To give a quick recap: Lochte, a 32-year-old U.S. swimmer who has competed in the last three Olympic games, told the press earlier this week that he and some of his teammates had been robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro early Sunday morning. Police reports, security footage, and testimony from witnesses contradict Lochte's original statement. As NPR reported, Rio's Civil Police chief said "multiple witnesses have described a scene in which the swimmers vandalized the bathroom, were asked to pay for it, and got testy."...
http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2016/08/19/490629815/roundup-smart-thoughts-on-ryan-lochte-and-white-privilege?ft=nprml&f=1001
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