WNBA Star Brittney Grinner's 9-Year Russian Prison Sentence Has Social Media up in Arms
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9.5 years?! 9.5 years 💔 BG, we love you. Dk what else to say. We love you. FREE BRITTNEY GRINER.
— Arielle (Ari) Chambers (@ariivory) August 4, 2022
One person wrote: "Her first offense. Admitted guilt. In the US she would get a slap on the wrist. There, she is losing maybe 10-15% of her life."
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BREAKING: Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years by Russian court.
— T.J. Quinn (@TJQuinnESPN) August 4, 2022
Daunting but expected sentence. Effectively closes 1st chapter in her detainment and moves her fate to the diplomatic world. Real length of detention will be however long it takes to reach deal between US & Russia.
Another person wrote: "Really disturbing how Russia is keeping Brittney Griner in a cage for some damn cannabis oil. Just abominable. Embarrassing, infuriating, and f—ing evil. She should be home."
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Hey Putin – give us back Brittney Griner and we'll give you back Trump.
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) July 27, 2022
One social media user replied: "And we'll throw in Steve Bannon and Gym Jordan for good luck. Will be willing to include Ted Cruz if that's what it takes."
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Brittney Griner gonna need this guy to get her out of Russia pic.twitter.com/Tvj1RbZoGq
— Trey the lifelong HAAS fan (@Juggalo_trey5) August 4, 2022
One person said: "People saying Brittney Griner deserves the 10-year sentence Russia is tryna give her are weird asf. Just cause it's the law there doesn't mean it's just or fair."
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SHE IS A HUMAN. She is a Black queer woman. She is a loved one—a wife, sister, mother, friend, teammate. She matters. She is Brittney Griner. And we love her.
— Arielle (Ari) Chambers (@ariivory) August 4, 2022
One person argued: "She broke the law, period. Why did she have to bring drugs while visiting another country? She should have respected their rules. Furthermore what does race or being queer or an athlete have to do with it? Get a free out of jail card?"
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It’s interesting seeing Americans refuse to be sympathetic to Brittney Griner on the grounds that she “should’ve known better” when most Americans have little to no idea how their criminal system works or punishes n often end up SHOCKED by the legal consequences of their actions
— Olayemi Olurin (@msolurin) August 4, 2022
One person replied: "The 'should have known better' crowd is also shocked that storming the capitol had consequences and believe Ashli Babbitt did nothing wrong."
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This whole case has been absurd. Free Brittney Griner, for real https://t.co/lnJfezLpQR
— Ivie Ani (@ivieani) August 4, 2022
And one person wrote: "Brittney Griner getting 9 years in prison is the perfect reminder to all Americans why it's important to not take for granted what we have in this country. I'm pretty sure her opinion of our anthem and flag has changed."
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