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The 13th amendment allows for slavery as a punishment for crimes. It does not require that everyone in prison be a slave.
by gizmo686 2y ago
The 13th amendment allows for slavery as a punishment for crimes. It does not require that everyone in prison be a slave.
- wahnfrieden 2y agoOk?
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y agoAre you actually claiming that everyone in a US prison is a slave?
- BriggyDwiggs42 2y agoThe constitution allows that they be used for slave labor, and many are.
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y agoBut are they slaves by virtue of being in prison?
- ponow 2y agoDon't commit the crime if you can't handle it. It's a punishment.
- lesuorac 2y agoI think you mean, don't be poor. It's not like people in prison are actually all guilty of their convicted crime. You'll see this double-standard a lot for minor offenses as well. How many times has MKHB been caught excessively speeding (including 90? in a school zone) and still have a license.
- BriggyDwiggs42 2y agoWe forbid cruel and unusual punishment. If we lived by the morality you just articulated, we wouldn’t do so. I think slavery is cruel and unusual, I think that’s clear.
- BriggyDwiggs42 2y agoYou’re saying that only those forced to do labor would be slaves? Slaves aren’t made free by a lack of tasks. What’s your point?