19 points
Just like you can quit your job any time you want?
Damn the consequences or any repercussions. Because there’s always the freedom of being destitute.
-21 points
Well, yes, just like me and my job, they can quit. What part of that suggests slavery?
27 points
They’re incarcerated while I presume you are not. Apart from all the involuntary aspects of prison life, inmates are not allowed to negotiate individually or organize for better pay and conditions. They cannot choose a different employer. The freedom to choose to go to the fire camp or stay within the prison under conditions designed to coerce them to work isn’t really freedom. They’re slaves.
8 points
