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Flipmstr2 t1_j2sbdun wrote

Reply to comment by ultralane in Brittney Griner Awarded "Arizonian of the Year" by Clean_Sheets_69

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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vicblck24 t1_j2s5y8t wrote

Reply to comment by ultralane in Brittney Griner Awarded "Arizonian of the Year" by Clean_Sheets_69

The fact she had it on her at all In Russia is beyond dumb. I heard a story once from Snoop Dogs head of security saying “hardest thing he ever did was trying to keep snoop off weed while in Russia” because he knew they didn’t mess around. If they knew it she should have. Incredibly stupid, In my opinion.

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ultralane t1_j2s5iwk wrote

Reply to comment by vicblck24 in Brittney Griner Awarded "Arizonian of the Year" by Clean_Sheets_69

I believe so, but I can't be 100% sure. My point is more that she failed to realize it was in her position at that time, therefore she didn't know she had committed a crime while committing a crime. That's assuming if you give the guilty plea water, which I would discount considering the lawyer and the court was compromised to some extent (the court was very compromised).

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Flipmstr2 t1_j2rtyjm wrote

Reply to comment by ultralane in Brittney Griner Awarded "Arizonian of the Year" by Clean_Sheets_69

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.

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