TechTakes

1276 readers

72 users here now

Big brain tech dude got yet another clueless take over at HackerNews etc? Here's the place to vent. Orange site, VC foolishness, all welcome.

This is not debate club. Unless it’s amusing debate.

For actually-good tech, you want our NotAwfulTech community

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

"The concern with slavery is the innocence of victim. When that’s removed, it’s no longer controversial. At least it shouldn’t be." (news.ycombinator.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

28 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 53 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No, the concern with slavery is the lack of agency for oneself at the behest of another. A slave has no say in how their body is used and it's a violation of the human rights to be your own person. Whether or not they are guilty of a crime is irrelevant.

Punishment for a crime does not mean permitting abuse. It means rehabilitation or isolation from others. They can still be their own person and aren't forced into labor, but are not allowed to be a part of society again.

[–] Tar_alcaran 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Slavery violates bodily autonomy, which is basically the worst ethical failing imaginable, worse than killing.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 weeks ago

I think killing someone is a pretty major violation of that person's bodily autonomy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So does jailing someone until they give up and take your bogus plea deal.

[–] Tar_alcaran 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Correct

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm still putting the pieces of my life back together. 😔