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In reply to the discussion: Brazil court tells US swimmers Lochte, Feigen to stay put [View all]GusBob
(7,286 posts)22. They should be put in jail? I'm curious....on what charge?
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Yeah, I just read that as well. Also, they never filed a police report on the incident
groundloop
Aug 2016
#10
Apparently when he returned to the Olympic villiage that night and went through security, which
Akicita
Aug 2016
#11
For a wallet and a watch? How much cash could he be carrying on the streets in Rio?
Akicita
Aug 2016
#14
Doubt that's it, from what I read they never even filed an official police report
groundloop
Aug 2016
#15
robbed can mean many things....perhaps his brand new rolex he bought from a street vendor
dembotoz
Aug 2016
#19
Brazil's federal police stop US swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger from boarding flight home
MowCowWhoHow III
Aug 2016
#25
Trying to detain international athletes for something like this seems ridiculous to me
anneboleyn
Aug 2016
#29
My gut feeling is local police are trying to save face or cover something up
groundloop
Aug 2016
#33
I totally agree with you. This seems like an attempt to save face by police in Rio
anneboleyn
Aug 2016
#36
I have had incidents happen like this to my friends and to me in other countries
anneboleyn
Aug 2016
#37