tade757 t1_j2r4vl8 wrote on January 3, 2023 at 10:34 AM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Brittney Griner Awarded "Arizonian of the Year" by Clean_Sheets_69

Shes been playing thete for years, she knew

ultralane t1_j2rr9xp wrote on January 3, 2023 at 2:26 PM

She played for a rich guy that allowed her to get some privileges that were revoked without her knowledge. She was also unaware that she had cannabis in her suitcase as she was in a hurry. Russia's legal system is not setup to be fair...That's all I'm really saying. Regardless of if she's innocent or not, their legal system was not supportive of being a fair trial/outcome.

Flipmstr2 t1_j2rtyjm wrote on January 3, 2023 at 2:47 PM

So she was allowed to break the law and then at some point she wasn’t allowed to break the law? You are not allowed to carry any THC on a US commercial flight. Please tell me a scenario where stashing your THC in a suitcase you travel with is a good idea. Also everybody knows that Russia has a messed up legal system. Even a show such as Stranger Things portrays it that way. Yet even when traveling there she didn’t consider that “ hey I stash my THC containing product in my suitcase, I better remove them as I am heading to Russia and they have gulags in Siberia.”

Yes all the things you say may be true. And, I too, feel that the legalization of small amounts of weed should be legal to carry on ones person at all times. All I am saying is we should stop praising her stupidity. Use her as propaganda of how strict and unfair Russia is, sure. But stop idolizing her for committing a crime and getting caught.

ultralane t1_j2s509w wrote on January 3, 2023 at 4:04 PM

She didn't know/realize she had THC. She also wasn't on a domestic US flight. I said 'knowingly', and not suggesting she's innocent by any means, just that the punishment and the means of convictions is a bit suspicious.

Flipmstr2 t1_j2sbdun wrote on January 3, 2023 at 4:46 PM

How the hell does she not know she has it. And I was bringing up domestic flights for two reasons

she was probably on a domestic flight at some point (Arizona to NY perhaps?) with the THC. This is illegal. Or did she procure the THC while in Russia? That is illegal as well and then would nullify the “I really didn’t know I had THC on me.” argument.
international flights rules are usually stricter. I don’t know what they were for her flight but it is on her for finding out.

I agree it was a big front and politicized. Her stupidity did not warrant the punishment. But her stupidity should also not warrant the award.

ultralane t1_j2sib18 wrote on January 3, 2023 at 5:29 PM

Iirc, he was an extremely small amount that would so its possible she just missed it. Also, she benefited from her employer being real powerful that gave her more leniency for some rules that she may not have known existed. If you don't know Russian, then it would be damn near impossible to know the regulations by the letter of the word. I would imagine that her having THC was previously allowed for flights in Russian because of her employer said so.

Edit: Some of the post is a bit speculative, but I don't think its farfetched and gives some benefit of the doubt when people are hellbent on running her over with a bus.