Modern Day Slavery, its back.

[Jimaz]

Then there was this, which ties the private prison problem into the title of this thread:

Total duration 85 minutes:

Setting aside the recent dramatic increase in the exploitation of prison labor due to artificially exaggerated drug enforcement, this type of scheme has a precedent in "post-slavery" America. Here's the sordid prison-profit history we're threatened to relive: *A Must See* :Slavery by Another Name [[PBS Documentary 2012)

The prison labor angle begins 13 minutes into the video.

Synopsis:The South's economy couldn't recover after the Civil War because they had become completely dependent on slave labor. So instead, they criminalized every imaginable petty offense as an excuse to imprison former slaves. The prisoners were then leased to private companies as cheap labor. This scheme turned out to be very lucrative for the parasitic saboteurs in power.

After murders and public outrage, this practice of "peonage" was itself [[ironically) criminalized. The WWII effort led to further reforms beyond mere peonage.

Today we seem to be slipping backward on this justice front.

[Papasito]

As soon as drugs do not effect someone's ability to drive safely or operate machinery, where it will not cause harm to others, it should become legal. I can understand the prison overcrowding. We have more people in prison than any other country on the planet. People are treated guilty until proven innocent. People are held in the prison system for years for stupid, petty things while rapists and murderers get a laughable punishment.
But does marijuana, pvp, extacy, lean, meth and other drugs effect your coordination and influence your ability to function normally? hell yeah it does. so if you want to make it legal, that's fine and dandy, but if someone is pulled over or kills someone while under the influence, they should be locked up for endangering themselves and others.
And what about the health factors?

Before and after marijuana

Before and after meth

Before and after exctacy

What about babies?
And birth defects?


C'mon, libs are the one that say it takes a village. What kind of village do you want? The Walking Dead village?

[Jimaz]

Then there was this, which ties the private prison problem into the title of this thread:Synopsis:The South's economy couldn't recover after the Civil War because they had become completely dependent on slave labor. So instead, they criminalized every imaginable petty offense as an excuse to imprison former slaves. The prisoners were then leased to private companies as cheap labor. This scheme turned out to be very lucrative for the parasitic saboteurs in power.

After murders and public outrage, this practice of "peonage" was itself [[ironically) criminalized. The WWII effort led to further reforms beyond mere peonage.

Today we seem to be slipping backward on this justice front.

These YouTube videos go bellyup way too often. See this video instead at the official website: SlaveryByAnotherName.com.