Perhaps ‘Midnight Express’ should be required viewing before any of those pampered athletes travel overseas.
Posted on 07/02/2022 8:22:10 AM PDT by Captain Marvell
The plight of female basketball star Brittney Griner relating to her arrest on drug charges in Russia earlier this year is even more uncertain than ever. Yesterday in a court near Moscow, the legal prosecution of Ms. Griner finally began, with her trial kicking off in an abbreviated session. Prosecutors had intended to call on four witnesses, but only two showed up to give testimony.
Cameras were not allowed in the courtroom, but footage of Griner entering the proceedings showed her sporting a white and black Jimi Hendrix t-shirt. Media reports after the court had adjourned explained that during her time in the courtroom, Griner was kept inside of a metal jail where she had cookies and water available as refreshments.
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Cool.
Her side hustle when she’s not playing in the vaunted wnba league is playing in a Russian league......guess she musta missed the part of the Russia orientation class that covered no illegal drugs.
I’ve never heard that part of the story.
She was playing in a lesbian professional basketball league in Russia. Also they don't play the US national anthem there before games.
“Broke their laws but 10 years is a bit stiff IMO. If she was dealing it then 10 years might fit the violation. I say one or two years and then deport her permanently”
Your thinking in terms of American laws my friend......that thought process may very well have contributed to the fix she’s in now.
There’s an old saying “when in Rome....” Pretty appropriate here wouldn’t you say?
She made her bed...let her lie in it.
I think her triple minority card will be too much pressure for Brandon’s regime to ignore. I foresee a vastly disproportionate prisoner swap to get her back, with the US on the losing side. Just call her Brittany Bergdahl.
That's a stupid way to dress in court, especially as a defendant.
She should tell them, “Do you know who I am!!!!!!!!” They would release her at once then.
Joe’s handlers aren’t going near this one at all.
The only thing that Joe will succeed at here is accomplishing nothing at best and failure at worst ... to a free an anti-US kneeler will give cannon fodder for their political opponents. Joe (his handlers) has nothing to trade, no quid pro quo, and their puppet’s name calling might be effective with the timid GOPe at home, but not when the puppet calls for trials for “war criminal” Putin.
What a great job these “grown ups” hae done in re-establishing the US’ prestige and power in the international arena.
Perhaps ‘Midnight Express’ should be required viewing before any of those pampered athletes travel overseas.
Impressive outfit for court
Thus will Putin try to curry favor with black Americans, and drive a wedge between the DNC Neocons and black voters.
Your thinking in terms of American laws my friend......that thought process may very well have contributed to the fix she’s in now.
There’s an old saying “when in Rome....” Pretty appropriate here wouldn’t you say?
She made her bed...let her lie in it.
Does no one ever watch "Midnight Express" anymore? When visiting foreign countries, its very important to follow their laws, especially their drug laws. Russian prisons have a similar reputation as Turkish prisons. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time. Don't do it.
> The only thing that Joe will succeed at here is accomplishing nothing at best and failure at worst .. <
Given that Biden wrecks everything he touches, any intervention on his part would probably get Griner shot as a spy.
Good advice. Might scare you even into not checking in your baggage for that overseas flight. Travel light, hand washable clothes.
She’s probably scared. Weak US leadership with zero help. Kinda lonely.
Thus will Putin try to curry favor with black Americans, and drive a wedge between the DNC Neocons and black voters.
No need to pardon her. She could be exchanged for several high ranking KGB officers and deported with the threat that if she ever enters Russia again, she would immediately be sent to prison to start serving her sentence.
Whats all the hubbub about this WNBA player. The WNBA is half step above midget wrestling.
She’s going to get convicted. She will wind up pulling a train for male and female guards for the next ten years.
It's almost impossible that she couldn't have known what the drug laws were in Russia. She apparently thought she was above the law since she was a star basketball player.
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