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CNN: Brittney Griner to get sentenced here shortly. looks like she'll get 9.5 years -- nm

Posted by Remlik (aka Remlik) Aug 4 '22, 07:02

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I'll admit I have mixed feelings about all of this. Obviously she's getting way too harsh of a sentence but she still broke their laws by - Krusty Aug 4, 07:18 16
- That assumes she really did it and wasn't set up. - Dark Callisto Aug 4, 08:19 2
  - I'm pretty sure she admitted to having it but states it was accidentally packed. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 4, 08:28
  - She has an Rx for it and never, afaik, claimed it wasn't hers. - TWuG Aug 4, 08:28
- This. -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 07:53
- It reminds me of that kid who got caned for vandalism in Singapore. -- nm - Dano Aug 4, 07:31
- Can drug problems be solved with harsh penalties? Imagine 10 years for posession in the US. Might make a few rethink -- nm - budice Aug 4, 07:19 10
  - Yes, "imagine" -- nm - Roger More Aug 4, 08:33
  - Generally speaking, prison solves very few behavior issues either as a threat to prevent or as a punishment. - TWuG Aug 4, 08:12
  - No, but also, that is irrelevant in terms of what other countries choose to do. -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 07:24 1
    - and, the US has some pretty harsh possession laws on the books too. (not 10 years, but 2 or 3 for simple possession if you have priors.) -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 07:25
  - No. Next question? -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 07:23
  - They can not. We tried that and it didn't do a damn thing. We can't legislate our way out of the drug problem. -- nm - Krusty Aug 4, 07:23 4
    - well, *criminally* legislate. -- nm - Reagen Aug 4, 07:42 3
      - Correct. Harsh penalties don't stop crimes or fix societal ills like drug abuse. The death penalty doesn't prevent murders and 10 years - Krusty Aug 4, 07:48 2
        
        Portugal decriminalized most things and saw big reductions - Reagen Aug 4, 08:01 1
        
        I knew what you meant. That's why I mentioned how criminal penalties haven't done a damn thing to change things for the better. - Krusty Aug 4, 08:05
That's complete and total garbage. - sycor Aug 4, 07:13
I don't follow pro ball closely, but I do remember her in college. We played against her Baylor team in the championship and just had no answer. - Barons Barons Barons Aug 4, 07:07
how horrendous. -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 07:05

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