Pay? Reports seem to indicate a 10k extortion after some security guard took payment on site

Regardless, Lochte and co. look like complete assholes. Drunk American olympians destroying the property of some poor dude’s gas station.

We already do.

Basically. Brazil’s relationship with the US is ... prickly. When I went there for work, I had to get a visa. When I was in the office doing the paperwork, there was all sorts of stuff explicitly stating that the only country that Brazil requires visas from is the US in retaliation for the US requiring visas of…

No, they just wanted to show that they had power

The penalty for all of this? Deportation. Remind me again why pulling them off a plane makes sense?

Why the fuck do countries care about being embarrassed? Such sensitive feel-feels. “Wah, somebody said we have rampant crime and corruption!” Grow up.

Do you know the penalty for frat bros being douches is? Deportation. They were trying to leave and were stopped. This is all so stupid.

Why would that be? Many immigrants specifically avoid teaching their children their native language. (Citation: my mom’s entire side of the family)

Ok, best case for them is that they catch a false police report. The penalty for that would be what, deportation? Seizing them by force helps tourism how? It makes me want to go there less.

Honestly, I’m surprised that the State Department hasn’t done something. How are they allowing US citizens to be detained for the crime of “not looking mugged enough”?

Again, who gives a fuck/how does this help them? It just discourages tourism.

This is a game that only tries to cater to one type of gamer: the explorer. Which isn’t a value judgement. It’s great for you. For me, it just comes off as a resource grind. A plot, some sort of combat tactics, and larger strategic gameplay would go a long way towards bringing in more people.

I never understand athletes who compete with a semi. When I’m working out, it all shrivels. There’s nothing to catch on the bar. Then this guy comes along, and he’s got half a boner while vaulting.

I was a really crappy 100m runner in HS. I had a PR of 10.89 - the women’s 100m gold in Athens that year ran a 10.92. that’s how huge the difference is, that a random 18yr old would be in the finals or win against the best women in the world.

They are biologically male. They may identify as women, but they shouldn’t be able to compete with women any more than trans women. Some would argue that is OK, but biologically idk

I had 100 heart attacks when I was in a Recife cab. Never stopped at a red light. Wrong way down the street. Pulled over where there was no shoulder or sidewalk to “ask for directions.” Brazil has a ways to go.

Not robbery, but after being hit by a car on my bike, I went in a bar and ordered a beer. With a broken collarbone. Adrenaline is weird.

Cool story, but she didn’t dive, she fell.

I’m sorry that your idealism is not shared by the IOC. The only thing they care about is $$$$$.