Boosie Badazz is one of many celebrities upset about the nine-year prison sentence WNBA star Brittney Griner has been handed in a Russian drug case.
The sentencing was handed down on Thursday (August 4) and has since become one of the most talked about topics on social media. Shortly after hearing the news, Boosie shared an Instagram video of himself bemoaning the situation and he got very heated as he reflected on what many are deeming a harsh punishment.
“How the hell this girl get nine years for a weed pen?” he began. “And the USA ain’t doing nothing about it. You tell me that! If that was Taylor Swift, there’d be a peace treaty right now. They’d be drafting to go to war. For a weed pen! Nine years!
“What that show for Black women in the United States? And the Vice-President as a Black woman, you supposed to be on the frontline to get that Black woman out of jail! Nine damn years. Y’all fucked up in this world!”
Griner was found guilty of drug smuggling, a crime the judge said she committed deliberately, although the athlete called it a “honest mistake” due to packing in a hurry. Nevertheless, Griner was arrested with less than one gram of cannabis oil in her luggage at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport on February 17.
Judge Anna Sotnikova of the Khimki city court sentenced Griner to the nine years along with a one-million rubles (roughly $16,400) fine. The court said it took into account her partial admission of guilt, remorse for the deed, state of health and charitable activities.
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President Joe Biden promptly issued a statement and condemned the Russian court for its decision.
“Today, American citizen Brittney Griner received a prison sentence that is one more reminder of what the world already knew: Russia is wrongfully detaining Brittney,” Biden said. “It’s unacceptable, and I call on Russia to release her immediately so she can be with her wife, loved ones, friends, and teammates.”
Griner’s legal team plans to appeal. In a statement obtained by CNN, attorneys Maria Blagovolina and Alexander Boykov said the court ignored all the evidence they presented.
“We are very disappointed by the verdict,” they said. “As legal professionals, we believe that the court should be fair to everyone regardless of nationality. The court completely ignored all the evidence of the defense, and most importantly, the guilty plea.
“This contradicts the existing legal practice. Taking into account the amount of the substance (not to mention the defects of the expertise) and the plea, the verdict is absolutely unreasonable. We will certainly file an appeal.”
Lmfaoooo. “Racism!!!”. Not like Russia concitxs anyone else for possession of marijuana, right? Wrong. It’s freaking Russia man. Russia has always respected and liked having friendships with black basketball players. This has nothing to do with skin color. Everything to do with their strict laws, and terrible relationship with western nations at the moment. Boozie is a retard.
Well, yeah. Taylor swift isn’t an ugly transgender (yeah I said it. This basketball player HAS to be a dude)
I appreciate Boosie’s sharp tongue, but dude, steer clear of conversations you don’t quite understand….this isn’t a racial issue bro for real…there’s another marine over there also being held. He’s white….
Biden says Russia is wrongfully detaining her? So is he arguing she didn’t have possession of pot? Or they planted it? When she admitted it was hers? Kinda hypocritical considering marijuana is illegal federally Iin USA, and every nation chooses its own drug laws. So I’m pretty sure it’s not wrongful. Their laws are public knowledge. When you get a harsh sentence for a crime you committed, it’s not wrongful detention just because you disagree with the law.
Isn’t this the same Biden who in the 90s said we’d lock up everyone in possession of crack or coke the size of a nickel? All while his son was smoking the shit daily?
Funny when ppl who hate on America realize how much easier life here is than in other countries. Bet she wishes she could be in America right now.
Fuck this dyke bitch. She kneeled for the national anthem, so dont cry for America to help you now. Enjoy your 9 year vacation from the country you hate so much. If this dyke was straight, nobody would give a shit. She is just being used as a political pawn to push the LGBTQ agenda. Next time do your homework before you travel with drugs. We might not be perfect, but only now do you realize the freedom you have and how lucky you are to live in the USA.
Shut the hell up white boy! If you believe America is a free country and freedom of speech his a constitutional right, then she had the right to kneel whenever and wherever she wants. Go fuck yourself for your enthusiasm over her sentence. I definitely don’t support the LGBTQ agenda but this time her sexual orientation played against her considering how Russia treats the minorities. Matter of fact you better believe Russia locked her ass up because of that. Weed was probably just the icing on the cake. And she also may have be used as a pawn in this political war that’s going on between the States and Russia. I definitely don’t wish anyone to be sentenced in Russia, especially a black woman, let alone a black lesbian. Go eat a dick fucker and stay away from a keyboard if you want to write that kind of bullshit.
Cry more
Like your mom’s vagina
Wow. Amazing comeback. I figured thats the level of your intelligence after your weak comment claiming she’s only in jail because she’s gay and black lmao.
All of y’all smell like fart.
Lmao, people like you with their identity politics are so cringe worthy. “She’s black! And GAY!!!!”. Did you bother to look up the average sentencing for Russian citizens convicted of the same crime? The average sentence is 7+ years. So you’re just spewing BS.
Go cry to Putin loser hahahah
Sure there will be always be someone playing the nonsense race card.
Who cares about Assange right? He’s facing life for exposing government lies and telling the truth. Power to the people right?
Hiphop doesn’t care cause he’s white right? What that show for truth in the United States?
#freeboth
You got to at least make it comparable if your gonna play the race card. I can think of plenty of white people they would let rot in jail.
She smuggled drugs into another country plus there’s a white guy front the US locked up over there too so what race has to do with it..just accept the fact that she was wrong, it’s not always race
Biden pissed off Putin Taylor Swift would have got 9 years to I promise u. this not a black white thing it’s us verse Russia.blame Biden for pissing Putin off helping Ukraine
This isn’t the USA. Russia don’t play like that.Griner as been going to Russia for 7 years. You mean to tell me she didn’t know the laws? Plus I don’t think she will spend that time in prison. Politics is being played in the background. Something will happen at some point. The whole Ukraine Russia thing I think plays a part. But let’s be real she was guilty of breaking their laws. She don’t deserve special treatment.
If she was white, nobody would care.
I think they should execute her and stream it live for the whole world to see. Death by hanging or electric chair. Serves her right, fuckin junkie criminal piece of shit.
dont break the law in another country. if it was beyonce it’d be a peace treaty too. always gotta be about race am i right.
I ADMIRE THE FACT THAT MORE AND MORE BLACKS ARE STARTING TO BE MORE ACTIVE IN POLITICS BUT WE MUST ALSO EDUCATE OURSELVES ABOUT POLITICS AND ITS PROCESS ALSO. BOOSIE’S ANGER AND OUTRAGE IN THIS VIDEO IS SENDING THE WRONG AND FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW FORREIGN POLICY WORKS OR HAS WORKED. THERE ARE MANY OTHER WHITES WHO ARE FALSELY INCARCERATED IN THE RUSSIA, AND WE HAVEN’T SHOT A BULLET AT RUSSIA TO GET THEM OUT. AMERICA IS DOING ALL THEY CAN TO HELP BRINEY GET OUT OF PRISON. ONE MUST UNDERSTANDRUSSIA HAS ITS LAWS TO ABOUT BRINGING DRUGS INTO THEIR COUNTRY. JUST BECAUSE IT’S NOT ILLEGAL HERE IN AMERICA DOESN’T MEAN IT’S LEGAL IN OTHER COUNTRIES. IN OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE IT’S NOT LEGAL THEY WOULD OF ARRESTED HER ALSO. THAT’S WHY WHEN WE TRAVEL ABROAD, WE MUST KNOW AND ABIDE BY THEIR LAWS, OR WE CAN IN UP IN PRISON AND AMERICA CAN’T DO A DAMN THING TO GET YOU OUT. SO DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE YOU FALL VICTIM TO BOOSIES MISGUIDED ANGER…
Boosie a real ignorant one. It’s quite simple, don’t be messing around in someone’s backyard. They got THEIR OWN LAWS which they follow. NONE OF THAT AMERICAN SHIT flies in Russia and SHE KNEW THAT. It’s unfortunate, but she should’ve followed their laws. And yes, that 9 year sentencing is politically driven but again, that’s why you don’t break the law in other countries.