Lebanon on Tuesday became the first Middle East country to formally abolish the death penalty. Lebanon had not carried out an execution since 2004.

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[–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

While I'd agree it is slavery. There are definitely some people I think deserve to have their rights entirely restricted forever and contribute to society with the understanding they will never benefit from it themselves which sure you can call slavery but I think most would refer to it as a form of punishment and service.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    If criminals, even just those who are proven guilty of the worst crimes without doubt, are forced to provide free labor, society directly benefits from their crimes and is incentivised not to prevent them.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    I think that's a perverted way to view it.

    As of right now private companies benefit from imprisoning people so they lobby to keep certain laws and retain an abundance of prisoners from petty crimes. On top of more private industries benefitting from selling military grade tech to police forces.

    People being forced to provide free labor as an alternative to the death penalty is the lesser problem in the face of that.

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