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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
Me too. And I give her the benefit of the doubt about her packing her bag in a rush.
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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC
The punishment was harsh but than again when one travels into a country such as Russia one should be very careful what you pack.
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Quite frankly, there are likely many persons throughout the world incarcerated because they chose to defy a law in a country they are/were visiting. I have a hard time sympathizing with any of them. There should be no expectation that our government should bail them out. Trading prisoners is participating in blackmail and will ultimately encourage more of the same. It takes a civil infraction and turns it into a government issue. How many of our tax dollars were used on this deal? Probably paying for her trip home. Perhaps the government should bill her for their costs like a private lawyer would.