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Brittney Griner faces a complicated path to release
San Francisco Examiner ^ | Jul 8, 2022 | Kurt Streeter (of the New York Slimes)

Posted on 07/10/2022 2:46:13 PM PDT by Navy Patriot

One hundred forty-three days.

That is how long Brittney Griner has been behind bars in Russia. That is how long she has been stuck in the middle of a high-stakes staredown between the United States and Russia at exactly the wrong time, ...

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The seven-time All-Star center for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury pleaded guilty Thursday, admitting wrongdoing. In so many words, Griner and her lawyer said her troubles began with a mistake: She was readying quickly for her flight to Russia in February and inadvertently packed the smoking cartridges with the small amounts of hashish oil — less than a single gram, ...

(Excerpt) Read more at sfexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: billrichardson; druggie; griner; hashoil; prisonerswap; russia; sports
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To: Cen-Tejas

Good point.


61 posted on 07/10/2022 4:42:40 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Ciexyz

Michael Fay was the young man who was caned in Singapore in 1994. He received four strokes, a reduced sentence. I checked Google, there was another young man who received three strokes for a simular offense.


62 posted on 07/10/2022 4:46:43 PM PDT by Ciexyz (Prayers for America.)
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To: gitmo

Is one gram of hashish oil enough to get you high?

yes, about 10 separate times


63 posted on 07/10/2022 4:57:25 PM PDT by rod5591
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To: Navy Patriot
A quote, available online...

I honestly feel we should not play the national anthem during our season. I think we should take that much of a stand.”

So, hates America, and she (apparently) smuggles drugs, and some see her as a "victim" worth diplomatic effort of any kind?

64 posted on 07/10/2022 5:18:19 PM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston Churchill)
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To: GreenHornet

ESPECIALLY those of us who have spent considerable time in Russia on many trips???


65 posted on 07/10/2022 5:47:12 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: piasa

Interesting.


66 posted on 07/10/2022 5:50:02 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Navy Patriot

Inadvertently? I feel sorry for her, but I don’t believe that.


67 posted on 07/10/2022 5:51:59 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Pollster1

“Brittney Griner is now one hundred forty-three days sober and drug-free.”

Good luck — she’s in a Russian jail. I hope she avoids TB and AIDS.


68 posted on 07/10/2022 6:20:00 PM PDT by Chewbarkah
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To: Ciexyz
I remember that the kid who was caned in Singapore got a reduced sentence. Something like he was sentenced to six strikes but it was reduced to three. Then they sent him home to the US.

I seem to remember that he returned to his petty criminal ways back in the US. He would have been on much better behavior if he stayed in Singapore.

69 posted on 07/10/2022 6:28:30 PM PDT by CurlyDave
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To: NWFree
This will give her a chance to try out a new country for a while

you win the thread

70 posted on 07/10/2022 6:43:41 PM PDT by SisterK (recognize and resist tyranny)
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To: Navy Patriot

She has been on the Phoenix Mercury for 7 years. I imagine she is well paid. She tried to smuggle in hash oil for her personal use. So, does she recompense the US government for its efforts to get her out, particularly if we have to cough up a narco terrorist serving 25 years in exchange for her and her foolishness in trying to smuggle in hash oil.


71 posted on 07/10/2022 6:45:08 PM PDT by chuckee
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To: Navy Patriot

+1


72 posted on 07/10/2022 7:08:59 PM PDT by sjm_888
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To: GreenHornet

Who among us hasn’t been in a hurry to pack for a trip, and inadvertently tossed drugs into our suitcase?
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LOL. Fortunately, I don’t have any to inadvertently toss in.


73 posted on 07/10/2022 11:35:14 PM PDT by KittyKares
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To: GreenHornet

I mentioned that all these the high-profile Americans on trial in Russia are cheap on their attorneys.
Trevor Reeds defense made him plead not guilty but the testimony was that he was drank and remembers nothing. That’s the most stupid line of defense one can imagine after attacking a cop.

Now, Griner pleads guilty to the contraband of the narcotic substance but then testifies that it wasn’t intentional meaning not guilty. How stupid is it? Russian court defines this situation as “refused to admit guilt in face of overwhelming evidence and unrepentant” hence non-eligible for leniency normally associated with the plea of guilt.


74 posted on 07/11/2022 9:28:03 AM PDT by NorseViking
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To: dainbramaged

Indeed. Let her rot...


75 posted on 07/11/2022 9:30:38 AM PDT by Gaffer (EA)
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To: Dr. Sivana

It is my understanding that Griner had been playing wooly ball professionally, in Russia, for the past seven years. Certainly enough time to know the laws of host country.


76 posted on 07/13/2022 8:51:59 PM PDT by just Grace
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