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RE: 2016 Summer Olympics - Jay Coop - 08-19-2016
(08-18-2016, 10:10 PM)RandomGuy199 Wrote: Why the hell does the USA win so much? Geez...
We're the Olympics juggernaut.
RE: 2016 Summer Olympics - Jay Coop - 08-19-2016
He plays for Team USA and I heard his name for the first time. Ryan Lochte. He's been on the news and spoken of more than the Olympics itself. I was watching CNN when the police gave a statement concerning Ryan Lochte and three other U.S. swimmers. I must say, there are inconsistencies in both Lochte's and the police's accounts. They vandalized a gas station and were held at gunpoint to pay for the damage, yet that isn't called "robbery." Now, I'm not excusing what they did, because it was just plain idiotic and immature, but they were held at gunpoint and told to pay for the damage.
RE: 2016 Summer Olympics - Zak6858 - 08-19-2016
I heard that they weren't held at gunpoint at any time.
Anyway every class in the library today dropped everything and crouded around the little TV they have in there just to watch the 200m final. We all cheered when Bolt won.
RE: 2016 Summer Olympics - Darkstrait - 08-19-2016
(08-18-2016, 10:10 PM)RandomGuy199 Wrote: No offense to the Americans here, but I'm legitimately sick of listening to "The Star Spangled Banner". Why the hell does the USA win so much? Geez...It's kind of a dumb song to be honest. How many countries have national anthems about war? Seems fitting somehow.
(08-19-2016, 01:40 AM)Qvait Wrote: He plays for Team USA and I heard his name for the first time. Ryan Lochte. He's been on the news and spoken of more than the Olympics itself. I was watching CNN when the police gave a statement concerning Ryan Lochte and three other U.S. swimmers. I must say, there are inconsistencies in both Lochte's and the police's accounts. They vandalized a gas station and were held at gunpoint to pay for the damage, yet that isn't called "robbery." Now, I'm not excusing what they did, because it was just plain idiotic and immature, but they were held at gunpoint and told to pay for the damage.Whatever happened afterwards it was a stupid thing to do and then lie about.
(08-19-2016, 07:12 AM)Zak6858 Wrote: I heard that they weren't held at gunpoint at any time.Have you seen the memes about him going round?
Anyway every class in the library today dropped everything and crouded around the little TV they have in there just to watch the 200m final. We all cheered when Bolt won.
RE: 2016 Summer Olympics - Zak6858 - 08-19-2016
No?
RE: 2016 Summer Olympics - RandomGuy199 - 08-19-2016
(08-19-2016, 01:40 AM)Qvait Wrote: He plays for Team USA and I heard his name for the first time. Ryan Lochte. He's been on the news and spoken of more than the Olympics itself. I was watching CNN when the police gave a statement concerning Ryan Lochte and three other U.S. swimmers. I must say, there are inconsistencies in both Lochte's and the police's accounts. They vandalized a gas station and were held at gunpoint to pay for the damage, yet that isn't called "robbery." Now, I'm not excusing what they did, because it was just plain idiotic and immature, but they were held at gunpoint and told to pay for the damage.
I had heard of him before; he won gold against Michael Phelps in London, and won in the relays this time around. Let me tell you, what he and his friends was not only childish and idiotic, but a complete embarrassment.
I mean, they drunkenly arrived at a gas station and proceeded to break shit up and urinate in the walls. If somebody did that in my presence, I would do the same thing as the station owner.
Also, their story was not only inconsistent; it was complete bullshit.
RE: 2016 Summer Olympics - Jay Coop - 08-20-2016
(08-19-2016, 10:44 PM)RandomGuy199 Wrote:(08-19-2016, 01:40 AM)Qvait Wrote: He plays for Team USA and I heard his name for the first time. Ryan Lochte. He's been on the news and spoken of more than the Olympics itself. I was watching CNN when the police gave a statement concerning Ryan Lochte and three other U.S. swimmers. I must say, there are inconsistencies in both Lochte's and the police's accounts. They vandalized a gas station and were held at gunpoint to pay for the damage, yet that isn't called "robbery." Now, I'm not excusing what they did, because it was just plain idiotic and immature, but they were held at gunpoint and told to pay for the damage.
I had heard of him before; he won gold against Michael Phelps in London, and won in the relays this time around. Let me tell you, what he and his friends was not only childish and idiotic, but a complete embarrassment.
I mean, they drunkenly arrived at a gas station and proceeded to break shit up and urinate in the walls. If somebody did that in my presence, I would do the same thing as the station owner.
Also, their story was not only inconsistent; it was complete bullshit.
From the article in The Washington Post:
Quote:Veloso confirmed that one of the security guards produced the weapon to "contain" the swimmers so they could not leave without paying for the damage. "The firearm was used in a situation in which they were contained. When they were contained, the firearm was put away," he said.
Both sides are at fault. The security guards held them up at gunpoint until they gave them money. That's robbery. The swimmers are guilty of vandalism and the guards are guilty of robbery. If they wanted the swimmers to pay, they could have done it through legal means.
RE: 2016 Summer Olympics - Zak6858 - 08-20-2016
I think you're forgetting it's Brazil. Tbh I would do that if I were a security guard as well.
RE: 2016 Summer Olympics - Jay Coop - 08-20-2016
Brazil just won the gold in men's football, and it was well deserved.
RE: 2016 Summer Olympics - Punchwood - 08-20-2016
(08-19-2016, 07:28 AM)Darkstrait Wrote: It's kind of a dumb song to be honest. How many countries have national anthems about war? Seems fitting somehow.
Whatever happened afterwards it was a stupid thing to do and then lie about.
Have you seen the memes about him going round?
We do! It's about us crushing the English Army. That's what I love about Scotland, we've in a political and economic union together yet our national anthem tells the truth, we hate each other. We always have and always do.