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[–] breadsmasher 29 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Slavery as punishment is enshrined in that oH sO pErFeCt InFaLlAbLe constitution

the us never stopped being a slave nation

[–] TrickDacy 18 points 8 months ago

And it needed a lot of fuckin amendments to make it as "perfect" as it is now

How these 2A assholes get off treating the constitution like edicts from god is beyond me.

[–] disguy_ovahea 19 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It’s most commonly leveraged by food companies that exploit prisoners to increase their profits.

https://apnews.com/article/prison-to-plate-inmate-labor-investigation-c6f0eb4747963283316e494eadf08c4e

[–] Dabundis 18 points 8 months ago
[–] Hawke 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ugh. The text layout on that van too.

[–] Everythingispenguins 1 points 8 months ago

Hey they got the inmates to do it, you get what you don't pay for.

[–] Sludgeyy 10 points 8 months ago

"Saving tax dollars"

The sheriffs and everyone involved in this program are probably not worth the work of involuntary workers

Spending a dollar to make workers do 50 cents of work

[–] Eheran 8 points 8 months ago

'dey took 'or yerbs!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

This shit enrages me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

You think I am bullshitting, then read the 13th Amendment
Involuntary servitude and slavery it prohibits
That's why they giving drug offenders time in double digits

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Just make all the things a crime. Wait, that already happened, nvm.