{"id":10926,"date":"2016-11-17T11:49:16","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T16:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=10926"},"modified":"2016-11-17T11:49:16","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T16:49:16","slug":"colorado-asked-its-voters-to-end-slavery-as-punishment-it-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2016\/11\/colorado-asked-its-voters-to-end-slavery-as-punishment-it-lost\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado asked its voters to end slavery as punishment. It lost."},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img src='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.washingtonpost.com\/rf\/image_1484w\/2010-2019\/WashingtonPost\/2016\/11\/16\/Production\/Daily\/A-Section\/Images\/Colorado_Constitution_Slavery-1a0f4.jpg?w=980&#038;ssl=1' style='max-width:600px;' data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div>It&#8217;s deceptive to refer to prison &#8220;chain gang&#8221; unpaid labor as &#8220;slavery&#8221;. It&#8217;s more like corporal punishment. There is a deterrent value to jail being a difficult and unpleasant experience. Of course you shouldn&#8217;t end up on the Chain Gang for smoking weed or any non-violent offense.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wapo.st\/2f42EAm\">http:\/\/wapo.st\/2f42EAm<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s deceptive to refer to prison &#8220;chain gang&#8221; unpaid labor as &#8220;slavery&#8221;. It&#8217;s more like corporal punishment. There is a deterrent value to jail being a difficult and unpleasant experience. 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