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Re:GitHub tries to quell employee anger over its ICE contract by dandanqu82 on Thursday October 31, 2019 @09:38PM (#21415577)
The 13th amendment abolished slavery for everyone except prisoners. The fact that migrants are being treated like prison labor is evidence that they are performing slave labor.
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Re:GitHub tries to quell employee anger over its ICE contract by bcheung on Thursday October 31, 2019 @10:04PM (#21415696)
Slavery is still allowed for jury duty as well. You are forced to work and if you don't go they can throw you in prison and/or fine you.
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Re:GitHub tries to quell employee anger over its ICE contract by admax88q on Thursday October 31, 2019 @10:42PM (#21415847)
Oh Hacker News, you never cease to disappoint.

"Prisoners are being forced to work for almost no pay, its modern day slavery."

"Yeah but think about jury duty, I'm the real slave labour in my middle class lifestyle, having to participate the function of my democracy."

I'm sure you think that taxation is theft as well.

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