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"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United Sta
by SV_BubbleTime 3y ago
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." 13A
A. I guess I'm confused you ever thought it was dead.
B. The license plate programs are optional, and as I understand it most work details are a desirable distraction from the all encompassing boredom of prison life.
So I'm not sure it's anything but typing just to type to call it slavery, knowing full damn well it is nothing like the history you're tying it to.
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- msm_ 3y agoA: Easy mistake to make. Let's take google results for "abolished slavery": > When did slavery end around the world? > After centuries of struggle, slavery was eventually declared illegal at the global level in 1948 under the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Mauritania was the last country to officially abolish slavery, with a presidential decree in 1981. This is also what I was taught at school. Most people in my European country probably know that "legal" slavery (for example debt bondage) still happens in third world countries, but I'm almost sure most don't realise slavery is legal in the US too.
- standardUser 3y ago"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime" Mince words all you want, the constitution doesn't and makes it very clear that there is an exception for slavery. Of course we could simply pay people for work, as is our custom, and end this depressing argument once and for all.
- brewdad 3y agoWell they are getting paid 13 cents an hour, so I guess they aren’t literally slaves. Or something.