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Brittney Griner, WNBA star, was just found guilty of several crimes in Russia and sentenced to 9 years in prison.
Grimes was making approx $223,000 +/- a year in the US and was playing ball in Russia during the off season to supplement her income, making $1 mil a year.
Now she and some other Americans want the US to trade a Russian terrorist/murderer for her release.
My answer would be, 'Not my monkeys, not my circus'.
I have no sympathy for her. She put herself in this position.
In the middle of a war we are fighting against Russia by proxy by helping arm, target, and even kill Russian generals, Griner decided it would be OK to go back to Russia to play for her $1 Mil supplemental income.
- She thought wrong. Is she a political pawn being held? That's most of it. She made being an American political as well, showing her dislike for the US by kneeling during National Anthems...and now she is begging her country to save her.
The epitome of the 'ugly American', she thought about Russian laws as Democrats think of US laws - 'They don't apply to me.'
- Again, she was wrong. She entered the country with an illegal substance, and now she is convicted of possession and dealing (not true, of course). Not her 1st time in Russia, again, so if she did not know the law she should have. Again, not my monkeys, not my circus.
She rolled the dice for cash, put herself in position in a foreign enemy nation to be used as a pawn / political tool / bargaining chip, broke their laws, disrespected her country, and now pleads for her nation to save her.
I hope the money was worth it.
Grimes was making approx $223,000 +/- a year in the US and was playing ball in Russia during the off season to supplement her income, making $1 mil a year.
Now she and some other Americans want the US to trade a Russian terrorist/murderer for her release.
My answer would be, 'Not my monkeys, not my circus'.
I have no sympathy for her. She put herself in this position.
In the middle of a war we are fighting against Russia by proxy by helping arm, target, and even kill Russian generals, Griner decided it would be OK to go back to Russia to play for her $1 Mil supplemental income.
- She thought wrong. Is she a political pawn being held? That's most of it. She made being an American political as well, showing her dislike for the US by kneeling during National Anthems...and now she is begging her country to save her.
The epitome of the 'ugly American', she thought about Russian laws as Democrats think of US laws - 'They don't apply to me.'
- Again, she was wrong. She entered the country with an illegal substance, and now she is convicted of possession and dealing (not true, of course). Not her 1st time in Russia, again, so if she did not know the law she should have. Again, not my monkeys, not my circus.
She rolled the dice for cash, put herself in position in a foreign enemy nation to be used as a pawn / political tool / bargaining chip, broke their laws, disrespected her country, and now pleads for her nation to save her.
I hope the money was worth it.
Brittney Griner sentencing: How the WNBA starâs salary compares to her Russian earnings
WNBA star Brittney Griner plays overseas in Russia during the offseason, making over $1 million per season. Griner's salary for the 2022-2023 WNBA season is $227,900.
www.foxbusiness.com
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