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[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

So is child marriage in many states.

The US is not as progressive as some people like to think.

[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

People think the US is progressive?!

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago

Americans seem to think so. They're busy condemning the rest of the world for things that they're still doing themselves.

[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Many things you'd think should be illegal aren't just because the problem rarely ever arises.

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago

300k minors have been married over theast 20 years, 86% of those were minor girls and adult males. 13 years old was the youngest.

[–] Volkditty@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

As long as you're convicted of a crime.

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 8 points 2 weeks ago

We all know white collar crininals aren't the ones who are forced to work, just petty crimes and people caught up in the racist war on drugs.

[–] Jimbo@yiffit.net 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yuup. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude EXCEPT as punishment for crime

We're gonna abolish this and put an except IMMEDIATELY AFTER

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Totally unrelated, in some areas it's a crime to sleep in public.