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ksoze

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7. Why not waterboard them - they're swimmers after all

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Fri Aug 19, 2016, 12:43 PM

Aug 2016

No medal taken away - its an embarrassment but no one lost a life or limb.

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Will Lochte and the other swimmers have the medals taken away after they fabricated their story? [View all] imanamerican63 Aug 2016 OP

Probably the last Olympics where they preform liberal N proud Aug 2016 #1

While I think they are shitheads, they did win the medals prior to doing their vandalism. tonyt53 Aug 2016 #2

No. stopbush Aug 2016 #3

Whose lives did they put at stake? Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2016 #4

Lochte and his fellow douchebags did get in a brawl... backscatter712 Aug 2016 #12

Have you seen video of this? B2G Aug 2016 #23

Exactly, and the Rio officials confirmed they were held at gunpoint AND paid money! anneboleyn Aug 2016 #29

I know... it's terrible. OBenario Aug 2016 #38

What brawl? LisaL Aug 2016 #40

No. The IOC does not police athlete's personal lives. Nor should they. Takket Aug 2016 #5

If so, when does Hope Solo get disciplined? Bluzmann57 Aug 2016 #6

Why not waterboard them - they're swimmers after all ksoze Aug 2016 #7

Did OJ get his Heisman trophy revoked? milestogo Aug 2016 #8

Tried & Acquitted SoCalMusicLover Aug 2016 #27

And when was the trial for Lochte and the other swimmers? milestogo Aug 2016 #34

Why they are not suddenly not the winners of those events treestar Aug 2016 #9

They shouldn't. Throd Aug 2016 #10

I'm Sure The U.S. Olympic Committee Will Mete Out Discipline For These Guys.... global1 Aug 2016 #11

They should be fined at minimum by the IOC, and made to pay restitution. backscatter712 Aug 2016 #13

Rio forced one swimmer to give 11,000 dollars in order to get his passport back yeoman6987 Aug 2016 #20

To charity. Guess you forgot to include that part. Kingofalldems Aug 2016 #24

Who cares who he was forced to give it to? SickOfTheOnePct Aug 2016 #31

Oh please! A "donation" of $11,000 (!) to a "charity" see he can leave the country?! If the U.S. anneboleyn Aug 2016 #32

ITA. LisaL Aug 2016 #39

Yeah, extortion must be a way of life there n/t SickOfTheOnePct Aug 2016 #30

Seriously. Lochte is an ass. But why people are excusing Rio for blatant extortion is beyond me anneboleyn Aug 2016 #33

No. EL34x4 Aug 2016 #14

This thread is an embarrassment to DU. nt Stubborn Aug 2016 #15

This. Ace Rothstein Aug 2016 #16

... Stubborn Aug 2016 #17

... Ace Rothstein Aug 2016 #18

Wow! imanamerican63 Aug 2016 #19

They earned the medals. LWolf Aug 2016 #21

Swimmers get most of their money from endorsements. panader0 Aug 2016 #22

Arbitrary and ridiculous. They earned medals in competition. Dreamer Tatum Aug 2016 #25

Punish them for being the stereotypical ugly American? MyNameGoesHere Aug 2016 #26

They won their medals fair and square. Greybnk48 Aug 2016 #28

"They lied and put people's lives at stake" - Hyperbole much? taught_me_patience Aug 2016 #35

It is bizarre that anyone would think their medals should be taken away oberliner Aug 2016 #36

Lochte won his medal for being a part of a relay. What about Phelps? mentalsolstice Aug 2016 #37