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> And that's when they aren't sources of revenue for private companies. *slaves
by guerrilla 3y ago
> And that's when they aren't sources of revenue for private companies.
*slaves
- ROTMetro 3y agoThe Thirteenth Amendment forbade slavery and involuntary servitude, “except as punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.” https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/09/prison-labor-in-america/406177/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/09/prison-...
- guerrilla 3y agoOkay? This is well-known. What is your point?
- Philpax 3y agoThey were supporting your claim for other readers by demonstrating the exception in the amendment, not trying to raise a new point.
- worik 3y ago> except as punishment So if making a profit is the purpose it is illegal?
- qingcharles 3y agoAnd on top of that there are literally dozens of other exceptions the courts have come up with over the years. I was forced into slavery by the government in the USA, due to exceptions that allow the government to force unconvicted persons into labor in certain circumstances. Here are a few of the other exceptions: https://onlabor.org/when-is-forced-labor-consistent-with-the-general-basic-system-of-free-labor-an-analysis-of-historical-judge-made-exceptions-to-the-thirteenth-amendment/ https://onlabor.org/when-is-forced-labor-consistent-with-the...
- guerrilla 3y agoI love how they'te lile unfree labor is consistent with free labor. They just literally don't care what the law is. Just goes to show it's all a bunch of playing pretend. Sorry about what happened to you. Terrible.