Ryan Lochte WAS Robbed In Rio

If you haven't heard this WILD story from the Olympics then climb out from under your rock my friend and let me catch you up!  So Sunday a story broke, via Lochte's mom, that Lochte along with fellow US swimmers James Feigen, Jack Conger, and Gunnar Bentz, were robbed and held at gunpoint by fake cops outside a Brazilian gas station.  Then the IOC said they were lying and later on NATIONAL TV Lochte doubled down on his account and gave us this gem: (the Lochte part starts at 2:10)

Then on Tuesday two of the swimmers that WERE robbed were pulled off of their flight, one never made it to the airport, and Lochte was already in the US.  They were taken into custody by Brazilian "authorities."  Now today Brazil claims they have video evidence that the quartet was not robbed and they were pissing on a gas station and broke the bathroom door down so they could get in.  No gun was pulled, and the swimmers were hammered.  The swimmers held by authorities confirmed the Brazil government's story, even though TMZ reported there was a gun involved, a detail the Brazilians conveniently left out.  Here's their "security footage."



Yeah, ok Brazil.  I believe Lochte.  Why?  Well other than the fact multiple other Olympians were mugged, Brazil and the IOC didn't want any more bad press.  The IOC doesn't want it because the whole world knows they were paid off by Rio to host the games and they're trying to avoid things getting worse and also trying to avoid a FIFA situation wherein all the officials get arrested and lose their posts.  Brazil/Rio doesn't want it because tourists=$$$ and nobody's gonna want to visit Rio if they think they're going to be robbed at gunpoint while trying to see some Brazilian ass, gigantic Jesus, and chill on Copacabana.  So they found four white dudes, had one of them dye their hair that dumbass blonde, and act out their side of the story.  I can't confirm who those guys are, I can't see their faces.  Why did the others agree to say Lochte lied?  Simple, Rio police were waterboarding them (or maybe regular interrogation tactics were used, who knows?) and they decided Lochte (the only one smart enough to get out and avoid those crazy Brazilians) wasn't worth going to jail for.  Especially not Rio jail.  So they threw poor Ryan under the bus, ran over him, backed over him, then ran over him one more time on the way out.  Rio wanted the bad press to stop and so they pulled out all the stops to make Lochte look like a lying dick.  Ryan Lochte is an idiot, sure.  But he is an honest idiot.  I'd trust him with my life and I've never met him.  The crime and corruption of Rio de Janerio continues, and the fact poor Locthe is being bashed is just sad.  Ryan, were you telling the truth?

Case closed.  #ISTANDWITHLOCHTE  do you?

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