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"The concern with slavery is the innocence of victim. When that’s removed, it’s no longer controversial. At least it shouldn’t be." (news.ycombinator.com)
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[–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

This guy is complaining about this while living in LA?

Isn't prison slavery already legal in the USA??

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    Isn’t prison slavery already legal in the USA??

    it is that (the thirteenth amendment carves out an exception specifically for prison labour), and it's literally the operational model for a significant fraction of US prisons aiui

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