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Why has deployment of firefighters to douse LA fires got people talking about slavery?
FirstpostOnline, on platforms like X and Reddit, slave labour is being discussed in light of deployment of certain firefighters to douse the LA fires. “Government officials use legal slavery to combat the effects of climate change,” a user who goes by @somegr8feeler posted on social media platform X. There are 2 current congressional bills to end legal slavery & fix the 13th amendment loophole pic.twitter.com/5Ht3n8lzoU — diamond dyke January 8, 2025 Another user, who goes by @Tim_Chatterton, wrote, “Hmmm…. The 13th Amendment The 13th Amendment reads: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” This clause has allowed for convict-leasing– something critics have called a new form of slavery. The CDCR operates more than 30 “fire camps” statewide, where incarcerated people serving prison sentences are trained in firefighting and deployed to emergencies, including wildfires, floods, and other disasters.
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