US Swimmers robbed at gunpoint.

[Freak]

Crazy.

Ryan Lochte Held Up at Gunpoint in Rio, USOC Confirms - Us Weekly

 

[volinbham]

Love how the Olympic officials tried to deny it happened.

 

[wildnkrazykat]

Rio is apparently a **** hole

 

[allvol123]

He is a gator, who cares.

 

[crusse10]

He is a gator, who cares.

exactly how I felt when he didn't place in the IM

 

[vols-1]

Usually the taxi drivers are in on the scam. Then the police get a cut and finally the officials.

 

[n_huffhines]

The founder of the company i work for and his son were shot in Rio...multiple times. True story.

 

[YankeeVol]

Rio is apparently a **** hole

Most 2nd and 3rd world countries are

 

[GASOUTHERNVOL]

Hopefully there will be enough outcry that the IOC will be more discriminatory in their selection policies, I doubt it though. It's hard to out-corrupt them.

 

[vollygirl]

His coach initially denied it at first too. Basically called his mom out as a liar.

 

[GASOUTHERNVOL]

There should have been some serious questions raised when the World Cup was there and it was about on the level of Baghdad

 

[DancingOutlaw]

Wife said she read the head of security for olympic village was robbed at gunpoint. Lol no one is safe. Imagine just being a spectator with no security or bodyguard detail?

 

[joevol33]

I saw a video of tourists being followed and people grabbing their stuff right out in front of everyone. I wouldn't go there.

 

[tumscalcium]

I've seen a few reports of people being robbed by folks "dressed as police officers", they probably are the cops.....

 

[northknoxvol]

My names Mike D and a I demand respect, your cash and your jewelry is what I expect!

 

[BigZiti09]

Someone should rob Ryan Lochte of his hair dye. #jeah

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

His coach initially denied it at first too. Basically called his mom out as a liar.

Hmmm... things are getting interesting with this situation right now.

 

[VolnJC]

The authorities pulled the other two swimmers off a plane Lochte back in US

 

[tumscalcium]

Haha, this is great.

 

[Freak]

This entire thing has become very bizarre.

 

[governmentmule]

nothing like going over seas the law is different,they would show up at the pier with Uzis,when we got off the Navy ship in Italy

 

[vollygirl]

Hmmm... things are getting interesting with this situation right now.

For real.

 

[davethevol]

That's ridiculous that they've detained the other 2 swimmers at this point. Brazil is trying to embarrass the US now.

 

[volmanbill]

Love how the Olympic officials tried to deny it happened.

Apparently they were right.

The minute Lochte gave an interview and claimed his reaction to having a gun in his face was "whatever", I knew it didn't sound right.

 

[BigZiti09]

This Lochte guy is the worst.