Good. In the USA, slavery isn't ok for private citizens. Only prisons are allowed to engage in blatant actual slavery.
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Jim Brown would have shot these filthy pigs.
John Brown
Jim Brown
Hmm, I could have sworn I wrote John, but I guess I fucked that up. Doubly so, because I'm a big John Brown fan, and even have a sticker of him on my laptop that says "I don't argue with people John Brown would have shot".
Jim Brown was a prominent civil rights activist though, so not an unfortunate mixup
Crimes like these should be paid back by the community. Drop them off with signs saying what happened and see what happens.
“You brought these kids to West Virginia, a place as I know as almost heaven and put them in hell. The court will now put you in yours. May God have mercy on your souls, because this court will not."
Circuit Court Judge MaryClaire Akers
That's kinda fire actually
Reminder that West Virginia exists exclusively because of slavery. Especially that part of Appalachia was a HUGE haven for self emancipated people and free black people alike, because if you get deep enough into the mountains, you basically cease to exist as a legal entity unless people want to put a significant amount of effort into reaching you and the same amount in extricating you.
It was also arguably the heart of Ol' John Browns crusade against twisted institution of slavery. I usually find Evangelicals both living and dead to be morally reprehensible weaklings who take their own gods name in vain, John Brown is one of the few I would be willing to shake the hand of.
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They could have just worked for the prison system, then they'd get a regular paycheck to enforce slavery.
I am shocked this went to trial in WV
This is great news for all. The parents rot in a cell and hopefully get shoved by other black prisoners once they find out what they did.
I hope the government put services in place to help rehabilitate and provide those children with the mental heath and support they’ll need.
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Slavers should be shot
John brown smiles upon you:
John brown did nothing wrong
He did a lot wrong, but the failure to ensure adequate equipment and training for his troops is to a degree expected when running a guerrilla crusade.
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You know the prisoners are basically slaves as well.
I am an abolitionist so?
So?
.....and?
So there's a lot of slavers out there. If this person actually believes what they're saying, they are fully capable of taking action based on their beliefs right now.
I like the way you think
You can get two birds stoned at once by going to the prison where they're being held
Burned.
Burned, then shot
"Ow! You shot me! Now I'm very badly burned, and have been shot!"
I'm still down here and still in quite a lot of pain. Maybe someone could call an ambulance? The pain is really quite severe... I've fashioned a makeshift splint, here goes nothing!
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“I just want the court to know that I have made mistakes I am very sorry for that and I love my children and I have never, ever, done anything to my ... children to harm them intentionally,”
So what, you just accidentally locked them in a shed and forced them into slave labor? What the fuck is this apology.
Even though by the time the hearing commences, the judge has already usually decided on the sentence, every competent criminal defence lawyer will advise their client to grovel and beg for mercy at the sentencing for two reasons:
- Acting recalcitrant could upset the judge and result in a heavier sentence than the judge originally planned because they feel a need to make an example of the defendant.
- Not being apologetic damages your future chances of parole when the parole board looks at the tape or record of the sentencing.
Ah, yes, the parole they might receive when the parole board reviews their case in [checks watch] 80-100 years.
There's also the possibility of appeals to get the sentence reduced. And the defendant's family can apply for pardons. Pardons and commutations are usually associated with political grift in the US (and this is a well-deserved reputation), but they can also be applied for and governors occasionally grant them to prisoners who demonstrate they're reformed even when they're not otherwise eligible for parole.
Grovelling before the judge and acting like you accept you are guilty for sixty minutes costs nothing on the part of the defendant anyway.
I understand. I was mainly just making a joke.
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I wonder if they have biological children and meant them.
Source: haven't read the article.
Edit: read the article. Still don't know.
I’m just surprised that the apology didn’t mention Jesus even once.
Brain farts and prayers