DawgTalkers.net Forums Thread Like Summary - Brittney Griner, Female Basketball Star held in Russia

JMHO, this is current news- would like your thoughts on it. Brittney is held on drug charges in Russia. I don't follow her or women's basketball- I just want your reaction to her being held. Everyone has biases. My biases concerning drugs are VERY straight forward- I'm 74 don't use any drugs except those given to me by a doctor- no marijuana, no vaping THC, none of that. My point- I can't believe a college grad traveling to Russia or anywhere else doesn't first check DRUG LAWS for the country they are visiting. I feel little pity for her, just think of her as an "entitled American" who thinks all our rights are granted EVERYWHERE. She's learning a hard lesson. Maybe she'll be traded for some nasty Russian in our jails- is that justice. My opinion- NO.

First let me say that I hope any American Russia is holding gets released. But I do watch a lot of the news and have seen everyone from her family to her attorney to her wife interviewed and I have yet to see a single one of them claim she was innocent on the drug charges. I would think if any of them knew or strongly felt it was a lie and that she didn't have them, they would be shouting it to high heaven. Sometimes what people don't say speaks as loudly as what they do say.

Now as far as drugs go, I no longer use any of them. I use to not only smoke weed but drink. I don't anymore and haven't for several years. I'm not opposed to an occasional beer or two but haven't had such an occasion since the last time I saw GM. That too was years ago. As for everyone else I'm not a person who thinks just because I quit doing something everyone else should also. I enjoyed my party days and simply stopped because I lost the desire to do so. Everyone should have a choice to drink, smoke weed or anything else as long as they do it in a manner that does not endanger others.

But as much as I hope she gets released, it was her own actions that created the situation. I grew up in the 70's. Yep, I'm old. But when I was growing up the weed laws varied a lot from state to state. Just crossing a state line could change having a joint from a small fine to a possible prison sentence. If you were traveling, you damned well better know the laws.

What she was supposedly caught with was a very small amount. In my personal opinion it's nothing that should command such a stiff sentence. But that doesn't change the fact that one of two things happened here. She was either ignorant of their laws or she just didn't care. Neither of those are good things.

That is what I read also. In Russia, 99% of these cases are found guilty. PLEADING guilty could lessen her sentence. Up to 10 years is what she could get.

To peen - numerous WNBA players go to Russia to play in the off season, for the money.

She plays overseas in addition to her job in the WNBA.
Last time I checked, they played the National Anthem in Phoenix, Arizona.

What is going on with you?
Your posts of late have been... perplexing.

Agree she went to Russia to make money, she assumed she could bring her stash with her- wrong, different laws....AND could be political. I'm not happy trading a real dirt bag for her and the Marine. There are other Americans held for various reasons in lots of places in world. Bottomline- complain about US, but don't cry "save me" when you made your own bed and have to sleep in it. The world isn't fair. Don't assume.