Regarding "Brazil charges Lochte over false report", while much ado has been made about the actions of American swimmer Ryan Lochte and his pals at a Rio gas station 12 days ago, there has been virtually no scrutiny of the behavior of Brazilian police, prosecutors and judges, not to mention the "security guards" who forced money from the swimmers at gunpoint.
The curious behavior of Brazilian authorities starts with the lack of an investigation of the armed guards who robbed the swimmers. After that were a series of patently false statements by the police that the swimmers had "destroyed the inside of a bathroom", which then changed to them "ripping a door off its hinges", subsequently reduced to "vandalism" of a piece of cardboard.
In retrospect, the bulk of Lochte's story turns out not only to be true, but verified by the video the police themselves provided. Before the Brazilian authorities are allowed to further abuse American athletes, I believe they have some explaining to do, starting with why so many tall tales were told.
It's the least we should expect before subjecting any American to Brazilian "justice."
Pete Smith
Cypress, TX
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