dazerl@lemmy.worldBanned to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 个月前Alabama is forcing incarcerated people to work at hundreds of companies, including McDonald’s & Wendy’s. Unionizing is illegal. The state takes 40% of wages.cdn.imgchest.comvideomessage-square124linkfedilinkarrow-up11.06K
arrow-up11.06KvideoAlabama is forcing incarcerated people to work at hundreds of companies, including McDonald’s & Wendy’s. Unionizing is illegal. The state takes 40% of wages.cdn.imgchest.comdazerl@lemmy.worldBanned to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 个月前message-square124linkfedilink
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up43·2 个月前And besides, what’re they gonna do, put them in prison?
minus-squarechicken@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·2 个月前The video gets into this a bit; what the workers are threatened with for not working is stuff like being put in a more dangerous environment and not being able to see their families.
minus-squareChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 个月前Definitely cruel but not at all unusual. And as SCOTUS has determined, a punishment has to be both cruel and unusual to be unconstitutional.
And besides, what’re they gonna do, put them in prison?
The video gets into this a bit; what the workers are threatened with for not working is stuff like being put in a more dangerous environment and not being able to see their families.
Sounds cruel and unusual
Definitely cruel but not at all unusual. And as SCOTUS has determined, a punishment has to be both cruel and unusual to be unconstitutional.
lol, right?