Stitcher
Caldari
ForgeTech Industries
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Posted - 2010.03.23 17:58:00 -
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Edited by: Stitcher on 23/03/2010 18:00:31
1) Are you a holder? Yes or no? If so, how many slaves do you own?
No.
2) Do you believe slavery is wrong?
I believe that choosing to become an indentured worker is a valid lifestyle choice that nobody should be denied if they so wish. The difference between that and slavery is that slavery forces that lifestyle on unchoosing victims, which I believe to be wrong.
3) If you are a holder, why do you hold slaves? Do you benefit from the holding of slaves?
n/a
4) What is your view on those born into slavery?
You shouldn't raise kids away from their parents if at all possible. It's not good for the mental health of either. There are only two ways to raise a child born to slave parents, therefore - either free the whole family, or raise the child in slavery. Given my above views on indentured work rather than slavery, the choice would ideally be given to the parents and, if they choose to remain indentured, the child should be offered freedom when they come of age.
5) What is your view on people taken as slaves for crimes such as ****, murder, and terrorism?
Murder and terrorism are capital crimes in my book anyway (following an appropriate period of incarceration and review to prevent miscarriage of justice). Slavery as a penal system is an idea that does have its merits - in that criminal rehabilitation might actually be of benefit to the state, rather than a burden - but I would be worried that a penal system which rewards the judiciary for harshness would be too open to abuse. If prisoners could be worked for net profit, then due process might suffer, sentences might be harsher and the standards for reasonable doubt relaxed so as to provide more free labor. If prisoners are a drain on the system then caution is encouraged, which works to minimize the risk of false conviction.
6) What is your view on people taken as slaves for political or religious crimes, such as heresy, dissent, or protest?
Everyone is free to speak their mind, even where the law says otherwise - the law is only a restriction to those who agree to be bound by it and are willing to accept the consequences for transgression. If the law of the land calls for dissidents and ôhereticsö to be enslaved, then those who dissent or speak heresy know what theyÆre getting themselves in for. That does not make such a law just, of course, and for the reasons stated above I do not agree with slavery as a penal system. ôHereticsö might merely be foolish, they might be martyrs, or they might genuinely be a danger to society. The former two should be left to harmlessly say whatever they like (who knows, they might actually have a valid point), and the latter generally have other crimes they can be charged with.
7) If you are a Holder, what is the proportion of your criminal slaves to those born into it?
n/a
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