Can someone explain the Griner situation to me?
I honestly haven't paid attention. But I gather she was busted for some drug offense in Russia? It sucks but, it is what it is. Is there a compelling reason why people want the US government to make a deal getting her released? I understand if someone was falsely imprisoned or put in jail for unjust laws but, what's the deal here?
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Hostage.
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CNN is blaming the pay gap between NBA and WNBA. To hell with her being an
Adult and taking responsibilities for her actions. The only one at fault here is her.
Link: https://www.outkick.com/brittney-griner-cnn-pay-gap-nba-wnba/
They're going to put in her a women's prison, it'll be like heaven for her
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Just sentenced to 9 years. No fan of hers but holy shit thats a long time for what she had.
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A victim of Russia-US politics. State Dept's classifying her as wrongfully detained seals her fate.
So, basically our reaction is she is an innocent hostage. This tough, no-apology stance got her the maximum sentence.
Go Russia, huh comrade? Oh, I think it’s time for your daily Putin toss off.
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I wish we had examples here at home of people facing trumped-up charges based upon political axes to
grind.
Yeah, maybe you can provide one or two?
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Awesome.
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I see what you did there.
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High profile and humanity. But no country's government will do it for little potato
I remember Australian small potato citizens used to get harsh punishment in Malaysia or Indonesia for drugs. The only thing Australian government can do is asking for mercy.
Yet another example of puritanical cannabis laws
One day, cannabis will be viewed in the same way as alcohol. Completely insane that it is considered in the same class as heroine and LSD.
Hey Joe - how are you coming on this pledge? You could reschedule cannabis TODAY. No congressional support needed.
Just have your handlers do it. Realize that you probably had no idea of this cannabis proclamation, but if you have a moment of lucidity, how's about you actually fucking do something?
It wasnt cannabis, it was hashish.
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Yeah, great point
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Granted, its not heroin, and its a terruble overreaction, but….
….she was really dumb to do what she did knowing the rules and the country involved.
Her hatred of the country she now expects to bail her out doesn’t help.
"Cannabis" sounds more sciency, like "fetus."
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Pig meet lipstick
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It wasnt cannabis, it was hashish.
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You really need to write a strongly worded letter to Putin...
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I don't see what the big deal is, as that's the same punishment that Kamala liked to mete out.
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Why do you consider LSD in the same class as Heroin?
Seems like you need some education yourself.
May I recommend watching the "How to change your mind" series on Netflix.
Don't mess with me on this topic
LSD, Heroine and Cannabis are all DEA Schedule 1 Drugs.
Perhaps it is you that needs some education.
Link: Learn
I know, but LSD is arguably safer than THC and both have legitimate medical uses.
LSD, DMT, psilocybin, MDMA, mescaline, THC and CBD should all be legal in some capacity. Whether it should be by prescription is debatable.
Blah, blah, blah
How's about - I'm sorry, you were right and I was wrong.
It's not hard. We all must eat crow from time to time. I certainly have.
No, you misunderstood my query.
Did you run out of weed?
'Why do you consider LSD in the same class as Heroin?'
That was the query.
What did I misunderstand?
They are in the same class, and I provided you with proof.
Just stop. You have no intelligent response, so you make a lame, snarky comment about my cannabis use.
I now must assume you are slow. Reposted for you, from the DEA website, below. THIS is why I consider LSD in the same class as heroin.
Schedule I
Schedule I drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Some examples of Schedule I drugs are: heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana (cannabis), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), methaqualone, and peyote.
because they both make you stupid, stupid
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Which is why all the tech geniuses in silicon valley microdose LSD.
To make themselves stupid.
People with 120/130 IQs can afford to lose 10 points.
Unfortunately, most people who use drugs are not up in rarified air, at least not until they take a hit, in this department. A person with a 90 IQ who loses the average of eight IQ points is in real trouble in terms of having a job that pays the bills.
Link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/abs/lsd-acutely-impairs-working-memory-executive-functions-and-cognitive-flexibility-but-not-riskbased-decisionmaking/99539D459AD226317A37F3E9960D3AC3
That's not a microdose.
It's an open question how effective it is, but it is increasingly popular in tech.
Link: https://theconversation.com/microdosers-of-lsd-and-magic-mushrooms-are-wiser-and-more-creative-101302
"Completely insane that it is considered in the same class as heroine and LSD."
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I think you and Nigel are in danger of a Curly/Dim level event.
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The Puritans were sticklers about THC.
It all started when Bradford's kid was caught rollin' doobies behind the tanner's store.
All these heartaches and years in dungeons over a...wait for it...plant!
Her mistake was being arrested during a limp Biden Admin. Trump had the UCLA players out in 5 mins.
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a black lesbian who has criticized America. If she had a limp, she'd be a liberal's wet dream.
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And here we are. The culture warriors hate her. Culture wars > patriotism, always always.
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So she isn't responsible for her actions? Yes, she is being targeted because she is an American but
this is her fault. Plus, she has shown she doesn't really like living here so why should anyone in this country feel sorry for her?
They trumped-up charges for political reasons
She had some hash residue in a pipe or something and they essentially charged her with being a drug smuggler with the intent to distribute.
It is because she is a (relatively) high-profile American, plain and simple.
She said she brought in hashish oil…..
…do you think she said that in hopes that cooperating with what they wanted to hear might get her off easier when it wasn’t really true?
Definitely harsh. I assumed she had actual drugs on her.
For personal use.
In retrospect, she would have been smart to ditch the pipe.
not fully plain and simple. Yes, the charges seem severe, but ignorance of the law is no excuse. S
he thought she was above the law and got caught. She was an American in a hostile foreign land. She has to know better.
Bullshit. She was not smuggling drugs. And everyone knows that.
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I didn't say she was smuggling, but if there is a zero tolerance policy in a country, a hostile coun
try at that, then you don't carry any sort of drugs.
True, it was stupid. But she is being targeted because she is an American.
That should piss you off too.
of course, but I wouldn't have put myself in that position. That's why I don't go backpacking in Af
ganistan, vacation in Rwanda or sail the black sea. I've very little international travel in my life, but I do know to stay away from countries that aren't big fans of Americans.
She was playing ball in Russia, not backpacking
They invited her.
Obviously she should not have been screwing around with hash. But she is being treated - and sentenced - like a smuggler, which is she not, because she is an American.
we should probably goto war over her.
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It’s not her fault. She had some hash oil too. But of course, she shouldn’t be blamed for her
Actions. The country she hates needs to rescue her and keep her out of prison.
What happened to the Russian George Soros prosecutor that would have released her w/ no bond?
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What happened to taking responsibilities for the poor choices that one makes? I get the fact that
she is being targeted because she is American but she put herself in this situation. She is in a foreign country, she needs to play by their rules. Pretty simple if you ask me.
As I stated before, our govt wouldn't trade a pack of gum for any of us.
At least she will continue to have people work towards her release. I heard Sharpton is going to Russia next week. At least that's what he said. She has time now to take a knee in her cell and reflect on all the venom she has for the United States.
Is Tawana Brawley going to accompany him? Just askin
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I look forward to her story on Locked up Abroad. It will be riveting.
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