[central_va]

The beaten up chained slave is Hollywood's impression of slavery, did abuse happen? Yes that happened, just like police commit atrocities. Not very often for that most part cops are decent people and do a great job. But a tiny few get all the bad publicity.

None of the slave abuse jives with the fact that slaves were incredibly expensive. A young strong male would cost $100,000 (adjusted for inflation). How much abusing you going to do to your capital investments? Aetna and NY life would sell life insurance policies on slaves. Now if abuse and killing were common would they do that? Reality doesn't jive with the Hollywood version if slavery.

[PeterPrinciple]

How much abusing you going to do to your capital investments?

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Again, I refer you to the nature of man. What are the rats doing to our national capital resources. What do many employers do to their most productive employees. I have worked with farmers that destroy every piece of equipment they own.

Some will think like you propose, MANY WILL NOT.