Current Events > Disabled black man forced to work 100 hours/week without pay for years

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EzeDoesIt
05/05/21 11:10:14 AM
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Also physically and mentally abused by the restaurant owner. Court rules $500,000 in restitution. Seems like a low amount. 5 years of working 100 hours per week with no pay, along with horrifying abuse like pressing scalding hot tongs into his neck.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/03/us/south-carolina-man-forced-work-restitution-doubled-trnd/index.html

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Mezcla
05/05/21 11:11:35 AM
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Jesus fucking Christ.

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Hayame Zero
05/05/21 11:14:43 AM
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I remember reading about this a few years ago. At least he's getting a huge payday in restitution, but still...what the fuck

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littlebro07
05/05/21 11:15:11 AM
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Shouldve been at least $1,000,000

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Questionmarktarius
05/05/21 11:16:26 AM
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South Carolina
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IShall_Run_Amok
05/05/21 11:17:47 AM
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John Brown did nothing wrong, and we need him today.

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ReignFury
05/05/21 11:20:18 AM
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Thats called slavery

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Questionmarktarius
05/05/21 11:21:26 AM
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ReignFury posted...
Thats called slavery
This seems relevant: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1589
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CyricZ
05/05/21 11:29:39 AM
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*whistles*

That is one punchable face right there.

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fan357
05/05/21 11:29:59 AM
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What the fuck

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Jagr_68
05/05/21 11:31:02 AM
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ReignFury posted...
Thats called slavery


Questionmarktarius posted...
South Carolina


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Solar_Crimson
05/05/21 11:31:36 AM
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Destroy the Confederacy.

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theAteam
05/05/21 11:32:22 AM
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"Edwards effected this forced labor by taking advantage of Jack's intellectual disability and keeping Jack isolated from his family, threatening to have him arrested, and verbally abusing him," the ruling reads.

Smith feared Edwards, who once dipped metal tongs into grease and pressed them into Smith's neck when Smith failed to quickly restock the buffet with fried chicken, the ruling says. Edwards also whipped Smith with his belt, punched him and beat him with kitchen pans, leaving Smith "physically and psychologically scarred," according to the ruling.

Not even close to enough money.

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kingdrake2
05/05/21 11:33:47 AM
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theAteam posted...
Not even close to enough money.


it would sweeten the deal if the abuser faced a significant fine and jail time.
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krazychao5
05/05/21 11:34:55 AM
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kingdrake2 posted...
it would sweeten the deal if the abuser faced a significant fine and jail time.
the picture of him on the top is in a jumpsuit and captioned that he is serving 10 years in prison

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SCCAN85
05/05/21 11:34:56 AM
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That's atrocious, definitely not enough money and that "manager" needs intense rehabilitation and therapy

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The Trent
05/05/21 11:35:37 AM
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i support the death penalty

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cjsdowg
05/05/21 11:37:43 AM
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Tim Scott's stomping grounds.

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SK8T3R215
05/05/21 11:40:26 AM
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$7.25 x 40 hours a week x 52 weeks a year x 5 years = $75,400

$10.88 x 70 hours a week x 52 weeks a year x 5 years = $198,016

Total wages owed as the court calculated it as $273K. So the doubling for liquidated damages seems to track and its good he got that.

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justaguy3492
05/05/21 11:41:40 AM
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10 years for stripping a man with a disability of his constitutional right not to be a literal fucking slave? Yet that mom daughter duo who rigged a homecoming election face up to 16 years. Yay U.S justice system.

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krazychao5
05/05/21 12:09:35 PM
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justaguy3492 posted...
Yet that mom daughter duo who rigged a homecoming election face up to 16 years. Yay U.S justice system.
wat?

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averagejoel
05/05/21 12:19:40 PM
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jesus christ. 500k is nowhere near enough for that

if my math is right, that works out to about 19.23 per hour for that period of time

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