Maybe 10 years in prison in 🇷🇺 might make him/her/it begin to appreciate 🇺🇸 more
https://nypost.com/2022/07/04/in-letter-brittney-griner-begs-biden-to-get-her-out-of-russia/
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I mean no....10 years in Russian prison for a little THC? Because she had different views you want her to endure a cruel and unusual punishment?
Just because other countries have different laws doesn't make the punishment morally right, I think most in this community support and appreciate our constitution, what you outlined would certainly be a violation of the 8th amendment if it were here on US soil.
There could be more to the story we aren't being told than just having a couple weed pens, then that is one thing but otherwise not sure we need to stop to their level.
I don't agree with the whole it was just a little weed. That has nothing to do with this. It's a case of her thinking she was above the law and she was gonna do whatever she wanted to, all because she dribbles a ball for a paycheck. Here's a great rule to live by. Don't do illegal shit in other countries, PERIOD. You do not have the rights that you are given as a citizen of the country you hate. And you are black. Joe dispises you. He's the most outspoken bigot in politics in his lifetime. He ain't gonna help.
Yes I hear you on not poking the bear where you do not have rights buy hopefully this whole experience instills a little patriotism and appreciation for the rights we have in the USA.
You might find its nothing, but the Aussies who got executed in Indonesia/Singapore etc beg to differ.
However, given the timing, I am pretty sure there is more to this story.
I won't be surprised if there is more to the story but you can't compare a smuggling bust of pounds worth of hard drugs to a personal amount of weed resulting in possession.
My point is that cruel and unusual punishment is a human rights violation and I'm not going to actively cheer somebody's being violated because I don't agree with their politics.
10 years for a gram or so is just absurd regardless of what the local laws are.
People spend 20 years in Indonesian prisons for possession. But you can bribe your way out there if done early in the process.
This is the slippery slope left found themselves on until they threw away the constitution!
Aussies are executed in Indonesia for possessing a little bit of weed? WOW!!! Got some examples so I can look into that? Thanks. This is mind blowing.
I cannot find any news that actually says how many hashish cartridges were found in Griner's luggage, but Shapelle Corby was caught with Cannibas in her luggage that she claimed she had no idea someone put in there. She was sentenced to 20 years.
The executions happen routinely, mostly for heroine, like this one in 2015
But it wasn't on US soil. Is the punishment severe? Yes. Is she an idiot? Also yes. At least she didn't get caught in Singapore.
I have mixed emotions on this one. I do think she should be punished because she knew it was illegal. So I don’t feel sorry for her on that one:
But 10 years for a weed pen!
That’s crazy!!!
But it’s Russian laws. She should have known!
Right, my point is regardless 10 years is absurd and I'm not going to celebrate that because somebody doesn't share opinions.