Britney Griner deal
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Anonymous
Yeah, I am confused why the 80k was mentioned as a problem. I'm convinced Whelan is a Russian spy that pissed someone off. His entire backstory is basically the same as Russian illegals that have been caught and subsequently talked to the press, down to the stolen SSN and Canadian citizenship. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_and_Russian_influence_operations_in_Canada |
Anonymous
Honestly large cash amounts in the US are a problem even though it’s not illegal. Plenty of people traveling especially through airports have large cash amounts confiscated by police at airports under civil asset forfeiture laws. |
Anonymous
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/study-medical-marijuana-pain-control-might-be-placebo/vi-AA14QlTg |
Anonymous
She is not Russian. What a Russian would have been sentenced to is irrelevant. Russia is under no obligation to treat non citizens the same as their own citizens. |
Anonymous
So you admit she was a political prisoner because she is American. |
Anonymous
Yes! We must believe the Russians. |
Anonymous
The charge he carried a high sentence not because of the possession of drugs but they said she trafficked them into Russia. Technically she did bring drugs over from another country but obviously she had no intention of selling them but that’s really where they got her on charges. It wasn’t just simple possession. |
Anonymous
| The Russian administration of justice is notoriously principled. |
Anonymous
They got her because they got her. It would have just been something else. |
Anonymous
Seems pretty easy to understand. I remember there was a US citizen in Singapore sentenced to caning for shoplifting. |
Anonymous
| What is so bad about Bout people are against trading him? |
Anonymous
I think the issue is that but for being a U.S. citizen, Griner would have gotten a fine, like every single other Russian caught with the same amount/style of CBD. GMAFB, it was a BS charge. And this Whelan guy is a dirt bag. Everyone acting like we're leaving an active Martine POW over there or something is off their rocker. He's a POS thief who was thrown out of the marines. |
Anonymous
If he is a spy, he knows the US won’t deal to get him out. |
Anonymous
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I don't think this is at all about "bringing home American citizens". It is about fame and bravado. BG was not an innocent. Yes the sentence was unfair but the fact remains that she broke the laws. Yes she received the more harsh sentence because of her notoriety but the fact remains that she broke the rules. Plenty of other Americans are currently imprisoned in other countries, often for not even breaking the law, and there is no trade for them. No nationwide effort. No countless millions (I can only guess at the cost) spent on their rescue. Plenty of other Americans break the law and are told by State that they cannot get them out of prison. The only reason she was captured and the only reason she was traded is because she is famous and the gov't couldn't stand to lose face.
I'm frustrated by the expense and attention when there are millions of children in this country who are struggling to get by. We have a child welfare system that could use this level of money, attention and support. But no, we always pay attention to the shiniest thing. We can pat ourselves on the back that we 'take care of Americans'. Meanwhile if you or I are caught or scooped up on sham charges, they are really sorry but cannot help. It is good she is home but the disparity in both priorities when it comes to individuals and our priorities as a nation are really sickening. |
Anonymous
He has citizenship in 3 countries and none of them seem all that interested in getting him back. |