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Black man enslaved by White restaurant manager should be awarded more than $500,000,
Black man enslaved by White restaurant manager should be awarded more than $500,000, court says
I doubt he has the money, maybe the corporation does, but why isn't he getting more time in jail, is what I wonder. Quote:
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Thank God somebody finally did the right thing. |
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1) How could this have gone on so long without another employee, regular customer, or inspector knowing?!?!...:confused
2) Color is irrelevant here, unless the object is to divide the readers based on race....This is a blatant attempt...:yes :mad |
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Plus people need a job. If they thought the law wouldn't do anything then all they were in for is losing their livelihood. And maybe they really were afraid of the guy as in bodily harm. He sounds like a pretty violent individual to me and not screwed too tight. 2) I thought that too and especially since it is the WaPo, though others have the same words in the title. But as I said in #1 this is South Carolina. It is a very prejudiced place. fyi: In Florida in the 70s a few people still "owned" black people who worked on their farms. The farms were off the beaten track and the workers kept in even further away fields in shacks. Had they been white someone may have noticed anyway. Since they were black they were let's say...invisible. Not an active prejudiced just an ingrained one most southerners did not know they had. :) Number three: This is a good case for special federal prosecution under hate crime violations because it is such a heinous thing to do just because you know among your peers you can get a way with it, and as you can see, the charges were insufficient to meet the crime in state court. |
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Some people will ignore outright murder and rape happening in front of their eyes. And most folks probably wouldn't imagine that something like this was going on. And would Assume they are NOT seeing what they are seeing. Because well ..."Mr So-n-So is nice man." 99% of the time Quote:
As you imply, EVERYONE should be outraged. Every moral person should be united against this kind of crap. The only people this would be divide here are those that would defend/excuse the actions... based on race or anything else from those that condemn it. But "Sex-Trafficking" which is far more wide spread is simply slavery by another name. And there are many immigrants that are house slaves in the U.S.. and many of the neighbors don't have a clue. BTW All races and nationalities participate. No need to be defensive. But we should be aware and call it out if possibly. |
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Its a shame Edwards only got ten years in prison.He should have gotten more that for kidnapping, extortion, forced labor and probably what other charges they could have gotten him for criminally taking advantage of a mentally disabled man. I doubt Smith will ever see a dime of that money.
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It would read "Mentally impaired man enslaved by Restaurant owner, Because Race does not matter in cases like this. Why do you think they made race the focus of the headline? |
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Also, what is the difference between "Enslaved" and Worked without pay? When my salaried employees work over time, and I do not pay them extra, are they enslaved? I know it is different from this scenario, but still a legitimate question. I believe it might depend only on the race of the person not being paid. |
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Race is in the story because we have a history of enslaving Black people as recently as the 70s in this country. To work on farms and in kitchens in places like Georgia nd SC and Alabama, Florida, and even in more northern states when the farms were off the beaten path. Mabey only because it's easier to get away with if they are Black, it's still a race thing yes. But it is also a crime against a mentally challenged person. The guy who did it is scum we all agree, and I hope that man he hurt gets some of that money. In clothes and games or whatever and never has to work again unless he wants to. I still can't help but wonder where his family went. |
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