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1. Slavery - By Any Other Name

Tue Apr 17, 2012, 10:16 AM

Apr 2012

It's nothing new.

http://www.slaverybyanothername.com/pbs-film/

That crap has been going on since Reconstruction . . . This time? A state got caught.

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Want to be a firefighter in Georgia? Get sent to jail [View all] NNN0LHI Apr 2012 OP

Slavery - By Any Other Name JustAnotherGen Apr 2012 #1

Agree, it's slave labor. Shameful. Brickbat Apr 2012 #2

It Is Worse Than Slave Labor TheMastersNemesis Apr 2012 #3

They often use prisoners for firefighting in CA. Webster Green Apr 2012 #4

Georgia -- never say they aren't ingenious! izquierdista Apr 2012 #5

Why don't they just send in Brian Beckmann? nt Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2012 #6

It is not slave labor at all Riftaxe Apr 2012 #7

I would think that melm00se Apr 2012 #8