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Re:Senate Unanimously Approves a Bill to Make Juneteenth a P... by mattigames on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @07:16PM (#27522857)
Then last time you didn't check very well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdvy14fdjj8

Besides that, slavery its not one a valid punishments in civilized nations.

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Re:Senate Unanimously Approves a Bill to Make Juneteenth a P... by lupire on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @07:44PM (#27523079)
Why not? Slavery seems completely reasonable as a punishment. Many people choose it as an alternate to non-slave prison sentences. ("Community Service.")

It's the brutality and the length of sentence that may make it bad.

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