Comments by "SmallSpoonBrigade" (@SmallSpoonBrigade) on "'A death sentence': American teacher sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony" video.

Yep, Russia does have a history of hostage taking, so to give them the justification by breaking their laws is just ridiculous. Anybody who legitimately needs to travel to a country like that needs to be very aware of what the rules are and the resulting consequences of breaking them.
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Yes, and it's just 14 years. In some countries, this would either be life or the death penalty. Whether or not that's an appropriate penalty, that is what the penalty is.
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Because Russia. If we're going to be upset with them over their laws, there's far better things to be upset with.
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@TheDrAstrov If you're going to astroturf, please do so in the language you're responding to. If you're not astroturfing, please do it in the language you're responding to.
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@jimmason8502 Pot is a good choice for that kind of problem, more so than the other options. Just not if you're living in or traveling to/through countries where it's illegal.
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Yes, and this isn't a particularly obscure law, either. This is something that you should be researching if you're going to be taking such substances across borders. Even in the US, there are some substantial penalties for drugs.
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@TheDrAstrov And I’m sure that "Ukraine is part of Russia" and that "Putin is freeing them from Nazis." Face it, all bets are off when Putin needs a distraction. The US is far from perfect, but it's an outright lie to say that the country doesn't engage in hostage taking.
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