Two-time Olympic medalist and seven-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was found guilty in a Russia court of drug smuggling with criminal intent. Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges last month in what her lawyers say was an attempt to take responsibility and receive leniency. Griner was sentenced by the court to 9 years of jail time with a fine of 1 million rubles (roughly 16,400 USD), judge Anna Sotnikova of the Khimki city court said #CNN #News
See Brittney Griner’s reaction as sentence is read
I smoke marijuana every night. I also live in California. I would never ever even think of puffing in a country (or even a state) with strict marijuana laws. Far too risky.
@Everything Pc what about the marine thats locked up with her? Lmao!!!
@Everything Pc Um no. Black privilege? I certainly don’t want any part of that. It’s well documented that they got it rough in the justice system. However, I’m willing to read any source you can provide which proves otherwise.
“Wrongfully detained…”? She did break Russian law.
Lol
@TITAN productions I bet you were one of those shouting ‘Justice For Juicy’ and all that sh1t.
@Phil Scott Only sad thing is juicy will wake up next to his attacker every morning š
@TITAN productions we are waiting for ya
@Š„Š¼ Russian bot
What I am saying is their laws are their laws! Anyone going into another country should not take anything that is or might appear to be illegal in another country
On the bright side…she won’t have to deal with day to day oppression here in the US for nine years. I for one am happy for her, she’s finally free…
Somewhat. I hope that in there she gets right with YAH and gets completely free!!!!
Why would anyone take any illegal drug into another country knowing the trouble they would be in if caught?
@Hiker Biker He is absolutely correct. In the year 2022, black people have BIGTIME privilege
Yeah britt????š¤
Privilege
@Michael Delio no, I hate that stinky smell. The effects are not worth the risks involved.
In the early eighties I was stationed in Panama. We were told NOT to break the law, and that the U.S. would not come to the rescue of anyone breaking Panamanian laws. So, we made sure NOT to break that law… it was pretty cut and dry.
@Nick Noss You dont like Fish Head Soup?
I’ve lived in the Dominican republic and Panama and met many other foreigners apart from myself. Just don’t break the law period. You’re treated worse if you’re an outside.
@IAMGiftbearer She was told that she couldn’t take it because it was illegal. Just because she had a prescription from a US doctor does not mean that would make it legal in Russia. It couldn’t have been just CBD oil because as someone said on here you can buy that otc in most gas stations, stores and online without a prescription.
@Jason Bontrager Give us all a break. Her race had -0- to do with this. She went from a highly-oppressive, totally-racist country, the USA, where she was oppressed and subjected to daily beatings, and forced to live in abject poverty, and travelled to the free, accepting, country of Russia, where she could live in freedom and love on a daily basis. Those 9 years should seem like Shangra-la to her. In fact, she should renounce her citizenship to the US and swear allegiance to Russia, her new Motherland. She should appeal her prison sentence and ask that it be lengthened, just so she does not have to return to tyrannical oppression and poverty in the US.
If you’re going to a certain country, or plan to live and work there, be sure to understand the laws of the land. If you don’t think it’s the kind of place you want to be in, don’t go there.
If they trade the arms dealer of death for her I’m going to turn to a life of crime, I’m sick of all this, where am I, this is bizzaro world, you’re going to trade a killer for a basketball player, no I’m done.
@Gail Waters Please keep it from oppression in the US.
THEY WILL ,because of harris home girl has to get home to smoke more weed
The left – ā we have to stop gun violenceā
Also the left ā letās let a convicted arms dealer out to get out a WNBA playerā
Pure comedy š
So many US citizens in US jail right now on marijuana charges. Are government officials fight this hard to free our own citizens here at home?
Do the crime – do the time
Stop making excuses
Damn! When you enter other countries, you must be precise in the moves that you make! Squeaky clean l might add. I am very sorry for her and her family.
I sure hope š this all turns around on her behalf!
You sound as if you’re shocked. This is not the evil wicked nation of america where skin color continues to affect the lives of innocent people on a daily basis!!!! TRUTH TO POWER!!!!šÆšÆšÆšÆ
A part of me wants to feel bad I mean thatās 9 years of someoneās life thrown away and she can kiss her basketball career goodbye cause she wonāt be able to play that for a long time smh
Compared to being a celebrity or an athlete, Iām a 46-year-old shnook. I seriously doubt that if I did what Brittney Griner did that there would be any fuss whatsoever to get me out of prison. If you want to do the crimeā¦ you gotta do the time
@Marcos Juarez Yep! 14 years. I guess he should have been a Black lesbian, who plays for a sport that no one cares about, like LaCross, rowing, or the WNBA.
@TowersRYourLife-AsKarma She should have checked the laws of the Country she was travelling to. I am guessing that she has access to the internet.
A quick DuckDuckgo search would show her that Russia is strict on hash oil or marijuana possession. Heck, it is controversial here, so she should have especially been looking what her destination country would do. She would have seen that Marc Fogel got 14 years. Also, Russian society as a whole are opposed to marijuana use. Ignorance of the law is NO excuse. And she should have known that Russia, of all countries, is not known for its flexibility or freedoms.
I guess she felt entitled.
@pixnstix A womanās place nowadays is work outside of the household! You are just like Nathan Larson!
@Paul Regarg Except for your flag comment. Hypocrite.
I mean, she literally did it to herself. It’s called accountability. This is only a talking point because she is a professional athlete. What about the thousands of inmates incarcerated for cannabis in the United States? Are they less valued because they aren’t in the public eye? This narrative of sympathy, as if she is the victim somehow is difficult to accept.
@Brandon Ummm Black people donāt have a race card and Iām sure you know that š
@LWilliams Well they play the race card everytime. “
@IAMGiftbearer no, there is no major difference. They say no cannabis. That means they don’t accept cannabis. That means she broke the law there. So in their eyes there is no difference.
The real question is why she had drugs in her possession when traveling to a hostile nation such as Russia? She gets what she deserves!
My passport fell into water so my picture wasn’t really clear when I landed in Dubai.
I was asked to wait for about 30mins,the ladies went in to confirm and check so many things,they kept looking at me.
That was so so so scary.
Do NOT BREAK THE LAWS IN FOREIGN COUNTRY,you are a stranger and a nobody to them.
My heart was in my mouth and I was so thankful when they stamped it and allowed me entry into Dubai.
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I am disappointed with Americans saying she deserves this when so many Americans were smoking weed before courts, in some states, legalized it.
HYPORCRITES!
I actually got wrongfully accused in Denver of two felonies in my 20s . It was the most scariest things in my life. But I really didnāt do anything wrong and nobody was on my side besides my family. It took a while and Iām in debt now but the chargers were later dropped. But thereās one thing that everyone could say that was true. I was wrongfully accused. Iām sorry but sheās not wrongfully accused and it makes me angry people say sheās wrongfully accused when sheās not
Prisoners are always innocent. Ask each and every one of them. Itās gotta be super duper rare for someone to be wrongfully accused and given time p. And youāve got 2?! Wow! Thatās twice the amount of innocence huh?
Means she is screwed. Zero tolerance, means āzeroā. The news reporter says sheās at the top of her game everyone disagrees, she was at the bottom of her game if she was using drugs.
From an article I read on the internet a few years ago:
“As of June, 2019, The Moscow Times reported that Russia has the highest per capita number of people imprisoned for drug crimes in Europe. “