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stopbush

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36. Not for us to decide.

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 11:43 AM

Aug 2016

My point is that you said that prosecuting these men would deter other athletes from reporting a crime committed against them. There was no crime committed against these athletes. It was they who committed a crime (TBD), not any Brazilian assailants.

Perhaps this incident will give athletes pause in the future before they concoct an easily disproved lie to explain away their own behavior. That would be a good thing.

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UPDATED: BREAKING: Report Says Lochte Fabricated Robbery Story, Fought With Security at Gas Station [View all] DonViejo Aug 2016 OP

And yet Gabbie is Twitter's favorite target. RandySF Aug 2016 #1

And we both know why that is. NWCorona Aug 2016 #49

Yep Uponthegears Aug 2016 #132

This message was self-deleted by its author Catherine Vincent Aug 2016 #51

+1 Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #79

Sounds like they were out drinking and got into a fight and made up a story to cover their asses, Botany Aug 2016 #2

Cover up way worse than crime kevink077 Aug 2016 #38

You'd expect this behavior with drunken frat boys. . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2016 #44

Too much alcohol makes everyone stupid leftynyc Aug 2016 #48

Or drunk sorority girls? kevink077 Aug 2016 #58

Have you ever met swimmers? They are like frat boys happydaze Aug 2016 #105

Every interview and article about Lochte lakercub Aug 2016 #122

I hope so to because most likely he'll be a swim coach for kids yeoman6987 Aug 2016 #128

I'm highly skeptical. ronnie624 Aug 2016 #144

I just heard on MSNBC that the only reason the press lapucelle Aug 2016 #3

That's my theory jcgoldie Aug 2016 #7

He's in his 30's bighart Aug 2016 #50

Please don't tell my mom! lapucelle Aug 2016 #83

It's stories like these that prove Friend or Foe Aug 2016 #4

Don't get me started bucolic_frolic Aug 2016 #10

Doubt if he's a millionaire. Phelps probably is but not him, runner-ups don't get the spoils. brush Aug 2016 #64

He has done promos and ads mainstreetonce Aug 2016 #81

That's probably over now. brush Aug 2016 #86

I doubt it. Americans are pretty forgiving especially for minor errors yeoman6987 Aug 2016 #130

I knew there was something they were covering for MynameisBlarney Aug 2016 #5

I figured drugs or prostitution. Ace Rothstein Aug 2016 #16

I was thinkin they stiffed a hooker (no pun intended) MynameisBlarney Aug 2016 #18

+1 Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #80

Knox Knox jberryhill Aug 2016 #6

It is not clear how your post is supposed to be either funny or relevant. n/t xocet Aug 2016 #106

+1 narnian60 Aug 2016 #120

Sorry boss, I'll do better next time jberryhill Aug 2016 #123

Ruh-roh, Shaggy! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #8

I will join you BumRushDaShow Aug 2016 #14

And he would have got away with it if it wasn't for those meddling kids! Initech Aug 2016 #31

There goes his endorsement deals exboyfil Aug 2016 #9

My thought exactly TexasBushwhacker Aug 2016 #15

Phelps has been busted for smoking dope and a DUI LynneSin Aug 2016 #17

I agree... Deuce Aug 2016 #23

100 pct correct. roamer65 Aug 2016 #67

If this is true, they should be at a minimum banned from participating in future Olympics still_one Aug 2016 #11

Can you lose your medals for committing a crime when we send you abroad to represent the US? n/t jtuck004 Aug 2016 #12

No Travis_0004 Aug 2016 #127

Yeah, they probably won't let you train in Brazilian jails anyway. He tried that shit here it jtuck004 Aug 2016 #129

Disgusting. Sounds like something a Trump supporter might do. Hoyt Aug 2016 #13

Is Lochte now fugitive in Brazil? If he ever goes back to Brazil I assume he'd be arrested. RAFisher Aug 2016 #19

Face it, there are major A-HOLES in every cross-section of society. vkkv Aug 2016 #20

There's the jocks that I remember from high school! n/t Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #21

Ha! Me too! In Lakewood, Ohio, no less. Maybe it's something in the water... DonViejo Aug 2016 #22

At my high school, it might have been related to the jocks... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #25

So the swimmers caused damage to a gas station and paid for it in cash. SunSeeker Aug 2016 #24

Er, the only crime committed here was by the US athletes. stopbush Aug 2016 #27

What crime did the two athletes arrested commit? SunSeeker Aug 2016 #29

The investigation is still going on Tempest Aug 2016 #32

They have not been charged with anything. SunSeeker Aug 2016 #43

Have they been arrested? Ace Rothstein Aug 2016 #65

Not for us to decide. stopbush Aug 2016 #36

What crime have the two detained committed? SunSeeker Aug 2016 #41

Oh, for the love of Pete Tempest Aug 2016 #46

So you are fine with people being detained without charges? SunSeeker Aug 2016 #54

So you wouldn't mind if I came into your home and pissed on the walls? LynneSin Aug 2016 #68

Are these two being charged with pissing on anyone's walls? SunSeeker Aug 2016 #76

And what country is this occuring? LynneSin Aug 2016 #92

Now you're just being ridiculous Tempest Aug 2016 #71

These two have not been charged with lying to police. SunSeeker Aug 2016 #77

Once again neohippie Aug 2016 #90

I agree. The hostility towards the athletes here is alarming. The Rio chief's story is ridiculous anneboleyn Aug 2016 #116

You don't get it do you? dkhbrit Aug 2016 #55

Arrest without charges is a violation of human rights. nt SunSeeker Aug 2016 #56

In what country on earth is that true? stopbush Aug 2016 #61

None, but he's in so deep he has no choice but to continue to dig Tempest Aug 2016 #72

You don't get it - two white american men, we MUST protect them at all cost LynneSin Aug 2016 #95

I heard someone mention hands over hearts are correct during the "Pledge of Allegence," Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #149

Here in the US, people can be detained for questioning, prior to being charged. Chemisse Aug 2016 #101

Arrested? Overreact much? MyNameGoesHere Aug 2016 #97

Overraction indeed. The police admitted today none of these offenses carry jail time. SunSeeker Aug 2016 #139

They lied to the police Tempest Aug 2016 #30

^^^ This. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #33

No one has alleged these two lied to the police. SunSeeker Aug 2016 #35

You obviously haven't been following the story Tempest Aug 2016 #37

All four of the athletes were interviewed by the police, no? stopbush Aug 2016 #39

No one has charged them with a crime. SunSeeker Aug 2016 #42

Bingo! You don't know what they said. None of us know the specifics. stopbush Aug 2016 #45

+1 n/t Tempest Aug 2016 #47

I agree more with SunSeeker oldtime dfl_er Aug 2016 #60

The first thing that needs to happen is for the athletes to stop lying. stopbush Aug 2016 #62

They've admitted to lying to police Tempest Aug 2016 #74

can you show me specifically where they admitted lying to the police neohippie Aug 2016 #98

Apparently you're completely ignorant on how a police investigation is conducted Tempest Aug 2016 #111

Additionally, under this type of legal system jberryhill Aug 2016 #124

They publicly stated a crime occurred onenote Aug 2016 #63

Except we do have the facts Tempest Aug 2016 #73

I think your idea of facts is different from mine neohippie Aug 2016 #151

No, I hold police and the judiary to a higher standard than jocks. SunSeeker Aug 2016 #142

when were all four interviewed by the police? neohippie Aug 2016 #112

Did they? neohippie Aug 2016 #53

They were interviewed by police early in the investigation and they lied to them Tempest Aug 2016 #75

Can you please cite some source to this claim neohippie Aug 2016 #88

Is not a fabrication in this particular context, a lie? LanternWaste Aug 2016 #96

Lies were told where is the evidence that any swimmer lied to the police directly neohippie Aug 2016 #107

Apparently you're completely ignorant on how a police investigation is conducted Tempest Aug 2016 #113

So you know that the police interviewed all four victims and that they all lied neohippie Aug 2016 #118

Where are you getting this information neohippie Aug 2016 #91

Yup. People will focus on this one and ignore the real incidents down there. roamer65 Aug 2016 #66

What specifically leads you to that allegation? LanternWaste Aug 2016 #99

If Brazil police had not done this, the truth would not have come out. suffragette Aug 2016 #78

Maybe next time they'll learn honesty is the best policy Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #82

Well that certainly justifies police state tactics. SunSeeker Aug 2016 #89

Different countries have different laws and methods Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #94

I'm sure you can point to someone (other than yourselves) making that argument, yes? LanternWaste Aug 2016 #100

Is it really too much to expect these athletes to be respectful stopbush Aug 2016 #26

Ever hear him speak? He's a typical jock douchebag. GOLGO 13 Aug 2016 #28

Does Lochte still say "J'YEAH!" ? wheniwasincongress Aug 2016 #34

Looks like his party animal reputation has now cost him. . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2016 #40

I think he's awesome. I thought his hair was green. zonkers Aug 2016 #121

Thugs? Catherine Vincent Aug 2016 #52

I think they qualify as asshats. Ace Rothstein Aug 2016 #104

White Male Privilege WhiteTara Aug 2016 #57

Seriously! You'd think it was Gabby Douglas who committed a horrible crime LynneSin Aug 2016 #69

Trump hired them to distract-- JohnnyLib2 Aug 2016 #59

SWIMMERS ADMITTED THEY LIED Tempest Aug 2016 #70

Yes we now know that the swimmers lied neohippie Aug 2016 #93

You should continue digging in... LanternWaste Aug 2016 #102

What rationalization? neohippie Aug 2016 #109

Apparently you're completely ignorant on how a police investigation is conducted Tempest Aug 2016 #110

Since the swimmers never filed any official report of the incident neohippie Aug 2016 #119

Plus... OBenario Aug 2016 #143

I think the jury is still out neohippie Aug 2016 #150

My point is simple quit moving the goal posts neohippie Aug 2016 #152

"can you prove what you said actually happened?" jberryhill Aug 2016 #125

Well, then they're toast Wednesdays Aug 2016 #84

Well this whole thing has turned into a clusterfuck. NaturalHigh Aug 2016 #85

strip them of their medals. they are a disgrace. trueblue2007 Aug 2016 #87

TMZ now reporting that the security guards at the gas station did stopbush Aug 2016 #103

It IS ROBBERY by the "guard," whose 3 minutes on the tape is edited out. Pointing a gun and anneboleyn Aug 2016 #114

There's no evidence the guard demanded money Tempest Aug 2016 #117

Would that situation be legal in US? LisaL Aug 2016 #141

Absolutely not legal -- it is extortion for an "official" to hold someone at gunpoint and demand $$$ anneboleyn Aug 2016 #145

A gun pointed at you isn't a threat? Holding their hands up in the air doesn't imply a threat? anneboleyn Aug 2016 #146

I don't understand it either. LisaL Aug 2016 #147

Except his story has changed Tempest Aug 2016 #115

Actually jcgoldie Aug 2016 #136

I've been drunk before d_r Aug 2016 #108

Nice try jcgoldie Aug 2016 #135

I got no skin in it d_r Aug 2016 #140

whatever happened, their behavior is disgraceful Skittles Aug 2016 #126

It was pretty clear yesterday when more evidence was coming out that he LIED!! UMTerp01 Aug 2016 #131

Wonder what the difference is between Gabby and Ryan? jcgoldie Aug 2016 #134

heh, check out the name of the "last episode" of his reality TV show Skittles Aug 2016 #133

I bet his Mom is frikking livid. mahina Aug 2016 #137

Swimmers lied and now Brazilian Police are doing the same JCMach1 Aug 2016 #138

More from TMZ: it WAS pretty much a robbery blitzen Aug 2016 #148