Trump secures the release of 3 theives from Chinese custody

[Dill]

(11-15-2017, 08:06 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Apparently they are suspended "indefinitely".
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaabk/3-ucla-basketball-players-apologize-for-shoplifting-in-china/ar-BBF0rZO?OCID=ansmsnnews11

I don't have too much sympathy for them because they are F'ing stupid for not only breaking the law, but breaking the law in a foreign country. That said, 10 years in a Chinese prison is still a severe punishment when in the US it would be a max punishment of 1 year in prison, and would most likely have been a $500 fine and some community service.

We have the 8th Amendment here, but other countries do not, and some people apparently don't think about that before they do stupid illegal things overseas.

Wouldn't mind if they had to spend their entire suspensions doing community service or something so they don't get completely off the hook with just a suspension.

I would have been fine if he let them spend a few months in prison there, then got them out.

Great lesson.

Now this looks like they are learning about celebrity privilege.