A Russian court sentenced the W. N. B. A. star Brittney Griner to 9 years in a penal colony on drug charges - do you care?

[msc545]

I don't care.

[lightbulb27]

only that the sentencing is extreme for a first offense. Makes more sense to just throw them out of the country for good or fine them. I recall watching movies about Turkish prisions and Thai and there's no reason to abuse people like this who are productive citizens whom make mistakes.

I don't know the facts... did she know the law and intentionally violate it, just forget? It be easy to make a mistake going between countries.

there's a reason I wouldn't go to Russia, Middle East, North Korea, Turkey and such... it isn't worth it. But she lived there and cared for Russia.

[USLegionary]

A little reality check for her

[amandat94132]

Other countries have different laws/rules I let countries figure these situations

[AsaKyo]

I mean, she did it to herself, so

[front2back]

If it were any one of us, there wouldn't even be a blip in the news about it.
So no. She chose to break the law in a foreign nation known for cracking down hard on such laws and wants us to save her.

And the USA doesn't get a moral pass here, we've sentenced people to a decade in prison for weed too.

[FilmGuy93]

I feel bad for her. 9 years is a long time to go away for pot. I'm sure she's brought it into Russia before as well.

The thing I find interesting about this is that people are calling the imprisonment motivated by politics. If this were a bigger celebrity than maybe, but Griner isn't exactly an important American figure.

[Chazmatazz269]

Yes. It’s a good thing that she didn’t get away with her crime. It would have been a travesty of justice if she’d been coddled the way a US court certainly would have.

[Wade12345]

Good for her sorry ass. She broke both their laws and ours. She should rot in prison like any normal criminal would. To hell with this stupid prisoner exchange crap.

[FunkyMonkee]

If you're stupid enough to waltz right into a country with drugs knowing full well that they are illegal in that country, you deserve everything you get!!

[exitseven]

I don't really care. It makes me wonder if Russia has the same problem with illegal drugs that we have in the US.

[Staximus]

Yeah they have a huge heroin and opiate problem and also have meth or crank problem. Most people that do that stuff over there shoot it up, so they go hard like they do with vodka haha

[exitseven]

@Staximus do you think they end up doing ten years hard time for simple possesion?

[AndrésC64]

No. Nine years maybe a bit harsh, but you have to follow the laws of the country that you are in. And seeing as how Russia is not exactly our closest friend, she should have been extra careful.

[Staximus]

That's what happens when you're a douche bag celebrity and think you're above the law. She should have known not to fuck around in a foreign country.

[Staximus]

Especially Russia

[Rangers]

No, she or he made money in WNBA but it wasn't enough so she injected drugs into communities and destroyed people's lives so she can have fun staring at the wall for the foreseeable future

[msc545]

Pot does not "destroy people's lives".

[Phoenix98]

I don’t think she deserves 9 years in a penal colony but at the same time she’s not worth the Russian Assassin they are gonna trade for her either.

[Ad_Quid_Orator]

I care that so many victimless criminals in the US are incarcerated for drug use.

[XXblack88]

No. She should of look up the laws of the country she was going to. Fame will only get you so far.

[qwert1234]

No.

If you violate a country's laws and got caught, pay the price.

[Anonymous]

good for her. Bitch gonna learn to appreciate America, the country she's been shitting on, real quick while she's over there experiencing how things are in other countries.

[Jamie05rhs]

This should be a huge warning to all Americans: The justice system in other countries is not nearly as lenient as ours is.

[RealDaveThomas]

So you care that an American is in a Russian prison for a sentence that murderers get

[RealDaveThomas]

don't*

I thought republicans were all about "america first"

[Guy13]

No as she knew going in not to do that !!!

[Daniela1982]

Was she guilty though? Why was she in Russia?

[msc545]

why does it matter?

[Daniela1982]

It does if she worked for the CIA.

[msc545]

There is no evidence to support that and even if she did, it no longer matters.

[ShadezMcgee]

Don't care about this woman.

[Anonymous]

I’m delighted.

[HighValue]

Good. Drugs are bad.

[Juxtapose]

Yeah, but nothing I can do 🤷‍♂️