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? asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 2 years ago

Was the "war on drugs" partly intended to reintroduce slavery, mainly of black people, working in prison factories for practically no wages?

With the 3 strikes law many went to prison for decades, being unable to afford a decent lawyer, for simply doing what millions do now with impunity- having a spliff. Taxes pay for their food and shelter, and the factory owners get the all profit.

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  • 2 years ago

    Reintroducing slavery? Where do you people come from? Who plants this nonsense in your brains? Three strikes came about because of high crime rates, particularly in black parts of town. It was a knee-jerk reaction that probably did more harm than good, but at least it tried to stop the crime wave.

  • 2 years ago

    In many places Jails/prisons are run by private companies. They make most profit when they are FULL.

    They support anything that keeps their facility running at near full capacity.

    That is just good business and the American way of private enterprise and profit for the business owner.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    No

    Because prison labor hasn't turned a profit since they did away with chain gangs.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Yes, it was/is intended to make black people break the law through no choice of their own and to get caught doing so. White people were given the inside story so none of them broke the law suffering the same consequences. In fact no white people actually go to jail, they just make appearances in the general population to make black people "think" they are in jail with them. If only they had you around to figure this out 30 years ago.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Democratic party is white owned.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

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