Brittney Griner found guilty in Russian court, sentenced to nine years in prison

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A Russian judge found Griner guilty of drug possession and smuggling with criminal intent and handed down a 9-year sentence, just shy of the maximum 10 years that she was eligible to receive. Griner was also fined 1 million rubles, roughly $16,300 US dollars.

As the judge announced Griner’s verdict in Russian, a translator relayed what was said to the WNBA star. Sitting inside a courtroom cell, a silent, stone-faced Griner listened with her lips pursed and her hands clasped in front of her.
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I just saw this!!! Holy SHIT @ 9 years.
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We were just talking about this at work. I mean who smuggles hashish into Russia? England, Australia yeah you might be fine. But anyplace Putin runs? I wouldn’t smuggle anything stronger than an ibuprofen into that country. Ditto Singapore, Italy, Saudi Arabia. If you find yourself smuggling drugs into any of those places. you definitely should find a Narcotics Anon and quickly.
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Pjmm wrote: Thu Aug 04, 2022 12:40 pm We were just talking about this at work. I mean who smuggles hashish into Russia? England, Australia yeah you might be fine. But anyplace Putin runs? I wouldn’t smuggle anything stronger than an ibuprofen into that country. Ditto Singapore, Italy, Saudi Arabia. If you find yourself smuggling drugs into any of those places. you definitely should find a Narcotics Anon and quickly.
I’d be scared to take hardly anything over there too.
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OMG … That poor woman! I hope she doesn’t end up like Otto Wombier.
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Pjmm wrote: Thu Aug 04, 2022 12:40 pm We were just talking about this at work. I mean who smuggles hashish into Russia? England, Australia yeah you might be fine. But anyplace Putin runs? I wouldn’t smuggle anything stronger than an ibuprofen into that country. Ditto Singapore, Italy, Saudi Arabia. If you find yourself smuggling drugs into any of those places. you definitely should find a Narcotics Anon and quickly.
It was stupid and she should have known better (maybe she did) and technically it was drug smuggling. She was carrying vape cartridges with CBD and THC oil (prescribed to her in Arizona) for her personal use. I think she probably thought the levels of THC in the vape cartridges would not raise any alarms. Again stupid, but I really feel sorry for her and her family.
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Play stupid games...
Although now that she's an "official" prisoner with a sentence, they can trade for her if they wanted.
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Griner played in Russia for years, foreign players are given guidance on the laws to help them avoid problems.

I feel bad that she's going through this and is facing a decade in prison, but also recognize she is at fault and 100% responsible for her troubles.
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WellPreserved wrote: Thu Aug 04, 2022 2:03 pm
Pjmm wrote: Thu Aug 04, 2022 12:40 pm We were just talking about this at work. I mean who smuggles hashish into Russia? England, Australia yeah you might be fine. But anyplace Putin runs? I wouldn’t smuggle anything stronger than an ibuprofen into that country. Ditto Singapore, Italy, Saudi Arabia. If you find yourself smuggling drugs into any of those places. you definitely should find a Narcotics Anon and quickly.
It was stupid and she should have known better (maybe she did) and technically it was drug smuggling. She was carrying vape cartridges with CBD and THC oil (prescribed to her in Arizona) for her personal use. I think she probably thought the levels of THC in the vape cartridges would not raise any alarms. Again stupid, but I really feel sorry for her and her family.
I feel bad too. 9 years is a long time.
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I'm honestly shocked that she has received essentially full years in sentencing minus a few months, and I do feel bad for her and her family, but they all should have known the consequences of a stupid action there.
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