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kbrannigantoday at 5:52 PM1 replyview on HN

Define criminal ? In the USA Under laws like the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 and 1850, an enslaved human who escaped was considered a criminal.

Sheltering humans running away from slavery was also a crime .

It was illegal for black Americans to learn to read and write. Seeking education made them a criminal.

Buying or selling a beer made you a criminal during prohibition.

Do you see how easy it is to make someone a criminal?


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TitaRuselltoday at 8:12 PM

That's why you need to go out and vote against the Christian conservatives. Lest you wake up one day in Gilead.