sue_me_please to TechTakesEnglish · 2 years ago"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.comexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down11
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-link"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.comsue_me_please to TechTakesEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square25linkfedilink
minus-squarefroztbytelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 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
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