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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 States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”


America literally has an exception for slavery.


People who commit crimes are not entitled to the same rights as everybody else nor ought they to be


Pro-slavery take. Don’t see those around here so often.

I’m anti-slavery, myself. Even when the government decides the person did something wrong, not really in favor of it. Sometimes the government gets a bit fast and loose on what a crime is and who has committed them.


So if you want free labor, you just create harsh penalties for minor crimes.




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