gitana1
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The reason someone like her would go to a country like that is because of a disparity in pay compared to NBA players. WNBA players often supplement their income playing in other nations.I'm in no way saying she should still be imprisoned. I do have so many parts of this situation I don't understand. If you are "lesbian, American, and Black," and it will put you in more danger to be in a particular country, then why in the world would you repeatedly go there to play basketball? She should be able to go anywhere in the world that she desires, but the reality of life is that she can't in certain places without facing more danger. I guess I'm getting too old and cautious. I'm pretty sure I'd stay far away from these kinds of countries. Hopefully, her situation will serve as great education for others. I'm sure she wants something good to come from her situation.
Be that as it may, she was probably fairly safe until the military buildup by Russia on the border with Ukraine. She should have immediately come home then. But familiarity causes complacency. Who knew she would become a pawn?
The fact is, it is prison where she faced the most risks, rather than living in Russia as a ball player there.
Regardless, we Americans don’t tend to leave people to their own devices, when they get into trouble due to risky behavior. People who overdose get Narcan. People who go off high into the wilderness get rescued. People who venture to close to a cliff or fast-moving water, we try to save them. People who get into trouble in other countries, even due to their own stupidity- we try to help them. Etc. It’s who we are as a people.