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2022-08-04 -Lurid Crime Tales-
Russian prosecutors demand NINE-AND-A-HALF year sentence for Brittney Griner
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Brittney Griner is expected to be sentenced by this evening in Khimki, on the outskirts of Moscow

  • She pleaded guilty to drugs offenses in July and is awaiting sentencing in jail

  • Griner was arrested at Moscow Airport in February for bringing a cannabis vape pen into the country

  • She had been facing a maximum of 10 years behind bars - prosecutors requested six months under the max

  • The White House has been unable to negotiate a prisoner swap to bring Griner, a WNBA star, home
Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-04 08:55|| || Front Page|| [2 views ]  Top

#1 Former NBA player Iman Shumpert arrested on marijuana charge in Texas
Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-04 09:00||   2022-08-04 09:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Anyone got a pica violin pic?
Posted by Procopius2k 2022-08-04 10:18||   2022-08-04 10:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Hey, when she gets out, she'll still be young enough to coach.
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-04 10:32||   2022-08-04 10:32|| Front Page Top

#4 That's bullshit. Kamela would have got 15 plus work mandate.
Posted by swksvolFF 2022-08-04 11:51||   2022-08-04 11:51|| Front Page Top

#5 She didn't get tenure. They only gave her nine year.
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-04 12:06||   2022-08-04 12:06|| Front Page Top

#6 ^ Forgot the link
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-04 12:07||   2022-08-04 12:07|| Front Page Top

#7 #2 - best we got
Posted by Frank G 2022-08-04 12:16||   2022-08-04 12:16|| Front Page Top

#8 COMPARE AND CONTRAST:

* Had this happened anywhere in the US - and actually, a good chunk of the West - she would be slightly contrite while still at least strongly implying that she was being persecuted for her skin color and sexual orientation. There might be a few days in a minimum security facility, served at her convenience. There would be a minimal fine, possibly some public service, and she would go back to telling everyone how awful it was here for Someone Like Her.

*In Russia, there is no appeal, no demand that her color or orientation be brought into consideration, because they don't care. There's no comparatively cushy 'Club Fed' to go to - Russian prisons are maybe one step ahead of a dungeon. You start your time when you're found guilty. And she's about to find out that if there's one thing Russians like less than Ukranians or Poles...it's Someone Like Her, where her lifestyle alone would bring a prison sentence and they are not at all fond of anyone of African heritage.

I hope she gets out soon.

And I hope she's learned.

But I'm not counting on it.

Mike
Posted by MikeKozlowski 2022-08-04 12:47||   2022-08-04 12:47|| Front Page Top

#9 Victor Bout must be such a bad bad guy that even Putin doesn't want him.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-08-04 12:50||   2022-08-04 12:50|| Front Page Top

#10 ^ at least she won't be taking the knee, in publicity stunts, for nine years.
Posted by Procopius2k 2022-08-04 12:51||   2022-08-04 12:51|| Front Page Top

#11 Bout is useless to them. He could've been a trophy exchange once. They've moved on, most of his consolidated accounts and interests were co-owned by others, probably Vlad offered them protection and continued enjoyment of their credit line. Anyway, it would be nice optics if she serves time in a Russian prison for some years, then President Trump gets her pardoned and brought back. Of course, I wouldn't advise just optics this time round.
Posted by Dron66046 2022-08-04 12:57||   2022-08-04 12:57|| Front Page Top

#12 Have any US Citizens been caught with drugs into an ally, say Singapore? And did the US get bent out shape to defend the stupid move?
Posted by ruprecht 2022-08-04 12:58||   2022-08-04 12:58|| Front Page Top

#13 Somehow, I can't stop smiling. Now, are the intel services going to pick up a known spy and trade him/her for it/they?
Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2022-08-04 13:08||   2022-08-04 13:08|| Front Page Top

#14 I'm guessing Russia doesn't have any Soros prosecutors.
Posted by Matt 2022-08-04 13:14||   2022-08-04 13:14|| Front Page Top

#15 Piss test all US pro athletes the day before every game. Only allow those who are clean to play. Watch the fun.
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-04 13:15||   2022-08-04 13:15|| Front Page Top

#16 She had a chance until Media turned it into a GROQMER+ Crusade, which pumped up her trade value to this.

And the Guns Are Bad people are going to have to square the circle to release an Arms Dealer. Africa Arms Dealer.

And everyone knows she is guilty as all getout. So they beg and slander to get old white man Biden to buy her, but in the process increase her price, because they are morons, and quite frankly the more they promote her, the less people like this rather unattractive person.

My favorite so far has been, "But but but...if it were Lebron James, he'd be free already!" Bitch please. First of all Lebron, like Hunter, generates Billions with a B, not hundreds of dollars. Also, former like the latter, your agent gets in touch with the local agent to get the goods; you don't take anything which doesn't pass check in. Even the motherfucn Beatles know this. This fcn bitch thought she could just walk drugs across check in while playing third string WNBA in Russia because she had 5 30second ESPN highlights back in the '90s? Har har har.
Posted by swksvolFF 2022-08-04 13:21||   2022-08-04 13:21|| Front Page Top

#17 To further the problem, now they have to get her out before she is like, "you know, for its faults, USA, not so bad in the world." Can't have that.
Posted by swksvolFF 2022-08-04 13:24||   2022-08-04 13:24|| Front Page Top

#18 Waitaminute! Is Britney Griner a man? I mean biologically? I thought she's a butch lesbo of some kind.
Posted by Dron66046 2022-08-04 13:46||   2022-08-04 13:46|| Front Page Top

#19 That's a dude...

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-04 13:49||   2022-08-04 13:49|| Front Page Top

#20 at least she won't be taking the knee

If she did she would still be taller than the guards.
Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-04 15:48||   2022-08-04 15:48|| Front Page Top

#21 I'm sure Moochelle is a big fan
Posted by Frank G 2022-08-04 15:51||   2022-08-04 15:51|| Front Page Top

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