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> Slavery wasn't a crime. Slavery was 100% enabled by the fact that escaping from slavery was a crime.

• eru 4y ago
  Yes, but keeping someone enslaved was not a crime by the laws of that time and place.
  • RC_ITR 4y ago
    Yes, but how would jury nullification come into play there? A jury can’t decide to make something a crime, they can only choose to not punish a crime.
    • eru 4y ago
      Yes. And whether or how jury nullification comes in depends on circumstances.