Honestly the fact that it's a more quiet thing makes sense, you just need to point it out for (I think) everyone to go "oh god what, no we can't allow that". That gets signatures.my older family members are like "but what are the murderers going to do for 40 years, sit in a cell doing nothing???"
So 60% of them voted no, that means they voted in favor of slavery right?Jesus.
my older family members are like "but what are the murderers going to do for 40 years, sit in a cell doing nothing???"
my older family members are like "but what are the murderers going to do for 40 years, sit in a cell doing nothing???"They could get an education and fair wages for any work that they opt into. Such things would reduce recidivism.
fair wages
Huh.to be fair:
Louisiana is still a shithole.
Good to know.
Amendment 7, which in its original wording would have banned slavery and involuntary servitude, was watered down during the legislative process to the point that its author, Rep. Edmond Jordan, D-Baton Rouge, asked voters to reject the proposal.it would have codified forced labor to be part of a prison sentence
A " yes " vote supported :
removing language from the state constitution that allows involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime; and
adding language to say that the section of the constitution prohibiting slavery and involuntary servitude "does not apply to the otherwise lawful administration of criminal justice."
A " no " vote opposed removing language from the state constitution that allows involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime.
Prison jobs pay 25 to 55 cents an hour, mostly closer to 25 cents. To put that into perspective most food items have a 100% markup and phone use is normally 75 cents the first minute and 5-15 cents for every minute after that.I know.
Here is the wording of the amendment:
https://ballotpedia.org/Louisiana_Amendment_7,_Remove_Involuntary_Servitude_as_Punishment_for_a_Crime_from_Constitution_Measure_(2022)
How unfortunate. Whoever warped the amendment with the bolded addition is an unfathomable scumbag.
Here is the wording of the amendment:
https://ballotpedia.org/Louisiana_Amendment_7,_Remove_Involuntary_Servitude_as_Punishment_for_a_Crime_from_Constitution_Measure_(2022)
As it reads now, people could interpret the bill to do the opposite of what Jordan proposed.
"That is why I am now asking folks to vote no and give us an opportunity to clean it up and correct it next session," said Jordan.
Prison jobs pay 25 to 55 cents an hour, mostly closer to 25 cents. To put that into perspective most food items have a 100% markup and phone use is normally 75 cents the first minute and 5-15 cents for every minute after that.
infringing on people's rights shouldn't entitle you to free stuff.
let them work for next to nothing if they want extra beyond what's provided
Not liking someone doesn't entitle you to enslave them.
it's not.
they are working if they want extra food/phone calls/etc.
it's almost as if you shouldn't be given free shit in prison
not having money doesn't make it okay to commit crimesDepends on the crime. Sorry, nothing will ever make me care about theft of necessities. I don't care.
Depends on the crime. Sorry, nothing will ever make me care about theft of necessities. I don't care.