OT: US Swimmers removed from airplane by Brazilian authorities
Per USOC, USA swimmers Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz were removed from their flight back to the US by Brazilian authorities this evening. Obviously limited information at this point and I know another thread addresses this issue but figured it would get buried. Will update the OP as more info comes out.
Link: https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/766091610102915072
August 18th, 2016 at 12:09 AM ^
August 18th, 2016 at 10:28 AM ^
Brazil is the Michigan State of Olympic hosts.
Overreact to a minor incident because of a #disrespekt inferiority complex.
Brazil (shouts):
"We don't have a crime problem!"
World hears:
"We ...... have a crime problem!"
August 18th, 2016 at 2:05 AM ^
Well, the impression of the Brazillian public is that their country is extremely corrupt and often let's privledged rich folks get away with anything. I'd say this directly aimed at the public perception that Brazil doesn't hold the rich and powerful accountable.
Idea of international perception sof internal Brazillian affairs is summarized in a great Brazillian cliche "para ingles ver". Brazillians have long been fed up wiht their domestic politics being run for the perception of outsiders.
August 18th, 2016 at 11:01 AM ^
Wait...
What?
Are you seriously arguing that anyone who does even the slightest thing "wrong" cannot then complain about even the most grossly unfair treatment? That a person who jaywalks cannot complain about being executed for it? What fascistic world do you live in?
August 17th, 2016 at 11:04 PM ^
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August 17th, 2016 at 11:18 PM ^
According to most reports, the swim team had these flights booked and nobody changed flights to get out earlier. Unless you think Phelps and Ledecky and the other swimmers who flew back this morning were all trying to get out of Brazil as quickly as possible too.
August 17th, 2016 at 11:29 PM ^
Depends on the circumstances.
If it were suspected that a foreign national had filed a false report of a crime in an attempt to cover his involvement in prostitution or a drug deal--and that's one of the scenarios proposed as plausible here--you can be absolutely sure he'd be detained by authorities.
August 17th, 2016 at 11:42 PM ^
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August 18th, 2016 at 12:05 AM ^
August 18th, 2016 at 12:17 AM ^
Depends on what you did while you were there.
August 18th, 2016 at 6:03 AM ^
You do know they were pulled off the plane simply so they could be questioned, right? Brazil has not said it is building a case against them or seeking to prosecute anybody. I think they are trying to get the facts and may well make those public once they feel they really know what happened.
August 18th, 2016 at 11:04 AM ^
Yanking people off of flights to question them about admittedly non-crime events is incredibly bad optics.
August 17th, 2016 at 11:03 PM ^
The truth is not an "imagine problem". It's an actual problem.
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August 17th, 2016 at 11:07 PM ^
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August 18th, 2016 at 11:05 AM ^
You argued that the problem was the "image" rather than the facts. Having a deserved bad reputation isn't about "image" at all.
August 17th, 2016 at 11:27 PM ^
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August 18th, 2016 at 7:32 AM ^
August 17th, 2016 at 11:23 PM ^
August 17th, 2016 at 10:24 PM ^
Detroiters should get it from Rio's perspective. They do everything they can to make the city safe, then some rich entitled brats make up some BS not realizing/caring that they're hurting their hosts. Pretty uncool.
August 17th, 2016 at 10:26 PM ^
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August 17th, 2016 at 10:35 PM ^
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August 17th, 2016 at 10:49 PM ^
Nope - were you?. I personally don't believe Lochte's story. Seems like many or most don't. I don't know Brazilian law but I am assuming they have a legal right to detain these guys.
If I were a Brazilian I'd be hoping that they punish these guys to the full extent of the law if the accusations were made-up, and if they have an opportunity to clear this up they should do everything they can to do so.
August 18th, 2016 at 1:33 AM ^
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August 17th, 2016 at 10:47 PM ^
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August 18th, 2016 at 1:32 AM ^
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August 18th, 2016 at 9:47 AM ^
Lochte had a fucking point too. Yes, pun intended.
There sure are a lot of opinions as to what happened in a place really far away, involving at least one American and a country with a credibility problem. Productive stuff, here.
August 17th, 2016 at 10:59 PM ^
and restraining them? Give me a break.
August 17th, 2016 at 11:08 PM ^
I am sure they're not getting the Abu Ghraib treatment... If its a crime to file a false police report and they got them in the country why shouldn't they? It might be a misdemeanor and community service but if the authority are operating within the law and the swimmers weren't, why should I emphasize with the swimmers?
August 17th, 2016 at 11:29 PM ^
pulling poeple off a plane and restraining them becuase the police suspect they might have filed a false report is an insane overreaction by the Brazilian authorities.
August 17th, 2016 at 11:35 PM ^
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August 17th, 2016 at 11:37 PM ^
Olympics are a BILLIONS dollar bet. Cities have lost money for decades. There is a reason they desperately wanted all the good PR they could get. Thee games a 2 week commercial to the world advertising the city. A city with a reputation for crime. The swimmers' (likely) lies cost the city some serious money. These guys are getting a slap on the wrist. The city is hoping they'll admit they made up the story. Of course, even if they do, the damage will already have been done.
August 18th, 2016 at 6:05 AM ^
Brazil is a seriously fucked up country and all the lipstick in the world couldn't cover that shit up.
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August 18th, 2016 at 12:00 PM ^
There was no false police report, or, indeed, any police report at all, say the Rio police. This isn't about committing a crime, this is about hurting some judge's or prosecutor's feelings.
August 18th, 2016 at 7:22 AM ^
Found the Brazilian.
August 17th, 2016 at 10:25 PM ^
August 17th, 2016 at 10:25 PM ^