Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts

Re:Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts by carabiner on Friday May 12, 2023 @04:34PM (#35921993)

The US has very similar camps in the form of forced labor (i.e. slavery) by prisoners. These slaves have built products in the US that many of us have used, including clothes and office furniture. They make 63 cents per hour - make no mistake, they are slaves.

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Re:Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts by infamouscow on Friday May 12, 2023 @05:44PM (#35922854)

I think you are being downvoted for being stupid.*

The US is a massive area of land with a variety of different regional geographic and cultural differences. You wouldn't go about describing Europe or an entire continent with equally broad strokes. It helps to be as specific as possible to advance the discussion.

*: Yes, stupid. https://youtu.be/ww47bR86wSc

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Re:Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts by loeg on Saturday May 13, 2023 @11:36AM (#35929387)

> The US is a massive area of land with a variety of different regional geographic and cultural differences. You wouldn't go about describing Europe or an entire continent with equally broad strokes.

The 13th amendment is federal and applies everywhere in the US. Not every state takes full advantage of prison slave labor, sure, but it is legal everywhere, and some do.

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Re:Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts by pb7 on Friday May 12, 2023 @06:34PM (#35923376)

This is voluntary work for people who have been convicted. I agree they should be paid more though.

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Re:Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts by cat_food on Saturday May 13, 2023 @01:32AM (#35925881)

Several states still do not pay inmates, including Texas.

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Re:Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts by dragonwriter on Saturday May 13, 2023 @01:43AM (#35925932)

> This is voluntary work for people who have been convicted.

Except its not; the 13th amendment allows, and several states have institutionalized, involuntary servitude of prisoners.

> I agree they should be paid more though.

In addition to not always being voluntary, it is also not always paid at all.

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Re:Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts by smileysteve on Saturday May 13, 2023 @08:47AM (#35927856)

Louisiana voted against banning13th amendment slavery in 2022.

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Re:Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts by shjake on Saturday May 13, 2023 @09:59AM (#35928457)

Yes because murdering people and harvesting their organs is very similar to using imprisoned people as a very cheap source of labor.

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