Russia Upholds Brittany Griners 9 years Sentence to be Served in a Penal Colony.

[Laidbackman]

were the national news constantly running stories about them while trying to implicate the sitting president of the US?

They're only doing racist America a favor giving her that sentence.

 

[Glorious]

I don’t think they’re disclosing the full story on why she’s locked up.

It’s for espionage - not weed. She’s been going to Russia since 2014 & never had any problems whatsoever. But whimsically she forgot the law & got busted with a vape. It doesn’t add up.

Wasn't she arrested after the invasion of Ukraine?

 

[The_Sheff]

She's a high profile American. He should be doing whatever to get her out of Russia.

The US offered Russia exactly what they been begging for and Russia turned it down. Russia isn’t handing her over for anything. The US could offer them the entire state of Oregon and Putin would still be

 

[Glorious]

If she was arrested in Singapore, it would’ve been the death penalty

Damn I still remember when that white boy got his ass spanked on live TV and the Clinton admin were like you better not and they beat his ass in public for the world.

 

[#1 pick]

The US offered Russia exactly what they been begging for and Russia turned it down. Russia isn’t handing her over for anything. The US could offer them the entire state of Oregon and Putin would still be

Damn!

 

[HARLEM AL]

I might be wrong but I think the media made it worse by making her bigger than what she really is

Russia seen all the attention the story got and played on it

Yeah, which is why I think they make her eat those 9 Years

 

[pawdalaw]

Imagine the mental gymnastics.

It's just weed
It's only enough for personal use
I'm famous
I make enough, I can pay my way out
I'm an American
The president has asked for my release
They are willing to swap prisoners
I'll just appeal and they will release me.

Jail/prison sucks even without the threat of danger. Imagine trying to stay positive, having so many cards up your sleeve, counting your blessings and connections everyday, but it keeps crashing down on your head...9 years is 9 years!

 

[NoirDynosaur]

(Overseas Basketball Salaries [Average Salary, Highest-Paid, Country by Country Breakdowns & More] — Jose Colorado)

As of a union agreement signed in 2020, the average income of a WNBA player was less than $130,000, with salaries maxing out somewhere around $500,000. It's a stark contrast to the salaries earned by top male NBA players, which often go up to tens of millions of dollars.

For female players, the salaries offered by foreign leagues can be a real draw. As of 2015, UMMC Ekaterinburg was paying Taurasi a reported $1.5 million per season.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/grine...that changes, players,what she made back home.

By contrast, some players can make more than $1 million playing overseas. Jones, who has played for the Connecticut Sun since 2016, once told ESPN that she made her entire W.N.B.A. salary — $205,000 this season — in one month playing in Russia.

Seems like Britney realized her potential was greater than what she was dealing with. Don't limit yourself if you don't have too.

 

[The_Sheff]

(Overseas Basketball Salaries [Average Salary, Highest-Paid, Country by Country Breakdowns & More] — Jose Colorado)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/griner-russia-athletes-playing-abroad-1.6543136#:~:text=And unless that changes, players,what she made back home.



Seems like Britney realized her potential was greater than what she was dealing with. Don't limit yourself if you don't have too.

Nobody is saying she shouldn’t play ball overseas. All the top women do so because if the pay disparity.

What people are saying is that when your home country tells you to get the fukk out immediately, you don’t hang around for months not giving a fukk while everything is getting hot around you.

 

[Big Boss]

The US offered Russia exactly what they been begging for and Russia turned it down. Russia isn’t handing her over for anything. The US could offer them the entire state of Oregon and Putin would still be

Right it takes 2 to tango

Russia doesn’t have to do a prisoner exchange. They can keep her in Russia

 

[Unknown Poster]

Sickening stuff. shyt makes my stomach hurt. I pray they bargain her way outta there.

Makes me sick to my stomach especially knowing how racist of a country Russia is and how much they hate Black people over there.

I can say the same for Ukraine too. Both of those countries hate Black People with a passion.

 

[Unknown Poster]

Really scary stuff, folks better be very careful which country they are going to regardless of the intent. Never to go an authoritarian/fascist state

Eastern Europe is a no go for Black People anyways.

Then again, almost all of these European countries have had authoritarianism in some way and are slowly pivoting back towards it.

White people don't got these problems in these countries. What applies for them cannot be used for us. They still got white privilege on their side even if they are not American.

As a Black person in these countries you have to move smarter than them because when you black the status of being American in those countries doesn't mean shyt.

 

[Laidbackman]

Agree, but....US law =/= Russia law

Can't use that argument

This was the story I meant to post.

Russia frees American teen convicted of "attempting to import" prescription marijuana

 

[Bonk]

Wasn't she arrested after the invasion of Ukraine?

Yes. I think a week or 2 weeks after.

 

[Born2BKing]

Brehs think that because so and so can be done in america they can do in other countries.

Arrogance of Americans