# Why no critical discussion on Brittney Griner's drug bust? {She's been released as of 2022-12-08} **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [July 27, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-critical-discussion-on-brittney-griners-drug-bust-shes-been-released-as-of-2022-12-08/968668 "2022-07-27T20:50:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-critical-discussion-on-brittney-griners-drug-bust-shes-been-released-as-of-2022-12-08/968668/3 "2022-07-27T21:30:41Z")
We’ve had discussion on it - the most critical went into (in the mod’s probably justified opinion) Pit territory and the OP didn’t want to reopen there. > [@WNBA player Russian custody. Why should I care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wnba-player-russian-custody-why-should-i-care/967674): > > [Brittany Griner, a WNBA player,](https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/europe/brittney-griner-russia-pleads-guilty/index.html) is in Russian custody for a drug offense. Apparently she travelled to Russia with a small amount of cannabis oil in her luggage. She claims it was unintentional - the result of packing hurriedly. She has now pled guilty, and there is talk of a prisoner exchange between Russia and the US. I’ve seen several news articles quite sympathetic to Griner. Explain to me what I’m missing. She DID bring drugs into Russia, and got caught. Now US policy is supposed to b… Otherwise, it was discussed in the more general thread > [@What ought US policy be towards US citizens jailed abroad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ought-us-policy-be-towards-us-citizens-jailed-abroad/968008/1): > > For some time, I’ve been seeing [news articles about a WNBA player who is on trial in Russia for drug charges.](https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/us/brittney-griner-hearing-russia/index.html) This morning, I read another [article about 3 Americans detained in Venezuela.](https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/politics/americans-detained-venezuela/index.html). In the past, there have been many other such instances, ranging from people charged with spying, that kid who was caned for vandalism in Singapore, missionaries charged with illegal importing bibles… As a general matter, news coverage impresses me as generally sympathetic towards these people, and there is d… Hope that helps @spifflog --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-critical-discussion-on-brittney-griners-drug-bust-shes-been-released-as-of-2022-12-08/968668)._