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by standardUser 1039 days ago
America literally has an exception for slavery.
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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.