Jimmy Higgins
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Michael Cohen can break all sorts of laws... and he gets to go home for his prison sentence.You are correct, of course. And yes, it is too easy to forget about how many people are imprisoned and exploited for their labor in the US, disproportionately black men. I actually knew that and responded to Loren's comment out of emotion because I find his views so absolutely repugnant.That's factually untrue. Slavery of prisoners is legal (and used) in two states, and most states take advantage of the Constitutional exemption around slavery to justify severely "underpaying" (read: often less than a dollar an hour) their prisoners. No, that is nnot directly relevant to Metaphor's repugnant and incorrect claim, but I don't like to let it go unchallenged. Too few Americans are aware (or care) about the extent to which the possibility legal enslavement is still being wielded as a weapon against black men in this country.WTF Loren. WTactual Fuck. NO BODY has been a slave in this country (legally) for over 150 years.My observation is that in my state, white people cannot do enough to prove how not racist they are ....with regards to black people who immigrated from Africa and their children. You know: the ones who came here the 'right' way. Not the ones who descended from enslaved people.
Alternately, there's a difference in the two populations.
Hint: Immigrants tend to be above average. Slaves have no such benefit.
I can't even......
Not as repugnant and horrific as the prison system in some places, although attitudes such as the ones expressed by Loren are partly the reason we have such a corrupt prison system in the US. We badly need reforms up and down.
Some poor guy gets a drug conviction, and they are stuck in prison... possibly naked during wash days. But having those people serve time at home would be bad for the private prison industry... and they provide jobs for America.