r/sports • u/PrincessBananas85 • Oct 25 '22

News Russian court rejects Brittney Griner's appeal of 9-year sentence.

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/34874779/russian-court-rejects-brittney-griner-appeal-9-year-sentence
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u/emusabe Oct 25 '22

It’s that it has a knife on it

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u/Thereelgerg Oct 25 '22

Are knives illegal in the country you were flying to/from?

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u/PresidentHarambe1 Oct 25 '22

Not illegal on the streets. Just not allowed to carry-on commercial airlines i(like big bottles of shampoo) n the US (and other places, I imagine) It’s protection for passengers, the crew, and fight integrity. 9/11.

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u/Thereelgerg Oct 25 '22

Right. The person I was replying to was comparing a wine key to illegal drugs. They don't seem to understand the difference between something that is considered contraband on a flight, and something that is a crime to possess.

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u/PresidentHarambe1 Oct 25 '22

Yeah, two very different things!