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What's crazy to me is how we have all these random unenforced laws on the books. One day things change and they start getting enforced again, now you're a crim
by fluorinerocket 2y ago
What's crazy to me is how we have all these random unenforced laws on the books.
One day things change and they start getting enforced again, now you're a criminal.
- acuozzo 2y ago> One day things change and they start getting enforced again, now you're a criminal. This combined with the 13th amendment making slavery legal for prisoners enables the US to grow or shrink its pool of available slave workers using primarily political forces. It additionally empowers politicians with effective judicial power they would otherwise not have. Consider, for instance, Giuliani's use of NYC's antiquated cabaret laws to "clean up" the city.