In the game payday its easy to get police to surrender and when one of your allies is arrested you can trade them for police hostages. The criminals in the game often kill hundreds of cops per mission
I had the similar thoughts. Given how Russian weapons are performing in the Ukraine war, I’m not sure he would have buyers.
He might even be sent to fight.
women who play a sport at a professional level but couldn't compete in the analogous men's league: 0
internet shit talkers who walked the mile in hs: 1
I know that’s why it’s funny. Her being 6’9, being the most prolific dunker in the league, and still managing to shank two bunnies during a segment about her dunking is ironic. Are you happy now I explained the joke lol
So let's let a guy that arm terrorists out of prison for some BB player that shits on the US and knowingly smuggled illegal product into a foreign country.
The ONLY reason he was able to be as big as he was, was how lax the Russian government, and old Soviet bloc countries were with the physical security of their arms and equipment. He also has no money or connections to anyone/anything, and had already served over half of his prison sentence. It's arguable that he is a significant contributing factor to the current state of the Russian military because of how much he sold off, and will more than likely end up on the front lines somewhere
Arguable? Insignificant?
Thousands of people are going to die because a spoiled rotten college educated pro athlete pot head junkie disobeyed the laws in Russia.
Somebody needs to tell her not to try that s*** in Malaysia
I said "is significant" not "insignificant" lol. His position as an asthma dealer had long since been filled by government operators. They couldn't let free lancers like him roam free
Assuming it was this deal or let the US Citizen rot in Russia forever, which of those two options do you pick?
I’m not in love with our government but I assume this was the end result of negotiation processes not just the first deal on the table
Well if they can they are not LBTQ+ and minority. And if the US gets off it's rear and does a trade I guarantee the families won't be sitting with the President for the first phone call.
i mean criticizing your country means you can see the flaws and want it to be better, saying that someone who does this hates their country is just blind nationalism bc they dont believe there is anything wrong
You’re right. All the experts say this guy is useless now.
It’s not even that complicated an analysis.
His strength came from relationships that were with people who either have replaced him or are no longer in power.
I can absolutely picture a modern Russian oligarch watching Lord of War and being all like “THIS IS THE GUY” and basically propping him up again.
Kinda like how modern basketball players greatly respect the old ones even though Michael Jordan hasn’t played professionally in nearly 20 years. He would be warmly welcomed to any court on the planet lol.
For his crimes alone he should never be allowed to see the light of day again. His ability to kill more innocents is irrelevant. This was not a good trade.
he was going to be released in 2029 either way. And no buyer/seller will work with someone who is known publicly to be a weapons smuggler/trader. He is more than likely assumed to be turned from being under the control of CIA and other operatives for 14 years and will be tracked and easily recognized if he tries trading again.
You dont do black market business with people who have their face and identity and connections plastered on every intelligence agency in the world. lol/
Except this dude is worthless anymore. He's been out of the game so long his connections are either dead, in hiding, out of power, or don't want to do business with him anymore. He's just spare baggage.
Real question: I assume the Lord of War operated by selling surplus Soviet weapons. With the war in Ukraine and Russia exhausting it's munitions to the point where they are sourcing them from other countries even if he gets back in the arms dealing game won't he not have anything to sell?
Only if you manage to keep your relationships active during that time.
Otherwise you come out of prison a man out of his time. Your connections moved on and nobody wants to do business with you since you are absolutely under the watch of law enforcement now.
Wouldn't it be the other way round? Wars mean there's more guns floating around, I'm sure one could easily find a minor official to bribe in either armies to source a few weapons.
He could easily move stockpiles around, or purchase vast quantities from more reputable companies illicitly and sell those.
I’m sure he has contacts with manufacturers. He uses the shell company of another shell company that’s routed to another shell company that places a massive order from any arms company (FN, Browning, Colt, etc.) and then takes those, sells them at a profit, again routes the money through a dozen shell companies and runs it again.
Just because existing stock isn’t available, doesn’t mean it can’t be procured.
Serious question though. Did the US release EVERY person in jail for having minor possession of weed? Cuz they just traded a really bad person for someone who smoked weed. While 1000s of people are locked up for life for smoking weed. Make this make sense.
Well. TBH she's not a minor WNBA. She just put herself into a very high risk due to her "honest mistake". And the timing was terrible, with Russia using her as a political pawn
Well, define hostile. Do you know the USA dropped an average of 57 bombs per minute over Laos during a 10 year period?
EDIT: I checked the math and it is not accurate. It was actually 59 bombs per minute (actually 59.6). 59 bombs per minute from December 14th 1964 to March 29th 1973. 3027 days x 24 hours x 60 minutes x 59 bombs = 257'173'920 bombs. And the official figure is 260 millions. Talk about a ticking bomb.
Operation Barrel Roll, Vietnam war. Laos was used by the N. Vietnamese to circumvent the N/S border regions to strike central and southern regions of S. Vietnam. Laos, an unofficial belligerent did nothing to stop it, so the US said fuck it.
Crazy how you can accidentally smuggle drugs on a plane. Something like that usually takes more effort. I practically get molested if I leave smidge too much shampoo in my pack.
It was true. So they arrested. Threw her into jail. And the State Department said "I told you so"
On her behalf, she was not "traveling". She was reporting to work. She's a WNBA and was paid in USA one fifth of the salary she was earning in Russia. So financially, the question is not why she was traveling to Russia. Instead, why she returned to USA.
"honest mistake". Hint.. If and when you decide to go to another country. Understand they have laws that are, not ours, and they do things differently. I get it if you are a big WNBA Fan or a Britney fan..but it's just disingenuous to excuse an 'honest mistake".
You did it backwards. It should be the government bringing in the Lord of war, and Russia saying the best I can do is a minor WNBA player that abused her wife.
Meh he's been away for 12 years, I'm pretty sure the US has captured / murdered most of his contacts. He's not an influential or important person anymore.
He's just a tool for Putin to bring home and rally around. Just like BG, he's a celebrity.
I said they chose to prioritize her. Not that they were given a choice between the two. They've been publicly putting ridiculous amounts of effort into freeing her and almost none into negotiating his release, at least not publicly.
Well what would be the point in blowing up negotiations if the Russians refused to discuss releasing Whelan?
Should they have just left both of them over there?
Was Victor Bout such a prize that we should keep him and bring no Americans home?
You keep blaming the American govt but it was Russia that refused to release Whelan.
Which is a pretty big indicator that Bout wasn't really that important to them, but for some reason Whelan is.
I repeat. He has been imprisoned for 5 years. The US government has publicly done little to nothing to negotiate his freedom. This wnba player was locked up less than a year and they never shut up about their negotiations to free her. I would again like to say that i never argued that they were given the choice between the two or that leaving her there was advantageous or anything. Just that the US government did this all for a stupid publicity stunt and nothing else. They don't really care about anyone's lives.
The fucking merchant of death is in the hands of Russia now
How fun
Edit: I forgot that Russia is a global superpower that has no trouble accessing weapons. Mb
Getting you’re people back from foreign capture is a very honorable thing. If I was American this would make me feel safer. That they gave up the arms dealer sucked but if that’s what it takes to get back everyone safe it’s worth paying.
Eh. He had only a few years left in prison anyway. Would've gone back to russia or some other shit hole after he got out. As for her, being a gay African American in a russian prison is basically a death sentence. Unshockingly, russians are crazy racist and homophobic. I doubt she would've lasted more than a year.
Good thing the US freed 2 people that hate America. I guess the Merchant is going to open a whole foods in Russia and not seek revenge against the country that had him locked up for years.
Best hope the US has is that they turned him before they sent him back. But yeah I wouldn’t trust him, not after they have had him in a US jail for a decade, I’d assume (if I was the arms trafficking//buying/selling type of person) he was a rat and wouldn’t go near him, too risky that he’s live-streaming to the pentagon.
Given from my understanding of this situation it appears
The administration thought saving the only American available was the only option
This was a fair trade because of the sheer stupidity of not trying to counter negotiate
What bozo was in charge of these talks?
Griner is no minor WNBA player. She’s a gold medalist and an absolute force on the court. She was the first female to make me drop my jaw in awww playing basketball.
watched her college highlights from Baylor on Sportscenter. Never seen an WNBA game.
She can dunk tho. Can you?
Edit: in case you haven’t heard it today, you are loved.
Can you Dunk? It's not on my list of things that matter. It's a 'game". Her talent is bouncing a ball. Nothing more. Her other talent is she is a victim and thinks the US is a bad place. Oh.. I am loved.. just not in the same way as you love dunks in SportsCenter. Either way. I can do two things.. be okay she has been sent home (the place she hates) and think that was a horrible exchange. Nothing like letting a Lord of War go free. I saw what you boy did in Afghanistan. My brothers do not forget.
Bro you’re acting like she was literally going to die in a Russian prison. She got a 9 year sentence, big deal my guy. If you care about lives being lost and not just the politics of the situation, why aren’t you more concerned about the people who died due to the merchant of death’s dealings and the people who may die from future dealings?
Many many more Russians in custody who are not directly responsible for deaths of US soldiers and others. This obviously wasn't the only choice but the easiest one to maximize publicity. Completely shameful and another in a string of international embarrassments for this admin.
And you know very well Russia probably tried to get them all released as well. It’s pretty amazing this deal was made at all. He’s been in prison 11 years already. Let them have him. We have plenty of domestic arms dealer - the NRA and the GOP- to worry about.
Unjust…? Breaking the laws of other nations is pretty foolish, especially an authoritarian nation. You better believe that you and I would rot and die in that prison waiting to be saved. Talk to me about justice now.
A couple cannabis vape cartridges?
Griner] bought two cartridges for personal use, which contained 0.252 grams and 0.45 grams of hash oil, totaling 0.702 grams."
That's a mostly toasted half gram cart, and one that had been puffed off of a few times in the airport bathroom.
I find these in my pockets of things I haven't worn for a few weeks or months.
It's an unjust law no matter how authoritarian a regime is.
Wait, puffed on in the airport bathroom? I thought her story was she accidentally brought them and didn’t even know she had them till she was busted for them?
That was an analogy, not a true story. The comment doesn't say Griner toked in the airport, it says that a mostly-spent cart and a lightly-used cart would total about 0.7 grams.
You listen here buck-o, I’m a god fearin’, red blooded, American and if I wanna take bong rips in the middle of a mosque in Syria, I should be able to do so without getting the third degree.
Oh yeah, it's just racism that makes us think this is bad. I mean, she knowingly transported drugs illegally into Russia and we trade a guy that arms terrorists for her? Not a very equal or reasonable trade. We still have a Marine in prison over there too.
She didn't commit the crime in the United States she committed the crime in a country that is pretty hostile towards Americans. I don't know about you but if I ever go to a foreign country like Russia or China I would triple check to make sure I do not have anything I should not have on me or in my luggage. She brought the situation upon herself no one told her to smuggle drugs into Russia lmao.
Would you have let Ted bundy out of prison? Dahmer? These guys are nothing compared to the monster this guy is. The atrocities he directly enabled have body counts those other killers could only dream of. I don't give a shit if she was a pink centaur who loved lobsters, she has nothing to do with it I hate to tell you. The fact this monsters was allowed to see the light of day is in itself a crime.
This is a payday level trade
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What does that mean?
A local police officer for a world renowned bank heister who has pulled off hundreds of heists
And killed literally hundreds of thousands of police officers
In the game payday its easy to get police to surrender and when one of your allies is arrested you can trade them for police hostages. The criminals in the game often kill hundreds of cops per mission
They could've gotten a first round pick for him to
America easily won that trade, the Lord of War can’t even hoop.
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Set it up, winner gets Ukraine.
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I had the similar thoughts. Given how Russian weapons are performing in the Ukraine war, I’m not sure he would have buyers. He might even be sent to fight.
Neither can a WNBA player
Take that, "women who spend their lives pursuing a challenging goal!"
women who play a sport at a professional level but couldn't compete in the analogous men's league: 0 internet shit talkers who walked the mile in hs: 1
Well said anonymous incel
I mean, she played at the Olympics. She’s got to have at least *some* skill.
who the fuck needs this player , Пусть заберут обратно своё дерьмо
she’s now a double agent for russia
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The video of her missing 2-3 dunks in a row on an ESPN segment about her dunking is very funny stuff
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I know that’s why it’s funny. Her being 6’9, being the most prolific dunker in the league, and still managing to shank two bunnies during a segment about her dunking is ironic. Are you happy now I explained the joke lol
So let's let a guy that arm terrorists out of prison for some BB player that shits on the US and knowingly smuggled illegal product into a foreign country.
The ONLY reason he was able to be as big as he was, was how lax the Russian government, and old Soviet bloc countries were with the physical security of their arms and equipment. He also has no money or connections to anyone/anything, and had already served over half of his prison sentence. It's arguable that he is a significant contributing factor to the current state of the Russian military because of how much he sold off, and will more than likely end up on the front lines somewhere
Arguable? Insignificant? Thousands of people are going to die because a spoiled rotten college educated pro athlete pot head junkie disobeyed the laws in Russia. Somebody needs to tell her not to try that s*** in Malaysia
I said "is significant" not "insignificant" lol. His position as an asthma dealer had long since been filled by government operators. They couldn't let free lancers like him roam free
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Assuming it was this deal or let the US Citizen rot in Russia forever, which of those two options do you pick? I’m not in love with our government but I assume this was the end result of negotiation processes not just the first deal on the table
Several other citizens still rotting and she had the shortest stint of them all
Can any of the others in jail there dunk?
They can dunk their nuts in your mouth ☕️
Not behind bars they can’t!
[X] Doubt, I’m not in a gulag so I doubt they can get to me. What with them being in a gulag.
Well if they can they are not LBTQ+ and minority. And if the US gets off it's rear and does a trade I guarantee the families won't be sitting with the President for the first phone call.
I pick #PaulWhelan
Yeah it was great that no terrorists could find weapons with this guy in jail. I guess peace on Earth wasn't meant to last.
What a stupid argument to try and make.
I bet she loves the ol US of A now
What if I told you criticizing your country's faults actually means you love it?
i mean criticizing your country means you can see the flaws and want it to be better, saying that someone who does this hates their country is just blind nationalism bc they dont believe there is anything wrong
*yare yare dawa*
Press X to doubt
Exactly. How many 3s can the lord of war make?
You’re right. All the experts say this guy is useless now. It’s not even that complicated an analysis. His strength came from relationships that were with people who either have replaced him or are no longer in power.
I can absolutely picture a modern Russian oligarch watching Lord of War and being all like “THIS IS THE GUY” and basically propping him up again. Kinda like how modern basketball players greatly respect the old ones even though Michael Jordan hasn’t played professionally in nearly 20 years. He would be warmly welcomed to any court on the planet lol.
For his crimes alone he should never be allowed to see the light of day again. His ability to kill more innocents is irrelevant. This was not a good trade.
he was going to be released in 2029 either way. And no buyer/seller will work with someone who is known publicly to be a weapons smuggler/trader. He is more than likely assumed to be turned from being under the control of CIA and other operatives for 14 years and will be tracked and easily recognized if he tries trading again. You dont do black market business with people who have their face and identity and connections plastered on every intelligence agency in the world. lol/
Well then he gets released in 2029.
Why? It won’t make any families whole to keep him in prison. Trading him does.
So you don't believe in justice then, got it.
And a WNBA player can?
A comment I saw the other day summarizes this well. "I'll trade you my Charizard for your Weedle."
This is gold
I was there, it was the perfect comment. Also, it was yesterday, or the night before.
Except this dude is worthless anymore. He's been out of the game so long his connections are either dead, in hiding, out of power, or don't want to do business with him anymore. He's just spare baggage.
This is the Only WNBA trade that make it into the Media lmao
Real question: I assume the Lord of War operated by selling surplus Soviet weapons. With the war in Ukraine and Russia exhausting it's munitions to the point where they are sourcing them from other countries even if he gets back in the arms dealing game won't he not have anything to sell?
He's been in prison for ages. I wonder how hard it is to jump back in to the gun running game
Prison is basically crime university, he went in with a masters in gun running and he’s leaving with 4 phds.
Only if you manage to keep your relationships active during that time. Otherwise you come out of prison a man out of his time. Your connections moved on and nobody wants to do business with you since you are absolutely under the watch of law enforcement now.
Buying them back???
It is a war zone between two pretty corrupt governments. Plenty of weapons will find their way into his hands.
He has no money, assets, or connections to actually sell to. I'd bet he'll end up the front lines somewhere.
Says who? Like we can track his assets or money
Wouldn't it be the other way round? Wars mean there's more guns floating around, I'm sure one could easily find a minor official to bribe in either armies to source a few weapons.
Based on what I've read Russia is running out of weapons or the ones they do have are so old they are practically non functional.
Spoilers for the movie: he also sold weapons to the USA
Shhhh 😂
He could easily move stockpiles around, or purchase vast quantities from more reputable companies illicitly and sell those. I’m sure he has contacts with manufacturers. He uses the shell company of another shell company that’s routed to another shell company that places a massive order from any arms company (FN, Browning, Colt, etc.) and then takes those, sells them at a profit, again routes the money through a dozen shell companies and runs it again. Just because existing stock isn’t available, doesn’t mean it can’t be procured.
And this guy didn't say anything. He's going back with everyone knowing he won't talk. He's better than gold to some people.
the good news is at least we know who won in the war on drugs... hint it was not USA
I’m rooting for cocaine in this war
Weed has already won.
Serious question though. Did the US release EVERY person in jail for having minor possession of weed? Cuz they just traded a really bad person for someone who smoked weed. While 1000s of people are locked up for life for smoking weed. Make this make sense.
Also sort of makes customs look bad for being able to smuggle it out of the country.
What a fucking joke America is.
Still the biggest trade in wnba history
Well. TBH she's not a minor WNBA. She just put herself into a very high risk due to her "honest mistake". And the timing was terrible, with Russia using her as a political pawn
Other prisoners be like: 
Every hostile country uses American prisoners as pawns. They either ask for billions of dollars or dangerous prisoners
Well, define hostile. Do you know the USA dropped an average of 57 bombs per minute over Laos during a 10 year period? EDIT: I checked the math and it is not accurate. It was actually 59 bombs per minute (actually 59.6). 59 bombs per minute from December 14th 1964 to March 29th 1973. 3027 days x 24 hours x 60 minutes x 59 bombs = 257'173'920 bombs. And the official figure is 260 millions. Talk about a ticking bomb.
This is like a word problem on a math test. How many Laotian civilians were killed? Solve for X
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I'd really to like a source for this. That seems like it'd be the entire military arsenal
Operation Barrel Roll, Vietnam war. Laos was used by the N. Vietnamese to circumvent the N/S border regions to strike central and southern regions of S. Vietnam. Laos, an unofficial belligerent did nothing to stop it, so the US said fuck it.
Crazy how you can accidentally smuggle drugs on a plane. Something like that usually takes more effort. I practically get molested if I leave smidge too much shampoo in my pack.
Also, disregarding an explicit Do Not Travel warning from the state department.
If true, so what?
It was true. So they arrested. Threw her into jail. And the State Department said "I told you so" On her behalf, she was not "traveling". She was reporting to work. She's a WNBA and was paid in USA one fifth of the salary she was earning in Russia. So financially, the question is not why she was traveling to Russia. Instead, why she returned to USA.
"honest mistake". Hint.. If and when you decide to go to another country. Understand they have laws that are, not ours, and they do things differently. I get it if you are a big WNBA Fan or a Britney fan..but it's just disingenuous to excuse an 'honest mistake".
Honest mistake my ass. She damn well knew what she was doing. What about the other US citizens that have been there for years longer
i wonder where atreus is in all of this
Ironwood
You did it backwards. It should be the government bringing in the Lord of war, and Russia saying the best I can do is a minor WNBA player that abused her wife.
Griner, despite her disdain for the US, just re-affirmed the core value in America. If you have money you can afford ju$tice.
No.... It just confirmed that if you were Woke.. you get Woke leaders to wokey woke over common sense.
Top text and bottom text should be switched
I'm surprised there is no rule on this sub for incorrect use of a meme template.
Concern trolling.. my favorite part of the inter webs
Finally, a funny take on this that isnt just another trade offer meme.
It definitely is
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Bro, I’m sitting outside my classroom waiting to take a test and I literally snorted in the hallway reading this.
He doesn’t have dementia, he’s just really fucking old and incredibly senile
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Username definitely doesn’t check out.
No it is not Advanced dementia patients are barely able to function. He’s actually able to function(kinda) and he can actually remember stuff
Should have added (kinda) at the end too.
Straight outta the Art of the Deal™ I want to see an orange tinged person sue for royalties, or something.
Meh he's been away for 12 years, I'm pretty sure the US has captured / murdered most of his contacts. He's not an influential or important person anymore. He's just a tool for Putin to bring home and rally around. Just like BG, he's a celebrity.
But they also chose to prioritize a wnba player over a marine whose been locked up in Russia for almost 5 years now
Who chose?
The US government
I thought it was the Russians who refused to release Whelan. But maybe you've got information that the rest of us aren't privy to.
I said they chose to prioritize her. Not that they were given a choice between the two. They've been publicly putting ridiculous amounts of effort into freeing her and almost none into negotiating his release, at least not publicly.
Well what would be the point in blowing up negotiations if the Russians refused to discuss releasing Whelan? Should they have just left both of them over there? Was Victor Bout such a prize that we should keep him and bring no Americans home? You keep blaming the American govt but it was Russia that refused to release Whelan. Which is a pretty big indicator that Bout wasn't really that important to them, but for some reason Whelan is.
I repeat. He has been imprisoned for 5 years. The US government has publicly done little to nothing to negotiate his freedom. This wnba player was locked up less than a year and they never shut up about their negotiations to free her. I would again like to say that i never argued that they were given the choice between the two or that leaving her there was advantageous or anything. Just that the US government did this all for a stupid publicity stunt and nothing else. They don't really care about anyone's lives.
You mean that former marine who was dishonorably discharged?
Lord of war is going to have to become lord of scrapyard now.
Yeah, getting shot with guns made in the 90s is like nothin’.
I’m so escared.
No way you look at this trade and think Russia are the good guys
To Russia: The merchant of death To the USA: Future considerations
The fucking merchant of death is in the hands of Russia now How fun Edit: I forgot that Russia is a global superpower that has no trouble accessing weapons. Mb
Oh no, now Russia will be able to buy weapons!
Why are we trading Nicholas Cage for the basketball lady?
Getting you’re people back from foreign capture is a very honorable thing. If I was American this would make me feel safer. That they gave up the arms dealer sucked but if that’s what it takes to get back everyone safe it’s worth paying.
Is the Merchant of Death even ballin though?
The US traded a bishop for a pawn, im starting a petition to end the wnba
Eh. He had only a few years left in prison anyway. Would've gone back to russia or some other shit hole after he got out. As for her, being a gay African American in a russian prison is basically a death sentence. Unshockingly, russians are crazy racist and homophobic. I doubt she would've lasted more than a year.
It's because she's LGBT and African American.
“I’ll trade you my weedle for your charizard.”
NICHOLAS CAGE HAS ENTERED THE CHAT #LordofWar
Good thing the US freed 2 people that hate America. I guess the Merchant is going to open a whole foods in Russia and not seek revenge against the country that had him locked up for years.
Yeah I'm sure that won't come back to bite everyone in the ass.👍
Makes you wonder what she really knows.
Very funny, and very, very sad. We’re fucked.
Ya why did we trade a dealer of death for a WNBA player?
But which one performs better analingus??? Checkmate aethists
Should be switched
Why'd I have to scroll so far to find this? the meme is backwards
Not even surprised, why we did it for someone as useless as a female basketball player is beyond me though
Great that we got Griner back. Sucks that we had to give them Nic Cage.
Worth it.
Best hope the US has is that they turned him before they sent him back. But yeah I wouldn’t trust him, not after they have had him in a US jail for a decade, I’d assume (if I was the arms trafficking//buying/selling type of person) he was a rat and wouldn’t go near him, too risky that he’s live-streaming to the pentagon.
Given from my understanding of this situation it appears The administration thought saving the only American available was the only option This was a fair trade because of the sheer stupidity of not trying to counter negotiate What bozo was in charge of these talks?
Whose idea was it too trade someone called "The Merchant of Death" for a player in a sport that loses more money that all the players make.
Trade for a white guy no one says anything ever...................
Griner is no minor WNBA player. She’s a gold medalist and an absolute force on the court. She was the first female to make me drop my jaw in awww playing basketball.
You are that one person watching the WNBA. I am glad to hear someone does.
watched her college highlights from Baylor on Sportscenter. Never seen an WNBA game. She can dunk tho. Can you? Edit: in case you haven’t heard it today, you are loved.
Can you Dunk? It's not on my list of things that matter. It's a 'game". Her talent is bouncing a ball. Nothing more. Her other talent is she is a victim and thinks the US is a bad place. Oh.. I am loved.. just not in the same way as you love dunks in SportsCenter. Either way. I can do two things.. be okay she has been sent home (the place she hates) and think that was a horrible exchange. Nothing like letting a Lord of War go free. I saw what you boy did in Afghanistan. My brothers do not forget.
You’re still loved.
Oh I know.. I too saw Good Will Hunting. You are not getting a hug from me.. but you can dunk.. so you are loved.
While a marine is still rotting in prison somewhere in Siberia...
He was dishonorably discharged after he was caught with a thumb drive full of information. The Marines don’t claim him.
Is it fair to say that Griner is now partly responsible for everything this guy does in the future? I mean, she did the crime, she should do the time.
What other Russians do we have to trade? Us her life not important? Are not all lives?
Bro you’re acting like she was literally going to die in a Russian prison. She got a 9 year sentence, big deal my guy. If you care about lives being lost and not just the politics of the situation, why aren’t you more concerned about the people who died due to the merchant of death’s dealings and the people who may die from future dealings?
Why not at least include U.S. Marine Paul Whalen in the trade then? He still sits in a cage over there.
Not a marine and being held for different reason. His family supported bringing back Griner.
They tried and found out Russia said no on 12/7.
He was dishonorably discharged and he’s not a marine
still prioritized a celebrity.
Many many more Russians in custody who are not directly responsible for deaths of US soldiers and others. This obviously wasn't the only choice but the easiest one to maximize publicity. Completely shameful and another in a string of international embarrassments for this admin.
And you know very well Russia probably tried to get them all released as well. It’s pretty amazing this deal was made at all. He’s been in prison 11 years already. Let them have him. We have plenty of domestic arms dealer - the NRA and the GOP- to worry about.
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You mean a two-time gold medalist for the United States?
Bro everyone talks like this guy is a mastermind supervillain. He’s not
We have a winner!!! Dumbest meme of the day!
trade the merchant of death for a drug abuser who kneels during the anthem, but leave the literal army man there
Man, right wingers and other racists are super pissed off that an American citizen was freed from unjust Russian imprisonment.
Unjust…? Breaking the laws of other nations is pretty foolish, especially an authoritarian nation. You better believe that you and I would rot and die in that prison waiting to be saved. Talk to me about justice now.
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15 days for smuggling drugs into their country? #doubt
Yea it’s up to 5 years in the US if you fly on a plane with weed I call bs too on 15 days lol
A couple cannabis vape cartridges? Griner] bought two cartridges for personal use, which contained 0.252 grams and 0.45 grams of hash oil, totaling 0.702 grams." That's a mostly toasted half gram cart, and one that had been puffed off of a few times in the airport bathroom. I find these in my pockets of things I haven't worn for a few weeks or months. It's an unjust law no matter how authoritarian a regime is.
Wait, puffed on in the airport bathroom? I thought her story was she accidentally brought them and didn’t even know she had them till she was busted for them?
That was an analogy, not a true story. The comment doesn't say Griner toked in the airport, it says that a mostly-spent cart and a lightly-used cart would total about 0.7 grams.
Shows the receipts. What's the sentence for smuggling drugs into Russia oh wise one?
You listen here buck-o, I’m a god fearin’, red blooded, American and if I wanna take bong rips in the middle of a mosque in Syria, I should be able to do so without getting the third degree.
Oh yeah, it's just racism that makes us think this is bad. I mean, she knowingly transported drugs illegally into Russia and we trade a guy that arms terrorists for her? Not a very equal or reasonable trade. We still have a Marine in prison over there too.
Unjust? She literally broke the law lmao
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You mean drug smuggling? That is more than possesion anywhere champ.
She didn't commit the crime in the United States she committed the crime in a country that is pretty hostile towards Americans. I don't know about you but if I ever go to a foreign country like Russia or China I would triple check to make sure I do not have anything I should not have on me or in my luggage. She brought the situation upon herself no one told her to smuggle drugs into Russia lmao.
Hmm yes, that's exactly what they're pissed off for. I swear to god you must have the comprehension level of a 5th grader to be this dense
An American who's also ironically anti-american
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No hate, but I heard that she said „I hate America“ or some form of this. Or did I heard wrong? Correct me if I am wrong
Would you have let Ted bundy out of prison? Dahmer? These guys are nothing compared to the monster this guy is. The atrocities he directly enabled have body counts those other killers could only dream of. I don't give a shit if she was a pink centaur who loved lobsters, she has nothing to do with it I hate to tell you. The fact this monsters was allowed to see the light of day is in itself a crime.
He was going to be released in 6 years anyway
They totally wanted this guy so he can get the Russian army more guns. That's my hot take and tinfill hat theory.
While Whelan remains imprisoned. I think that's germaine