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[itiswhatitis]

A Brazilian police official has told The Associated Press that American swimmer Ryan Lochte fabricated a story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro.

The official said Lochte's teammates Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz, who were pulled off a plane going back to the United States late Wednesday, told police that the robbery story had been fabricated.

The official, who has direct knowledge of the investigation, spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about an ongoing investigation.

He said that around 6 a.m. Sunday, Lochte, along with Conger, Bentz and Jimmy Feigen, stopped at a gas station in Barra da Tijuca, a suburb of Rio where many Olympic venues are located. One of the swimmers tried to open the door of an outside bathroom. It was locked.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ryan-lochte-rio-robbery_us_57b5c16ee4b095b2f542b9f6

http://www.espn.com/olympics/swimming/story/_/id/17336394/2016-rio-olympics-video-shows-us-swimmer-d...

[Krimpette]

Why ever would they do that?????  Crazy!

[tansy]

Probably drunk out of their gourds:/

[JaneMarple]

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@Krimpette wrote:

Why ever would they do that?????  Crazy!

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Because the lie would be believed on account of the Olympics being held in Rio.

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[chickenbutt]

FYI - See existing thread.  We've been discussing this all morning.  

[Puzzle Piece]

The well earned reputation of 'the ugly Americans' continues. 

[JaneMarple]

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@tansy wrote:

Probably drunk out of their gourds:/

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They were.

[QueenDanceALot]

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@Puzzle Piece wrote:

The well earned reputation of 'the ugly Americans' continues. 

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It was a handful of jerks.

[QueenDanceALot]

Did this topic really need a new thread?

The other one is close by.

KittyLouWhoBoardMonitorToo

[sweetee2]

Jerks is putting it mildly. Then everyone wonders why the world thinks the way they do about us.