Just so we are clear, Why BG plead guilty

[tulipsandroses]

Keep in mind, that she is charged with
large-scale transportation of drugs

Experts have said any deal to release Griner would almost certainly require an admission of guilt by the American star, regardless of the facts. A source familiar with the strategy said that by pleading guilty, Griner gets that out of the way. And while it could complicate public reaction to her case, one source said the thought was to just get her home however possible and deal with the fallout when she returns.

Ryabkov noted that until Griner's trial is over, "there are no formal or procedural reasons to talk about any further steps.''
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/34205952/detained-wnba-star-brittney-griner-pleads-guilty-drug-charges-russia?platform=amp

[jimfields33]

1. Does pleading guilty hurry the trial along?

It’s said it would last two months. Plus if she gets time, does she get time served? It’d be pretty unfair to sit in jail six months without it counting towards the total.

[WarGamer]

3. Yes... now the WH can start negotiations for a prisoner swap.

Get her home!!

[DinahMoeHum]

2. Dave Zirin (Edge of Sports) concurs. . .

Link to tweet

Read the headline folks. I don't trust that she's guilty and I frankly don't care. She has to do this as prereq to a swap. Bring Brittney home.

[claudette]

5. Those tattoos

maybe won't gain her any sympathy for some people. Why is all that necessary? Just asking.

[Ptah]

6. Oh my!

[mercuryblues]

9. Because she likes them?

I got mine because I like it. I could give a rat's ass that some random person doesn't like it.

[claudette]

12. That makes sense

[DemocratSinceBirth]

19. Claudette, go to a gym where most of one's body is exposed.

It seems there are many more people that are inked than aren't.

[claudette]

27. That's probably true

But, I only mentioned it because of the excessive number of tattoos. I didn't mean to sound like I was attacking those who have a tattoo. I'm sorry.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

10. What the fuck is this shit right here.

[brush]

14. You're showing your age. It's a generational thing.

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There's noting negative about 'tats' to the younger generations nowadays.

[claudette]

15. You're right about that

I guess I remember them being identified with bikers! But, she is a very talented athlete
who doesn't fall into that category!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

18. It seems more people are inked than aren't.

[brush]

20. Yep. Here's a story sort of related.

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Don't know if you're a football fan but QB Aaron Rodgers just got one that it seems you need to be a seventh degree Mason to decipher.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

21. I like football, Aaron Rodgers not so much.

[brush]

23. He's from Cal, the Bay Area, so I thought being from that area...

he'd be sort of left-leaning, then I found out he was a trumper and I don't watch his games anymore.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

25. I believe he has a home in Thousand Oaks.

That's about twenty miles from where I live. An acquaintance of mine from L A Fitness saw him at a 7-11 with sunglasses on and asked to take a picture with him. He even asked him to take the sunglasses off so people would know it was him and he complied. So he must not be a totally bad guy.

[demtenjeep]

28. I have 2 a huge "tramp stamp" of roses (part of my name)

have an anchor on my inner arm-my love of the ocean



gonna get a music G Cleft entwined with the Bass Cleft and it will look like a heart

at 55 I think that will be my last one. Not sure if I will get it upper mid back or under my hair line yet but soon

[DemocratSinceBirth]

29. Your body. Your choice.

[demtenjeep]

26. would you say the same for a male NBA player?

things that make you go hum.......

[scarletlib]

4. In addition 99% of people are convicted in Russian courts whether guilty or not.

I read that if you have the temerity to plead not guilty it makes the judges angry. Then after they find you guilty anyway, they give you a longer sentence.

[Takket]

7. yeah, everyone on earth outside of russia knows it is bullshit

the guilty plea is meaningless. it just allows putin some red meat to throw at his base to say "look at the awful american i'm protecting you from". if he really needs a "win" that bad, let him have it, and hopefully it speeds her return.

[Ex Lurker]

8. I'm guessing she had been waved through before with small amounts for personal use

Because of the international situation, this time was different.

[rurallib]

13. I am guessing it was planted on her because of her celebrity

that they could use as a bargaining chip.

[Calista241]

24. It's interesting that they arrested her several weeks before the invasion of Ukraine.

like they knew they'd need a bargaining chip.

[rurallib]

30. As Malcolm Nance always says: Coincidence takes a lot of planning

[brush]

16. You're probably right, a small amount for personal use...

but the political situation had change since she entered Russia last off season. What with the Russian troop build-up going on for months and war imminent, just a week off, she was seen as a possible future bargaining chip, so she was detained.

Wrong place, wrong time.

[tulipsandroses]

22. We don't know the facts of the case, just what the Russian Propaganda Machine tells us. But if what

you are suggesting is true. She was able to get away with it before, then we have a problem on our side. How was BG able to get through US CUSTOMS with contraband multiple times before she got to Russia.?

Shit they’ve made me throw out perfume, face cream and food items. Pulled me off the line once to X-ray the cast on my broken arm. Must have fit the description of someone who would fake a broken arm to hide a bomb.

Where did they find the Vape Pens? Was it in checked luggage? You are not allowed to check vape pens. They can be on your person or in your carry on luggage. If they say it was in her checked luggage. That’s a lie. If it was in her carry on, someone or several people need to be fired in US CUSTOMS if she had been getting away with this.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

11. K&R. This is routine.

[keithbvadu2]

17. A minor infraction that might ordinarily be overlooked can suddenly take on momentous importance whe

A minor infraction that might ordinarily be overlooked can suddenly take on momentous importance when politics gets involved with a pissing contest.

[ripcord]

31. She is getting special treatment because she is a sports star

Paul Whelan's family is right to call out this administration over this, they sure haven't received any personal attention from the President. Trevor Reed says the first priority should be Whelan since he has been detained longer and was ignored in the last swap.

[FakeNoose]

32. I have no doubt there will be a swap of prisoners

We'll give up one or more Russian prisoners and then we'll be able to bring Brittney home.
This is all a diplomatic dance. The Russians know how to play the game and so do our guys.

There's a very good Tom Hanks/Mark Rylance/Steven Spielberg movie from a few years ago that demonstrates this entire process. Check out Bridge of Spies 2015.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3682448/