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re: Update: Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian prison on drug charges
Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:36 am to KamaCausey_LSU
Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:36 am to KamaCausey_LSU
When they beat her to death, we can have that talk
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:36 am to HenryParsons
They'll end up doing a prisoner swap. Lesson here is play stupid games in foreign countries, win stupid prizes.
Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:37 am to stout
If she wasn’t a WNBA player would we even know about this?
Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:37 am to HenryParsons
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A Russian court on Thursday found the American basketball star Brittney Griner guilty of an attempt to smuggle illegal narcotics into Russia and sentenced her to nine years in a penal colony,
that's awesome! my money is still on that there will be an announcement coming shortly that she's being released for "humanitarian" reasons and being returned to her beloved US
Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:39 am to Hogwall Jackson
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If she wasn’t a WNBA player would we even know about this?
Very few of us knew about the plight of teacher Marc Fogel before this and his family raised the issue that he’d be sentenced to 13 years for the exact same crime, so clearly the answer isn’t just the WNBA but also race.
Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:41 am to Hogwall Jackson
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If she wasn’t a WNBA player would we even know about this?
WNBA player?
wgaf? I wouldn't know much about her at all if it weren't for thisPosted on 8/4/22 at 10:41 am to Cymry Teigr
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so clearly the answer isn’t just the WNBA but also race
No it’s not. If Tom Brady were stuck in Russia, it would be the same thing. Celebrities & athletes get that kind of privilege regardless of race.
This post was edited on 8/4/22 at 10:43 am
Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:44 am to shaquilleoatmeal
Griner is a celebrity? 99% of Americans had never heard of her before this. Ninety nine percent of Americans probably can’t name another WNBA player.
Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:46 am to Cymry Teigr
She’s an athlete and because of that she has a much larger platform than any average Joe, even if you have no clue who she is.
Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:48 am to cable
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That's part of traveling to different countries - you're subject to their laws - American law means nothing in Russia.
She wasn't just "traveling to another country". She lived and worked there for years. She knew, or should have known, the laws.
Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:52 am to stout
Sentenced to nine years if the link is correct
Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:52 am to LegendInMyMind
Oh she knew them - she just thought she was above them
and now Brandon is going to try to bail her out
and now Brandon is going to try to bail her out
This post was edited on 8/4/22 at 10:53 am
Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:55 am to shaquilleoatmeal
I don't like her, but her punishment seems way too harsh for the crime she committed. With that said, I really hope she doesn't get to jump to the front of the line to get released over other foreign prisoners who've been there longer for similar crimes.
frick Russia
frick Russia
Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:58 am to QJenk
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A lesson to be learned, when living and working in other countries, double-check and triple-check you are aware of their laws. For many countries outside of the U.S., if you break the law, your arse is grass.
FIFY
This post was edited on 8/4/22 at 10:59 am
Posted on 8/4/22 at 11:01 am to real turf fan
Yeah I’m seeing that too. Damn.
Posted on 8/4/22 at 11:06 am to LordSaintly
No one will even remember who she is in a year or less.
Posted on 8/4/22 at 11:07 am to stout
She looks at home in prison being tatted up and that crazy look in her eyes.
Posted on 8/4/22 at 11:11 am to stout
Life lesson learned. Good luck to her.
Posted on 8/4/22 at 11:12 am to stout
It better be able to fight.
Posted on 8/4/22 at 11:13 am to shaquilleoatmeal
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She’s an athlete and because of that she has a much larger platform than any average Joe, even if you have no clue who she is.
When no one knows who you are, you don't have a platform
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