Ah, the “except” in Amendment XIII.
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Revan343@lemmy.ca 6 months agoAlso, slavery wasn’t abolished
veloxization@yiffit.net 6 months ago
amanneedsamaid@sopuli.xyz 6 months ago
Until 1942*
Revan343@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Slavery is still legal in the US now, they just need to be convicted of a crime first. Easy enough to find crimes to put people away for, and you can even selectively enforce laws against the people/race you don’t like
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 6 months ago
Okay but that still makes Taylor Swift owning Kanye illegal because she is a private person.
superduperenigma@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’m sure she could put some of that $700M towards buying a private prison and then bribing the cops, the D.A., and the judge to get sentenced there.
KISSmyOS@lemmy.world 6 months ago
She could totally own him in Fortnite
Froyn@kbin.social 6 months ago
Horrible site, I know, but...
https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/mcdonalds-kfc-burger-king-wendys-convict-leasing-suit-in-alabama/702375Or is that different because they're publicly traded companies?
Vespair@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Good thing the force behind enforcing laws and charging people as criminals is famously good-natured and held to the highest of accountability standards to prevent any possible corruption!
Oh wait.
amanneedsamaid@sopuli.xyz 6 months ago
That is not slavery, convict leasing was (worse) slavery.
can@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
There you go saying prisoners are people again
TheFriar@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Disgusting thinking. Can you imagine
KISSmyOS@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Let’s quickly forget and go back to joking about prison rape.