Brittney Griner: Russian prosecutors seek nine-and-a-half year sentence

BBC "News" ^ | August 4, 2022 | BBC Staff

[Republicans 2016 2020]

Russian prosecutors have asked a court to sentence the US basketball star Brittney Griner to almost 10 years in prison on drugs charges.

The Olympic gold medallist was detained in February at an airport near Moscow when cannabis oil vape cartridges were allegedly found in her luggage.

Cannabis is illegal in Russia for both medicinal and recreational use.

[ealgeone]

Pretty much.

[dfwgator]

Maybe she’ll become a Black Russian.

(A HA HA You hear what he said Black Russian. That’s a funny joke. I get it)

[mn-bush-man]

She’s a lesbiano, that’s no secret. But I’ve never heard any suggestion about Brittney being trans... did I miss something?

[Midwesterner53]

Hey Brittany, still hating on America?

[napscoordinator]

Lol. She’ll make big bucks on this. Movie rights, books, speaking tours.

[ConservativeMind]

He needs to get it.

He knew what was legal and still brought the drug in.

[GSWarrior]

I’m pretty sure that the WNBA has its own anti-drug policy. She would be in violation of that, as well.

[Right Brother]

But I’ve never heard any suggestion about Brittney being trans... did I miss something?

YEP.

[Pxzftrnqfrn]

"We are often criticized for not following the lead of the United States in gender identity politics. To show good faith, we will house him in our men's prison"

[Sans-Culotte]

The Ruskies know just how much Joe & Company want her back before the election so they can score points with black voters. They’re not going to give him that card to play.

I would. Putin and Xi must love having Brandon to kick around. If I were they, I'd try to keep him in power.

[Boogieman]

Well, I’m sure she can get a basketball team going in Siberia or wherever they send her to serve her time.

[rktman]

😂✌. My dad got stationed there for two years ‘61-’63. I was 13-15. We didn’t get caught but we knew we’d be in deep yogurt if we had been.

[mmichaels1970]

Back in the day, anytime we went outside the US (business travel) we were given a briefing & reading material on the do’s and don’ts of other countries/cultures.

Yep. And I still didn't listen. I got caught trying to smuggle contraband into the USSR back in 1986. Took them about eight seconds to find it. I was only 16 so I got lucky and they laughed at me. Shew. Thought I was going to the gulag for sure.

[youngidiot]

Let this stupid bastard rot.

[Ouderkirk]

Agreed… she should rot. Them maybe she might be more grateful. But she will be even more angry that the US govt didn’t do more to get her sorry behind out

[Bon of Babble]

Gee, maybe the U.S. isn't such a bad place after all...

[Starboard]

I get your point but Brandon’s support for Ukraine has been costly to Putin. I don’t think he’s inclined to want to do any favors for him. Besides, Putin knows Brandon is on his way out in any case.

[Sans-Culotte]

I’ve never heard any suggestion about Brittney being trans... did I miss something?

Someone here posted an interview with "her" and "she" neither looked nor sounded like a female. She has a very deep voice and if you saw her sitting for an interview you'd think she was a lanky dude. Maybe she's taking testosterone injections?

[Sir Bangaz Cracka]

How she/it/they/them/he/her/his/us self identifies is special. They are above silly rules and laws.