then he couldn't move back anymore and also lied to the press.
Here is the story
http://www.vox.com/2016/8/18/12532384/ryan-lochte-robbery-fake-rio-olympics-video
>>67793
no, we aren't pissed at the olympics at all.
>>67797
Really? I'd be. The exact same thing happened back in 2014 with the world cup, corruption scandals included.
And I remember back then Brazilians were pissed, big protests against it were on the news. I just figured the sentiment remained, just no protest this time because of everything else that's happened since.
>>67924
Not everyone belongs to a slave race bred for physical labour. Luckily our scientists found a solution.
>>67924
>>67943
>The white trash shitposter strikes again
>>67954
>"Uh oh. Looks like my 'facts' were wrong. Better call the other guy a shitposter!"
Wait. Are you actually maintaining these guys were robbed and *didn't* vandalize shit? Because, you know, that's blatantly false.
>>67797
I am since 2012, you don't know anything at all.
>>67797
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN5JLu9vx6Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt_uP9kb2qk
Yeah anon, look at all these brasilians praising the magic of sports
>>67980
He didn't say that at all. He's just saying that the white trash shitposter, who is very much a frequenter of this board, is just trying to bait people again.
UPDATE: skewed opinion edition
General time line of events:
>decorated swimfags get crunk
>wander to and pee behind a gas station
>the alpha of the group, Lochte, pulls down an already decrepit sign
>gas station guy and cops show up
>argument ensues, cop holds them at gunpoint until the cough up all the cash they had, roughly $500
>social media finds out
>SJW''s blow the whole thing up. Suddenly, the story is spun to sound like "Drunko jocks bully little old gas station attendant."
>Lochte tells his side of the story, absolves himself and friends
>Brazil: "I don't think so, bitch."
>charges filed. sponsors pulled. Lochte's lawyer presumably advises that he apologize to contain the story
>Brazil: "To late, whitey. We're not going to let you embarrass us any more than we already have given the dozens of other armed robberies of fans and athletes."
>the moral of the story thus far? in
Brazil, you can commit armed robbery in response to vandalization, because hey, they're just a harmless little country getting picked on.
>>69099
Moral should be: don't vandalize shit if you don't want to be held at gunpoint.
It's simple enough, and it's actually good advice.
>>69107
not the point.
had they just been arrested in first place the whole thing could've gotten sorted out. that's what a functional justice system does.
instead we've got judge dredd vs aquaman
>>69109
>just arrested
>drunk belligerent Americans
>at two in the morning
You expect way, way too much from a gas station "cop" or whatever it was.
Lochte is 32 years old, raised with a better education, and world famous. Should know better than vandalizing and pissing around. In a country already known for its high crime rates and police corruption.
And he did make false allegations which is punishable by law in Brazil. But diplomatics wouldn't have let him go to ass pounding prison anyways.
>>69107
>Don't pull down a sign if you don't want to get held at gunpoint.
At this point Detroit sounds safer than Brazil. Atleast there all you have to worry about is predictable street thugs, trigger happy cashiers and the occasional rogue robo-cop. Plus the few parts of the city that get running water don't have turds in it.
>>69137
Good for you buddy!
Have fun tearing down signs in Detroit! And upload a video if you can lol.
>>66858
https://m.youtube.com/?reload=7&rdm=1znt3n6bd#/watch?v=2pzd8Oc-Oi4
https://www.youtube.com/?reload=7&rdm=1znt3n6bd#/watch?v=2pzd8Oc-Oi4
https://www.youtub.ecom/?reload=7&rdm=1znt3n6bd#/watch?v=2pzd8Oc-Oi4