@hckynut What Lochte did involved himself and 3 other swimmers; though I truly believe the younger two were like deer in headlights-CLUELESS and got dragged into this because they were 1) young , 2) looked UP to Lochte and 3) young and looked up to Lochte. They paid the price but will get over it because LOCHTE is the star/celebrity. He lied. He lied about it and to ALL the NATIONS in the world. He threw blame on a country that, in HIS opinion, fits the stereotype of poor, worthless and ignorant so let's just blame them and get away with the behavior. Worse, he NEVER apologized for his behavior, he threw his "friends" under the bus and he truly shows no remorse NOR concern for what he did image wise not only for Rio and their people but also for America. Outside the US, yeah, he's a "typical American who thinks he's better than everyone else. #sswhole". I know because family in the UK are TELLING me what is being said about him and our country. Nice.
Turner is scum. Scum in the lowest form scum can be. No reason to hash out what he did, it's known. HOWEVER.....the JUDGE made this decision to let him off with a slap on the wrist. And yet, he will never be free. Lochte will eventually disappear from memory as life goes on and he may attempt to get back in the limelight somehow down the road for easy money but TURNER? No, his life is over. He will never be free and rightfully so. Whether he spent 5 months or 5 years in jail....his life would still turn out the same...... ruined in every way.
Now, why people aren't going after the judge, I don't know. I will tell you this, from personal experience: you can have all the evidence in a case. You can present it, pure facts, no emotions, heinous crime... it ALL comes down to the judge. Bias exists in every facet of the legal system; it shouldn't but it does. In my own circle, there are those wondering why the gunmen on watch aren't over at the judges house making it known via freedom of speech that they are ticked at his ruling. THAT is where change needs to be made, my friend.
I understand what you're saying. Turner didn't represent millions/a nation in a time when tensions are already thick in a game that is supposed to represent good sportsmanship and class; Lochte did. THAT is why this thread is pouncing on Lochte. The fact that both were swimmers is irrelevant. Turner could have been a soccer player; he could have been a computer whiz. The choice to rape is NOT unique to only athletes, trust me.
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