Brittney Griner sentenced to nine years in Russian prison

[Baron]

Hey, our conservative fellows, Putin isn't a guy we shall support.
He is a commie, KGB snitch and a hater of freedom.
If you wanna purchase marijuana in Moscow you can do it at any corner.
In the worst case you can be fined with $10

He shall release Brittney immediately

Takeaway:

Never go to Russia, just never!

A Russian court sentenced WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison Thursday, an expected conclusion to her trial that should allow negotiations for a prisoner swap to accelerate.
Griner, who was arrested Feb. 17 for bringing cannabis into the country, had been prepared for a harsh sentence, sources close to the player said. But she and her supporters have also been aware that Russia was not going to move forward with a trade that could bring her home until her trial was completed. A guilty verdict was considered a foregone conclusion, and Griner pleaded guilty July 7, though the case continued under Russian law.
During sentencing, Judge Anna Sotnikova said she had found that Griner intentionally broke the law and also fined her 1 million rubles (about $16,700). Sotnikova said the time Griner has served in custody since her arrest in February would count toward the sentence.
Griner reacted to the sentence with little emotion, listening to the verdict with a blank stare on her face.
As she was led out of court, Griner said: "I love my family."

Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian prison

Brittney Griner has been found guilty of drug possession and smuggling and was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison, an expected conclusion to her trial that should allow negotiations for a prisoner swap to accelerate.

www.espn.com

 

[Polishprince]

There are a lot of countries you don't want to get caught smuggling drugs into.

The Russian Federation is hardly alone in that regard.

Ms. Griner should be glad she is a black lesbian- that gives her enough cred that President Biden will exchange that Merchant of Death fellow for her.

 

[Vastator]

I bet she now wishes she had loved her country...

 

[1srelluc]

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

Pootey is just dangling her out there for a prisoner swap.

 

[pknopp]

It's kinda ironic that a country that puts people behind bars for pot, is negotiating to get someone out from behind bars in another country over the same thing.

 

[Ralph Norton]

It's kinda ironic that a country that puts people behind bars for pot, is negotiating to get someone out from behind bars in another country over the same thing.

"They can't do that to our pledges."
"Only WE can do that to our pledges."

 

[Polishprince]

Pootey is just dangling her out there for a prisoner swap.

If Vlad is willing to take Tsarnaev as well as that Merchant of Death fellow, it might be a good trade. Griner can serve her sentence in the US where her lesbian sex partner can visit anyhow.

 

[Baron]

There are a lot of countries you don't want to get caught smuggling drugs into.

The Russian Federation is hardly alone in that regard.

Ms. Griner should be glad she is a black lesbian- that gives her enough cred that President Biden will exchange that Merchant of Death fellow for her.

9 Years is too much

 

[Baron]

Pootey is just dangling her out there for a prisoner swap.

The fact is not OK

 

[jbrownson0831]

If Vlad is willing to take Tsarnaev as well as that Merchant of Death fellow, it might be a good trade. Griner can serve her sentence in the US where her lesbian sex partner can visit anyhow.

Griner will get a tickertape parade here when she comes back, hailed as a hero by the Dimmer ilk

 

[Baron]

It's kinda ironic that a country that puts people behind bars for pot, is negotiating to get someone out from behind bars in another country over the same thing.

In Russia you can be put behind bar absolutely for nothing.
The old KGB Gulag is still alive
You can steal a bread in grocery and be sentenced for five years.
But if you 'make' $1bn annually you will have a honored place in Kremlin

COPENHAGEN, May 24 (Reuters) - A Danish adherent of the Jehovah's Witnesses was released from a Russian prison on Tuesday after serving five years on extremism charges as part of Moscow's crackdown on the religious group, it said.
Dennis Christensen, a 49-year-old builder, was arrested at a prayer meeting in Oryol, 200 miles (320 km) south of Moscow, in 2017. It was the first of dozens of arrests of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia.

Russia releases Jehovah's Witness follower from prison

A Danish adherent of the Jehovah's Witnesses was released from a Russian prison on Tuesday after serving five years on extremism charges as part of Moscow's crackdown on the religious group, it said.

www.reuters.com

 

[Baron]

If Vlad is willing to take Tsarnaev as well as that Merchant of Death fellow, it might be a good trade. Griner can serve her sentence in the US where her lesbian sex partner can visit anyhow.

We are talking not about her sexual deviations but about Putin's understanding of Freedom

 

[Vastator]

9 Years is too much

How so?

 

[Baron]

Griner will get a tickertape parade here when she comes back, hailed as a hero by the Dimmer ilk

Of course, but the sentence is too hard

 

[Polishprince]

9 Years is too much

In SIngapore you can get life or the death penalty plus caning.

The point is that foreign countries sometimes have very severe penalties for smuggling drugs, so the broad fucked up big time doing it.

If you were caught smuggling drugs into Russia, you'd be off in the Gulag and no one would know it.

 

[Baron]

How so?

Russia isn't Saudi Arabia or Kuwait, moreover pot you can purchase anywhere and anytime in Russia within few minutes.
Twofold standards.
A Russian citizen can bribe a cop and goes without punishment, the stupid bitch goes to prison.
Don't compare prisons in the U.S. with Russian ones.

 

[Baron]

In SIngapore you can get life or the death penalty plus caning.

The point is that foreign countries sometimes have very severe penalties for smuggling drugs, so the broad fucked up big time doing it.

If you were caught smuggling drugs into Russia, you'd be off in the Gulag and no one would know it.

In Singapore the law is applicable for anyone, but in Russia probably for western citizens only
Moreover true criminals never go to prison, they can always bribe authorities
Only 'small people' and some born-again Christians, but never those who cost more as $1m

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[Polishprince]

In Singapore the law is applicable for anyone, but in Russia probably for western citizens only

All the more reason for a western citizen to watch their P's and Q's if they choose to go to Russia.

 

[Baron]

All the more reason for a western citizen to watch their P's and Q's if they choose to go to Russia.

There is a Russian proverb:

If there is a man, there will be always a possibility to imprison him
If Putin wants you behind bar there are 100,000 possibilities to do it