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CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 5 days agoSlavery was not a crime, until it was. The death penalty was condemned widely by civilized nations, Amnesty International, a breach of human rights under international law. Your definition of crime is blind.
holy_scroller@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
Yes exactly. Slave owning from 300,000 years ago, until just recently was not a crime and therefore they were not criminals. They do not retroactively become criminals when it gets made into a crime. I think a book on might help you out here.