Olympics rowers & sailors to compete in waters filled with raw sewage - Polidicks

Willing to wager money that they're going to shut down the sewage plant for that area. What class of people does the sewage plant service?

[QUOTE=ROFLBURGER;50631438]Willing to wager money that they're going to shut down the sewage plant for that area. What class of people does the sewage plant service?[/QUOTE] says in the article it services poor neighborhoods

[QUOTE=TheHydra;50631556]says in the article it services poor neighborhoods[/QUOTE] they'd probably burn the favelas to the ground if it wouldn't make a big mess of ash they'd have to clean up

They should stop hosting the Olympics in so many different places and just have a single clean, peaceful, and stable location for it. If it was like that, we could avoid situations like this (and natives won't get angry).

[QUOTE=chemo;50631825]They should stop hosting the Olympics in so many different places and just have a single clean, peaceful, and stable location for it. If it was like that, we could avoid situations like this (and natives won't get angry).[/QUOTE] This feels like it should be such a no brainer. Just host it in Germany or the US or something with permanent, state of the art facilities, and have all of the countries pitch in money for the privilege to compete. It's baffling to me that we feel the need to move it around every time.

[QUOTE=TheHydra;50631556]says in the article it services poor neighborhoods[/QUOTE] I thought the article said that the sewage lake is near poor neighboorhoods. [editline]4[/editline] [quote]Raw sewage still flows from Rio's poor neighborhoods right into the water.[/quote] Misread, RIP. Wouldn't be surprised if they shut the sewage plant down, causing the sewage to be disabled for that poor neighborhood.

[QUOTE=chemo;50631825]They should stop hosting the Olympics in so many different places and just have a single clean, peaceful, and stable location for it. If it was like that, we could avoid situations like this (and natives won't get angry).[/QUOTE] That [I]might[/I] be a more practical solution but it completely disregards the real purpose of the Olympics in the modern era.

[QUOTE=Axznma;50632103]That [I]might[/I] be a more practical solution but it completely disregards the real purpose of the Olympics in the modern era.[/QUOTE] Yeah, exactly, which is really sad.

[QUOTE=chemo;50631825]They should stop hosting the Olympics in so many different places and just have a single clean, peaceful, and stable location for it. If it was like that, we could avoid situations like this (and natives won't get angry).[/QUOTE] Tbh I'm glad Rio's hosting the olympics because it's drawn a lot of attention to the abysmally squalid conditions people there live in.

Wow. Just wow. Looks like they beat Sochi.

[QUOTE=Axznma;50632103]That [I]might[/I] be a more practical solution but it completely disregards the real purpose of the Olympics in the modern era.[/QUOTE] I was under the impression the purpose of the Olympics was so the countries of the world had an opportunity to come together and compete. Why does it need to be in a different place each time to do that?

Would not be surprised in the slightest if another corpse washed up right where there's an event going on.

[QUOTE=Kahgarak;50632441]Would not be surprised in the slightest if another corpse washed up right where there's an event going on.[/QUOTE] That would suggest that somebody is doing it with the express purpose of causing Olympic controversy, but the alternative of corpses just randomly washing up on shore regularly is almost scarier.

[QUOTE=Dr. Evilcop;50632611]That would suggest that somebody is doing it with the express purpose of causing Olympic controversy, but the alternative of corpses just randomly washing up on shore regularly is almost scarier.[/QUOTE]Well it is Brazil, and if the wild videos on Liveleak are any indication that place has a fuckload of dead bodies to spare.

[QUOTE=Luni;50629741]but the [i]moneyyyy[/i][/QUOTE] sunken cost is a hell of a drug

[QUOTE=Pythagoras64;50631983]This feels like it should be such a no brainer. Just host it in Germany or the US or something with permanent, state of the art facilities, and have all of the countries pitch in money for the privilege to compete. It's baffling to me that we feel the need to move it around every time.[/QUOTE] If we're gonna host it anywhere, Greece is the best place to. I mean socio-economics might not be the best, but that is where the Olympics originated at (unless I'm thinking of Italy).

[QUOTE=ROFLBURGER;50632004]I thought the article said that the sewage lake is near poor neighboorhoods. [editline]4[/editline] Misread, RIP. Wouldn't be surprised if they shut the sewage plant down, causing the sewage to be disabled for that poor neighborhood.[/QUOTE] It's not a sewage plant, it's raw sewage, it just flows straight out into the bay.

Reading this I'm almost glad our rowers got disqualified from the competition.

At this rate the Mario & Sonic at the Rio Olympics game better have mutilated corpses, famine, wealth disparity, sewage-filled waters and the Zika virus, or it's just not an accurate depiction whatsoever.

[QUOTE=chipsnapper2;50629693]See? It's already a shitstorm.[/QUOTE] Best part is, we already knew this would happen. Think this is a bit late. No offence to the OP or anything, just stating that we already knew there was stuff like that in their waters, and that the athletes were probably gonna compete in it, but its amazing that they are still going forward with the idea. I guess they have no other choice aswell. I bet Rio would make a huge fuss if the Olympic comitee suddenly changed place. [editline]2nd July 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=RikohZX;50633553]At this rate the Mario & Sonic at the Rio Olympics game better have mutilated corpses, famine, wealth disparity, sewage-filled waters and the Zika virus, or it's just not an accurate depiction whatsoever.[/QUOTE] Don't forget the forced evictions and rioting! It isn't Rio without the forced evictions and rioting because of it.

[QUOTE=Rocâ„¢;50633645]I bet Rio would make a huge fuss if the Olympic comitee suddenly changed place.[/QUOTE] Who cares? Certain standards should be upheld. What would their argument be?

[QUOTE=unrezt;50633678]Who cares? Certain standards should be upheld. What would their argument be?[/QUOTE] Wasting a lot of cash and then people saying "lol its not gonna be here anymore" Well, that would be a good lesson for them, but it wouldn't solve anything.

[QUOTE=Rocâ„¢;50635397]Wasting a lot of cash and then people saying "lol its not gonna be here anymore" Well, that would be a good lesson for them, but it wouldn't solve anything.[/QUOTE] It would solve everything.

[QUOTE=Doom64hunter;50629834]Which is worse: Rio's waters or the Ganges in India?[/QUOTE] The Ganges in India but not by much.

This is going to be an even bigger shitstorm than the 1972 Munich Olympics.