WNBA's Brittney Griner reportedly detained in Russia after officials found hashish oil in luggage

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If this wasn’t a 6’-9 black, gay , professional athlete, and woman,(and even that is debatable ), no one would even know or give 2 shits about it.
You or I ,it wouldn’t even be known.Yeah, your so oppressed. With the whole U.S. government fighting for your release . Anthem still don’t mean shit to you??? Absolutely no remorse from me
 
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On the radio, I heard talk of a possible prisoner swap with Russia.

Why even do a prisoner swap?

She fucked up, that's on her.

Do actions not have consequences for the ah fuck it never mind.

Over time hundreds, maybe thousands, of people have done the same thing. Either intentionally or accidentally brought illegal drugs into another country and got busted. Why is this particular incident even newsworthy?

Am I missing something?
 
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My sentiments:

Dear Mrs. Griner,
We hope this letter finds you in good health and we understand you are having some rough times in your life. We are a group of old Vietnam Combat Veterans from North Carolina. Our average age is around seventy years old. We call ourselves, The Bunker Boys. We spent a lot of time living in rat and snake infested holes in the ground known as Bunkers. When we were not in the bunkers we were crawling through the jungle being shot at and shooting back at little people wearing black pajamas. We must be honest and tell you that the only thing we may have in common with you, is that we too, were drafted. We noticed you were drafted number one in the WNBA draft a few years ago. Since we all were drafted we thought we might let you know what it was like when we were drafted. Unlike you, most of us had no college. The people of the United States drafted us. We consisted of all colors, religions and personal beliefs. We had no choice of which team we played for; Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines. We were sent halfway around the world to fight and kill people we didn’t know in a place we had never heard of. We were paid, we know you can relate to this, $3.00 a day and required to work 24 hours a day if needed. When we returned home many or most of us were treated very badly by our fellow Americans. We were spit on, hit by bottles and rocks as the police stood by and watched. We did not complain, we just continued on in life and made the best of it. We fought for God, family, country and of course, the Flag and the National Anthem; a poem that was written by, of all people, a lawyer. He wrote the poem as he watched bombs fall on and kill fellow Americans. Ever since that night, our nation has played that little poem before millions of social functions. For some people it’s just a little song. For a Veteran it is a reminder of how many men and women of all colors, have given their life so the rest can have the right to be free. We found in our research that you requested the National Anthem not be played at sporting events. We find it odd that now you are requesting the citizens of the United States to pay for your release from a jail in Russia. Yes, we the taxpayers are paying for all of those diplomats working on your release. Our Government told you, and all fellow Americans in Russia, to leave Russia after the invasion of the Ukraine. You play basketball in a country that is known to treat Americans badly. You fly a great deal and must know by now, all the rules of what one can bring into a country. All of us that travel know the rules for entering a foreign country. You are a guest and must go by the rules of the land. By your own admission, you were attempting to bring an illegal substance into a country that is known for its long prison sentences. You had to know this because you are making a million dollars a year to play a game and hold a college degree. At six feet nine inches tall, you know that security officers are going to focus on you from the moment you stand in the boarding pass line. We also noticed that you are now saying you placed the drugs in your luggage by accident. Please, that is something an 18 year old would say. We also found out that your net worth is somewhere around $ 5 million bucks for playing a game. For old guys like us, living on a fixed income, that’s a lot of money for just playing a game. Don’t get us wrong; we are not against you. We all went and fought so all Americans can have the freedom to make their own choices. We just hope the next time you have to endure the playing of that little poem, you will pay close attention to the, “ Land of the free,” part.

Wishing you the very best,
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Folks this is one of the worst prisons . We don't know where Brittney will be sent.

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'Welcome To Hell': Life In A Notorious Russian Women's Prison

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Welcome To Hell': Life In A Notorious Russian Women's Prison​

 
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livingston said:

Statement by President Joe Biden on the Sentencing of Wrongfully Detained American Brittney Griner​


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Statement by President Joe Biden on the Sentencing of Wrongfully Detained American Brittney Griner | The White House

Today, American citizen Brittney Griner received a prison sentence that is one more reminder of what the world already knew: Russia is wrongfully
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Whether anyone agrees with how it played out she was tried and convicted. Our government is siding with her and trying to get her freed. Yet our government held Jan 6th protesters in jail without granting them a trial. Sounds about right for this administration
 
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Apeman said:
Whether anyone agrees with how it played out she was tried and convicted. Our government is siding with her and trying to get her freed. Yet our government held Jan 6th protesters in jail without granting them a trial. Sounds about right for this administration
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She is due to serve her sentence in a penal colony.
The sportswoman's lawyer, Alexander Boykov, said his team hoped that a prisoner exchange would be possible.
Reports in US media suggest imprisoned Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout - known as the Merchant of Death - could be transferred by Washington to the Russian authorities as part of the deal.
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Brittney Griner: Russian court rejects appeal over jail term

The US basketball star argues her nine-year sentence is disproportionate but the sentence is upheld.
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Her quote regarding a previous arrest in April of 2015: “You know, you do something, you have to pay the price for it, and I understand that. I understand what I did was wrong.”

Soooo…. (Where’s that “Well, bye!” pic?)
 
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livingston said:
Reports in US media suggest imprisoned Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout - known as the Merchant of Death - could be transferred by Washington to the Russian authorities as part of the deal.
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I'm not a math whizz by any means, but how does an arms dealer equal a petty drug smuggler? That's not even remotely an equal trade.

I guess it makes sense to the woke crowd? One is just an innocent victim of his situation, just trying to make ends meet. The other a goddess of wokeism and victim of evil Russia. Victim status needs to stay with the actual real victims.

I say let them both rot in jail.
 
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Acer-m14 said:
"Brittney Griner will do her nine-and-a-half-year sentence in what's been called a Russian “concentration camp” notorious for abuses"

www.vice.com

Here’s What a Russian Penal Colony Will Be Like for Brittney Griner

Brittney Griner will do her nine-and-a-half-year sentence in what's been called a Russian “concentration camp” notorious for abuses.
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She is a figure head in the largest Marxist organization in the United States ,. the BLM movement. .. So she could be a celebrity
On the other hand ... She could be viewed as an American who's government is killing Russians.
 
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