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11. I have explained this many times.

Sun Nov 9, 2014, 07:03 PM

Nov 2014

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Peaceful protesters in Ferguson� [View all] TeeYiYi Nov 2014 OP

PRISON IS THE NEW SLAVERY!!!!nt bravenak Nov 2014 #1

Well... That was certainly... hyperbolic... Oktober Nov 2014 #2

No, it wasn't. bravenak Nov 2014 #3

+1 Some people just don't get it. nt Live and Learn Nov 2014 #4

They don't care. Doesn't affect them. bravenak Nov 2014 #5

It affects us all. They just don't know it. nt Live and Learn Nov 2014 #6

not really roody Nov 2014 #7

No it wasn't! It's the damned truth! LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #13

Do some learning on the subject Scootaloo Nov 2014 #27

The 'for profit' prison system... TeeYiYi Nov 2014 #8

+1 bravenak Nov 2014 #9

It is also cheap labor for corporations that use prisoners. LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #14

YES!!! bravenak Nov 2014 #17

Their getting paid while in jail? yeoman6987 Nov 2014 #28

They work for the money. bravenak Nov 2014 #29

Jail should not be a time for making money yeoman6987 Nov 2014 #30

They make them work in factories. bravenak Nov 2014 #31

Seriously? NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #10

I have explained this many times. bravenak Nov 2014 #11

Okay, I'll take your word for it. NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #12

Strangely enough... NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #18

Cool. bravenak Nov 2014 #19

You seriously need to look into the Prison Industrial Complex and Live and Learn Nov 2014 #22

+1 eom Odin2005 Nov 2014 #20

... handmade34 Nov 2014 #26

Thank you. ZombieHorde Nov 2014 #32

It really is a frightening system. bravenak Nov 2014 #33

Racial profiling in Ferguson... TeeYiYi Nov 2014 #21

+1 nt Live and Learn Nov 2014 #23

kick TeeYiYi Nov 2014 #24

Police, put your clubs down... TeeYiYi Nov 2014 #25