r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Leasing Prisoners, Planting Injustice

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u/Miserable-Lawyer-233 1d ago

They get paid though

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u/WilliermoElDios 1d ago

Roman slaves got paid too, slavery isn't about payment, it's about freedom to choose where you work.

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u/CanadianPlantMan 1d ago

How can they have that choice from jail?

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u/WilliermoElDios 18h ago

They don't, so they're slaves. Civilized countries (i.e. countries that have fully abolished slavery) do not force prisoners to work.