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Ballerhogger wrote:SkyHookFTW wrote:Sgt Major wrote:You need a serious history lesson or 30.
Well they're using against the US which is a faaaaaar worse country when it comes to **** like that, so it's not surprising.
google russian war crimes. then comeback to me.
Desiderium wrote:Hope she makes it out ok. But we shouldn't trade her for the literal 'lord of war.' But if we do, hope she appreciates the US a little more
Pointgod wrote:SNPA wrote:No one in any country should be in a cage over weed.
Not even weed cannabis residue….. it’s insanely bogus charge from Russia simply for political purposes and you have Americans cheering it on.
165bows wrote:Lunartic wrote:Bit ironic - trashes the USA for how unfair their legal system/etc is and then goes to a fullblown archaic near-totalitarian nation and is arrested for something that is mostly legal in the USA. (if you reply with the usual "but the usa is bad too!" then you don't understand what irony is)
Perhaps the USA ain't so bad relative to other countries?
80% chance she's swapped with another Russian and is back home soon.
Many people wildly taking this country for granted.
Sgt Major wrote:Ballerhogger wrote:SkyHookFTW wrote:
google russian war crimes. then comeback to me.
Lol then google history of the US and its crimes both on its soil and overseas all over the world. Russia is not even close to that level of atrocity.
Red8911 wrote:She lived there for 6 years I’m sure she knew the rules. Russians taking advantage now and want to use her in a trade with the US. Joe Biden better not give up any first round picks to acquire her.
SOdisciple wrote:165bows wrote:Lunartic wrote:Bit ironic - trashes the USA for how unfair their legal system/etc is and then goes to a fullblown archaic near-totalitarian nation and is arrested for something that is mostly legal in the USA. (if you reply with the usual "but the usa is bad too!" then you don't understand what irony is)
Perhaps the USA ain't so bad relative to other countries?
80% chance she's swapped with another Russian and is back home soon.
Many people wildly taking this country for granted.
It's because they are ungrateful. They have no idea what real oppression looks like.
BigShaq34 wrote:Dzon Dilindzer wrote:play stupid games, win stupid prizes
why people feel sorry for her is beyond me
cant wait to see athletes crying over this, **** imbeciles
A decade of your life behind bars over a vape cartridge? It's not like it was ounces of weed. You never made a mistake in your life?
Ballerhogger wrote:Pointgod wrote:SNPA wrote:No one in any country should be in a cage over weed.
Not even weed cannabis residue….. it’s insanely bogus charge from Russia simply for political purposes and you have Americans cheering it on.
People are just mean BUT she has not endeared herself with opinions that she hates America so... Should she be sent home and tried here? yes is perfect world that would happen. That's not how the world works though.
euroleague wrote:His team would be considered a super-team in other eras, and that's why commentators like Charles Barkley criticize LBJ for his complaining. He has talent on his team, he just doesn't try during the regular season
Pointgod wrote:Ballerhogger wrote:Pointgod wrote:
Not even weed cannabis residue….. it’s insanely bogus charge from Russia simply for political purposes and you have Americans cheering it on.
People are just mean BUT she has not endeared herself with opinions that she hates America so... Should she be sent home and tried here? yes is perfect world that would happen. That's not how the world works though.
Britney Griner has not said she hates America. This is twisted garbage from right wing media. And even if she does, that has nothing to do with her being detained by a corrupt dictatorship. You cannot pretend to be a free speech absolutist only in cases you agree with.
MindState wrote:People have gotten less for murder in america.
The Rebel wrote:MindState wrote:People have gotten less for murder in america.
People have also gotten more for Weed in the United States.
taikibansei wrote:Dzon Dilindzer wrote:JDR720 wrote:She won't actually serve the sentence. Russia has no use for her in jail, they'll just use her as a bargaining chip to do a prisoner swap with the US.
And yeah, she was very dumb to be over there in he first place. But at the same time, it's not uncommon for WNBA players or NWSL players to play overseas, including Russia, during the offseason in order to get more money. Hopefully this situation ends that practice though.
or you could not commit a crime
what a concept, right
Again, this is Russia--there's a good chance that the evidence was planted, or that no marijuana was found. (I.e., they just made it up.) Confessions mean nothing there--e.g., she was probably lied to that she'd get leniency if she signed off on it, and believed this lie. Again, a very naive person.
We likely won't know the truth unless and until Griner is released--and they likely won't release her even after her nine-year sentence is finished. Why would they?
Ein Sof wrote:Dzon Dilindzer wrote:play stupid games, win stupid prizes
why people feel sorry for her is beyond me
cant wait to see athletes crying over this, **** imbeciles
Serious question: do you have a mental illness?
Ballerhogger wrote:Pointgod wrote:Ballerhogger wrote:People are just mean BUT she has not endeared herself with opinions that she hates America so... Should she be sent home and tried here? yes is perfect world that would happen. That's not how the world works though.
Britney Griner has not said she hates America. This is twisted garbage from right wing media. And even if she does, that has nothing to do with her being detained by a corrupt dictatorship. You cannot pretend to be a free speech absolutist only in cases you agree with.
https://www.yahoo.com/video/wnb-as-brittney-griner-national-anthem-has-no-place-in-wnba-sports-222810318.html
Then she retracts her own statement says its not disrespect the military but at that point people made up their minds about her.
“I’m going to protest regardless,” she said. “I'm not going to be out there for the national anthem. If the league continues to want to play it, that's fine. It will be all season long, I'll not be out there. I feel like more are going to probably do the same thing. I can only speak for myself.”
“I don't mean that in any disrespect to our country,” Griner continued. “My dad was in Vietnam and a law officer for 30 years. I wanted to be a cop before basketball. I do have pride for my country.”
I personally don't think it belongs in sports. ... Black people didn't have rights at that point,” Griner said of the creation of the Star-Spangled Banner. “It's hard disrespecting a song that didn't even represent all Americans when it was first made.”
Like others, Griner also argued that the anthem is out of place at sporting events regardless. The anthem isn’t played before other public entertainment gatherings like movies, concerts and plays.
“It's not played at Walmart. It's not played when you go to Six Flags. Why is it played before sporting events?”
Ballerhogger wrote:Sgt Major wrote:Ballerhogger wrote:google russian war crimes. then comeback to me.
Lol then google history of the US and its crimes both on its soil and overseas all over the world. Russia is not even close to that level of atrocity.
imagine defending Russia...
taikibansei wrote:bisme37 wrote:
Well hell. Thanks for the correction. I'm very confused about why she had to go to Russia right then when she did not want to.
You and me both. Hence my post on Page 1 of this thread.