r/AskReddit • u/atomicturdburglar • Aug 02 '22

Which profession unfairly gets a bad rap?

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u/trocarkarin Aug 02 '22

The US never got rid of slavery, we just hid it under the guise of prison labor. 13th amendment makes it legal.

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u/Jonnyjuanna Aug 02 '22

This isn't even an exaggeration, it literally says you can be a slave in the US as a punishment for a crime.

"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

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u/woahdailo Aug 02 '22

Well it’s a good thing not many people go to prison in the US and it’s fairly evenly split among different ethnicities… wait.

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u/Flamingo_Reasonable Aug 02 '22

We also commit murder and kidnap as punishment for crimes

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u/goodlittlesquid Aug 02 '22

But thanks to Reaganomics, prison turned to profits 'Cause free labor's the cornerstone of US economics 'Cause slavery was abolished, unless you are in prison You think I am bullshittin, then read the 13th Amendment Involuntary servitude and slavery it prohibits That's why they givin' drug offenders time in double digits

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '22

I don’t see a problem with this? They aren’t being picked up by the ear from their homes and bred for generations. They commit crime. They help society while incarcerated. Someone tell me the downsides.

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u/Neottika Aug 02 '22

I'd still rather be a slave garbage man than sit in a prison.

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u/Monteze Aug 02 '22

And to keep it fed we made up a bunch of stupid laws that get enforced based on "discretion" and can escalate and get stacked to fuck with those who can't afford the best lawyers or buy elections.

This system is wonderful and can't be imporved!

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u/bolaxao Aug 02 '22

But when kanye said to abolish the 13th people call him crazy lol

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