(08-04-2022, 04:36 PM)NewJagsCity Wrote: While this is unfortunate, the fact remains that you can't blatantly enter a foreign country with a substance that is illegal in that country and not expect to be charged.  Thier country, thier rules. This was pure hubris on her part, and she's in full apology/repent mode now that she's facing 9 1/2 years.  Doubt she'll serve that long, but who knows?  She certainly picked the wrong country at the wrong time in history to think that she was above the law.

Couldn't agree more. I had some employees at work discussing the sentencing, and they were clearly sympathizing with her. I didn't want to hurt morale, so I didn't express my opinion much. You've got to be self-aware enough to not have wax on you while you're entering a country that we're basically at war with.. If the Ukraine ordeal hadn't transpired, would she have been fine? probably. But as for me sympathizing with any NBA or WNBA players.. yeah.. no. Basketball is about as unpatriotic as it gets. I didn't forget the entire China conundrum from a couple of years ago. Don't complain about how bad the States "suck" (which is a comical sentiment btw) and then cry for salvation when you get caught breaking another countries arbitrary laws. Sorry not sorry.

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