US swimmers barred from leaving Rio

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MrMarkyMark replied

18 August 2016, 17:12
Looks like the type of behavior usually displayed by our football players is to blame

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...io-gas-station
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shaunbhoy replied

18 August 2016, 15:59
Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

Shame the US is so insular otherwise they would have worked out when an Irish official gets arrested for ticket touting it's not a good idea to screw with the Brazilian authorities as a foreigner.

Never did Ronnie Biggs much harm!

HTH
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SueEllen replied

18 August 2016, 14:42
Originally posted by VillageContractor View Post

Probably insurance fraud

Shame the US is so insular otherwise they would have worked out when an Irish official gets arrested for ticket touting it's not a good idea to screw with the Brazilian authorities as a foreigner.
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VillageContractor replied

18 August 2016, 13:14
Probably insurance fraud
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SueEllen replied

18 August 2016, 13:12
Originally posted by Platypus View Post

I heard that they had already left

One left but the other got caught before he could leave.
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Platypus replied

18 August 2016, 13:10
I heard that they had already left
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Mordac replied

18 August 2016, 12:52
If they set off now, they should just make it for Christmas...
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FatLazyContractor replied

18 August 2016, 09:48
Originally posted by Pondlife View Post

Inconsistencies in their stories. Differences in their timeline compared to CC TV footage.

What to the panel think happened?

They probably forgot to set their clocks to the local time.
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Pondlife started a topic US swimmers barred from leaving Rio

18 August 2016, 09:45
US swimmers barred from leaving Rio

Inconsistencies in their stories. Differences in their timeline compared to CC TV footage.

What to the panel think happened?
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