Posted on 05/19/2022 5:30:13 AM PDT by BradtotheBone
Democratic House Reps. Greg Stanton (Ariz.), Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas) and Colin Allred (Texas) introduced a resolution calling for the release of Brittney Griner, a seven-time WNBA All-Star selection and Olympic gold medalist who has been detained in Russia for months.
The resolution calls for the “immediate release” of Griner, who has been detained since February when cannabis vape cartridges were allegedly found in her luggage at the Moscow Airport.
“I’ve been lucky enough to watch Brittney develop and grow as a professional athlete, but also as a leader in our Phoenix community. We won’t stop working until she’s safely back with her family,” Stanton said in a statement.
Jackson Lee added that the resolution reinforces the important position that “Brittney Griner is ‘wrongfully detained’ in Russia.”
“She is a victim of Putin’s desperation to rule the world, and unfortunately, her freedom is made more difficult by inconsistent Russian responses to our embassy personnel and a bad legal system in Russia,” Jackson Lee also said.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Back in the 90s I was on a eurailpass and met many a fellow traveler on trains. One story was from someone who had done the Trans Siberian trip and told the train had been stopped at one point by the authorities and some guy who had been in India previously was arrested for drug smuggling. We both agreed that guy was now truly screwed.
Back in the early 70’s there was an anti drug PSA on TV that said “when you’re busted for drugs over there, you’re in for the hassle of your life”. Some things never change.
Good point!
she she she she she...🤔
Let her rot.
her her she she... 🧐
Uh.....maybe they shouldna put up $40B more AGAINST Russia in Ukraine.....
Sheesh...it’s like these guys want to be able to beat the snot out of you and then demand you tell them, “thank you.”
Good luck with that, Dems..... Russia could give a crap what you think about Brittney...
her her she ... 🤨
“IF that is YOUR version of a “LEADER” in the community-—Arizona is in terrible trouble.”
I’m going to relish the upcoming days when President Trump receives her back safe and sound. I bet those dimocrats will be singing a different tune then!
Libtards think they rule the entire world 🤪
Please keep her.
I don't know if Brittney Griner is a victim or a criminal, but I'm surprised that Jackson Lee blamed Putin and not Trump.
In her mind, they are one in the same.
Brittney Griner was in Russia working for a Russian oligarch (Iskander Makhmudov).
By current standards we are supposed to hate Brittney Griner.
Griner brought a marijuana product into a totalitarian country. She is guilty of stupidity and needs some time in a Russian prison to contemplate the virtues of a drug-free lifestyle.
That’s my nice way of saying, ‘Let her rot’
Giorgio Moroder - Chase (Theme from Midnight Express) by Kebu (live)
Wait. They already said they want him deposed or dead. What makes them think he cares about this threat?
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