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How come slaves in the US didn't just walk off the farm while their "owner" was asleep? Or at the very least go in and kill the prick? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 6 points 3 months ago

This is why the runaway slave Patrol exists, the predecessor to the modern police force with largely the same mission

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