WNBA Player Brittney Griner detained in Russia for drug paraphernalia
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Watching white people go ham on her talking about she doesn't love America so fuck her, even some people on this site are going in.
I know full and Damned well that it's either one of them were in another country they would be hoping someone will come and get their ass
If you smoke weed just for your own personal, you're not thinking like a drug dealer. Iman Shumpert just got caught with 6 oz.. He wasn't selling that shit. They love treating regular people like dealers but don't go after the dealers
I hope they rescue her ass, because I would want them to rescue me
This is quite an emotional response.
I trust your emotional intelligence has evolved since.
Dave said it and he was right.
We do it with everything else.
Why have selective amnesia at this juncture?
America always wanna play the worlds police at their leisure.
A woman had more weed and got far less time.
BING-FCKING-O!
I was waiting for someone to post this.
Speaking the truth ain't emotional..... it's facts..... facts about idiots that do shit in other countries thinking they're home..... doing stupid shit
Hey I respect it.
As much as this nigga loves weed.....he gone fuck around and have some in his bag and end up locked up himself.
Dennis Rodman Says He's Going to Russia to Help Free Brittney Griner
Dennis Rodman apparently wants to insert himself into the Brittney Griner situation, suggesting he's going to fly to Russia to try and talk with Vladimir Putin to secure her release.
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A week after Griner’s appeal was announced, former NBA star Dennis Rodman told NBC News that he would be making the trip to Russia to “help that girl,” presumably speaking about Griner.
“I got permission to go to Russia to help that girl,” he said, adding, “I’m trying to go this week. It’s unclear whether he actually received any formal approval by the government (which is still trying to negotiate for her release) for his trip, though he wouldn’t technically need official permission to visit Russia.
Besides, it wouldn’t be the first time Rodman has seemingly taken international relations in his own hands. He famously formed a relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, and has reportedly called Putin “cool.”
“I got permission to go to Russia to help that girl,” he said, adding, “I’m trying to go this week. It’s unclear whether he actually received any formal approval by the government (which is still trying to negotiate for her release) for his trip, though he wouldn’t technically need official permission to visit Russia.
Besides, it wouldn’t be the first time Rodman has seemingly taken international relations in his own hands. He famously formed a relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, and has reportedly called Putin “cool.”
Dennis Rodman Says He's Going to Russia to Help Free Brittney Griner
Dennis Rodman apparently wants to insert himself into the Brittney Griner situation, suggesting he's going to fly to Russia to try and talk with Vladimir Putin to secure her release.
Strangely enough, I think Rodman can do it......
I've given him crap in the past, but I do have to admit that he does seem to step up at times. At least he's willing to try something, and I doubt that he can make things worse.
I'm torn between Russia will work with him to make Biden look bad and Russia fixing to have two hostages.
Lol....Putin imprisoning Rodman too, I didn't think about that one.....
White House reportedly doesn't approve of Dennis Rodman's plan to rescue Brittney Griner - Yahoo Sports
The White House doesn't want Dennis Rodman to 'help' get Brittney Griner released.
Rodman getting locked up for life if he goes over there. Airport security is going to tear open his bags and all sorts of pot, ecstasy, ghb and coke will go flying everywhere.
@largebillsonlyplease
Warriors' Steph Curry says government rebuffed offer to help gain Brittney Griner's release
Steph Curry said in a Rolling Stone interview the Biden administration rebuffed his offer to help with Brittney Griner's imprisonment in Russia.
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Wait, the LGBTSIEOOSJHSJE has not rescued one of their own yet? Have they even made a statement yet? Weird 
Wait, the LGBTSIEOOSJHSJE has not rescued one of their own yet? Have they even made a statement yet? Weird
Are you really surprised..
Nobody wants to talk about the racism in the gay community but too busy going after Dave Chappelle about his stand ups on Netflix.
She's black first in cases like this.Wait, the LGBTSIEOOSJHSJE has not rescued one of their own yet? Have they even made a statement yet? Weird
Here's the problem with this. These folks are looking at the Britney Griner situation with a "this is a democracy" lens. But russia aint no democracy! They do what they want! I was in china not long before covid shut shit down and I was a little shook cauae I know some pencil dick chinaman could make an example out of me and there wouldnt be shit I could do about it. Im on their turf.
And many times these same folks refuse to do the most minor things to uphold this democracy...like VOTING!
Look...I hope the sista gets out. But let this be a lesson to all of the lazy Americans who take America for granted.
Most people don't even have an idea how this country works, much less the world.
Russia Rages After Son of Putin Official Is Nabbed on U.S. Charges
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty ImagesThe Kremlin is threatening retaliatory action after authorities arrested Artyom Uss, the son of a top Russian official, at the United States’ request, for allegedly participating in a sanctions evasion and money laundering scheme.Uss, who was detained in Milan, was...
U.S. adding fuel to the fire.
She definitely aint coming home anytime soon now.
Russia Rages After Son of Putin Official Is Nabbed on U.S. Charges
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty ImagesThe Kremlin is threatening retaliatory action after authorities arrested Artyom Uss, the son of a top Russian official, at the United States’ request, for allegedly participating in a sanctions evasion and money laundering scheme.Uss, who was detained in Milan, was...www.yahoo.com
U.S. adding fuel to the fire.
She definitely aint coming home anytime soon now.
Welp see you in 10 Britt
Griner's appeal of 9-year prison sentence denied
A Russian court on Tuesday denied Brittney Griner's appeal of a 9-year prison sentence for drug possession.
U.S. Basketball Star Brittney Griner Prison Sentence Upheld By Russian Court; Biden Official Decries “Sham Judicial Proceeding” – Update
Brittney Griner was found guilty Thursday in Russia of drug smuggling and possession and sentenced to nine years in jail.
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Brittney Griner at the courthouse Thursday in Khimki, just outside MoscowAP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko
UPDATE: A Russian court has upheld the nine-year prison sentence of American basketball star Brittney Griner, drawing a rebuke from President Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan, who called for Griner’s immediate release and decried the “sham judicial proceeding.”
Today’s ruling upholds the nine-year sentence in a penal colony. Griner, a WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medallist, was arrested at a Moscow airport last February with vape cartridges containing cannabis oil.
In a statement, Griner’s lawyers said, “We are very disappointed. The verdict contains numerous defects, and we hoped that the court of appeal would take them into consideration.”
Said Sullivan, “We are aware of the news out of Russia that Brittney Griner will continue to be wrongfully detained under intolerable circumstances after having to undergo another sham judicial proceeding today. President Biden has been very clear that Brittney should be released immediately.”
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PREVIOUS, Aug. 4: Brittney Griner, the two-time U.S. Olympic gold medal basketball player and WNBA star, was found guilty Thursday in Russia of drug smuggling and possession and sentenced to nine years in jail. The news comes six months after Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport while entering the country with cannabis oil in her luggage.
Her lawyers said they plan to appeal the ruling.
“We are very disappointed by the verdict,” said Griner’s attorneys Maria Blagovolina and Alexander Boykov. “As legal professionals, we believe that the court should be fair to everyone regardless of nationality. The court completely ignored all the evidence of the defense, and most importantly, the guilty plea. This contradicts the existing legal practice. Taking into account the amount of the substance (not to mention the defects of the expertise) and the plea, the verdict is absolutely unreasonable. We will certainly file an appeal.”
The high-profile case has reached the steps of both the U.S. State Department and the Kremlin, with the U.S. urging the release of Griner who has been in custody since her arrest in February. There have even been discussions between the countries about a prisoner swap that would also include Paul Whelan, an American accused of spying who has been in Russian custody since 2018.
“Today, American citizen Brittney Griner received a prison sentence that is one more reminder of what the world already knew: Russia is wrongfully detaining Brittney,” President Joe Biden said in a statement after the sentencing was announced. “It’s unacceptable, and I call on Russia to release her immediately so she can be with her wife, loved ones, friends, and teammates. My administration will continue to work tirelessly and pursue every possible avenue to bring Brittney and Paul Whelan home safely as soon as possible.”
The Associated Press reported that Griner showed little emotion after the sentence was read out today in the court in Khimki, a city just outside Moscow. She was also fined 1 million rubles, with the judge counting the time served toward Griner’s sentence.
Before the verdict was read, prosecutors called for a 9 1/2-year jail sentence for Griner, who pleaded guilty to the charges last month in hopes of leniency.
“I never meant to hurt anybody, I never meant to put in jeopardy the Russian population, I never meant to break any laws here,” Griner told the courtroom Thursday, per the AP. “I made an honest mistake and I hope that in your ruling that it doesn’t end my life here. I know everybody keeps talking about political pawn and politics, but I hope that that is far from this courtroom.”