Racist Woke Mob Claims Working Without Pay Is Slavery -- WTF??

[Biff_Poindexter]

Black Man Who Was Forced to Work Without Pay by White Boss Should Get $546,000 in Compensation, Court Rules

This may be one of the most horrific stories that The Root has ever reported.

www.theroot.com

"For 23 years, Bobby Paul Edwards, who owned the J&J Cafeteria in Conway, South Carolina, enslaved John Christopher Smith, an intellectually disabled Black man who Edwards beat and forced to work long hours for literally no pay. Smith worked 18 hours a day, six days a week and was forced to live in a “cockroach-infested” apartment behind the business. Edwards’ family knew Smith was being enslaved and did nothing to try and stop it. Whenever Smith’s family came looking for him, Edwards would lock Smith in the kitchen freezer or in another room so that his family couldn’t find him. Once, when Smith tried to escape he was caught and burned with hot tongs, beaten with belt-buckles and called the n-word repeatedly.

Edwards was finally caught, and in 2019 he pleaded guilty to one count of forced labor and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, the Justice Department said. As a part of the initial settlement, Smith was awarded $273,000 in unpaid wages and overtime compensation. Well, the Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit doubled that amount, which would be $546,000."

This is an outrageous attack on the free market -- the government has no business interfering with employer/employee relationships -- if that employee is willing to work for that employer for no pay; that is his legal right and the free market should ultimately decide what if anything should happen to this employer. Now because of this out of control Justice Department and their Attorney General; they are basically trying to financially ruin this man....Did they ever think about how their actions have affected the other workers at this restaurant and the community at large?

However, to claim this is slavery is ludicrous....No one was forcing this guy to work there and his family basically didn't care about him -- at least this employer was kind enough to give him a place to stay, a job ..he didn't beat this guy...this guy was there for 20 plus years, obviously he was happy....but did this retarded darkie appreciate his boss's kindness?? Nope.....

 

[Moonglow]

This man was protecting the other man from being a wage slave..

 

[Scottish_Brexiteer_UK]

Mr Edwards is a piece of shit.

The semantics over the definition of slavery shouldn't even come into anyone's head when reading that article.

Hope he rots behind bars.

 

[Michelle420]

This is really bizarre treatment and the employee was mentally disabled. I'm glad he got a settlement and the exploitive boss went to prison. I can't believe the cruelty the employee endured. He's a human being for fucks sake.

 

[Moonglow]

This is really bizarre treatment and the employee was mentally disabled. I'm glad he got a settlement and the exploitive boss went to prison. I can't believe the cruelty the employee endured. He's a human being for fucks sake.

Which is why there are laws to protect his wages with a minimum payment for services.

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

This is really bizarre treatment and the employee was mentally disabled. I'm glad he got a settlement and the exploitive boss went to prison. I can't believe the cruelty the employee endured. He's a human being for fucks sake.

Which is why there are laws to protect his wages with a minimum payment for services.

Screw that....

Let the free markets decide......

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Stop pretending that this single act of wrongdoing is public policy. Who owns the cafeteria? Immigrants from India and the Middle East often have arrangements where they provide living accommodations for those who work for them.

 

[Michelle420]

This is really bizarre treatment and the employee was mentally disabled. I'm glad he got a settlement and the exploitive boss went to prison. I can't believe the cruelty the employee endured. He's a human being for fucks sake.

Which is why there are laws to protect his wages with a minimum payment for services.

Screw that....

Let the free markets decide......

Freemarket does not mean abuse a human being dipshit. Fuck you. I wish everyone would just quit their jobs Everyone. Then we will see who has the fucking power.

 

[theHawk]

Black Man Who Was Forced to Work Without Pay by White Boss Should Get $546,000 in Compensation, Court Rules

This may be one of the most horrific stories that The Root has ever reported.

www.theroot.com

"For 23 years, Bobby Paul Edwards, who owned the J&J Cafeteria in Conway, South Carolina, enslaved John Christopher Smith, an intellectually disabled Black man who Edwards beat and forced to work long hours for literally no pay. Smith worked 18 hours a day, six days a week and was forced to live in a “cockroach-infested” apartment behind the business. Edwards’ family knew Smith was being enslaved and did nothing to try and stop it. Whenever Smith’s family came looking for him, Edwards would lock Smith in the kitchen freezer or in another room so that his family couldn’t find him. Once, when Smith tried to escape he was caught and burned with hot tongs, beaten with belt-buckles and called the n-word repeatedly.

Edwards was finally caught, and in 2019 he pleaded guilty to one count of forced labor and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, the Justice Department said. As a part of the initial settlement, Smith was awarded $273,000 in unpaid wages and overtime compensation. Well, the Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit doubled that amount, which would be $546,000."

This is an outrageous attack on the free market -- the government has no business interfering with employer/employee relationships -- if that employee is willing to work for that employer for no pay; that is his legal right and the free market should ultimately decide what if anything should happen to this employer. Now because of this out of control Justice Department and their Attorney General; they are basically trying to financially ruin this man....Did they ever think about how their actions have affected the other workers at this restaurant and the community at large?

However, to claim this is slavery is ludicrous....No one was forcing this guy to work there and his family basically didn't care about him -- at least this employer was kind enough to give him a place to stay, a job ..he didn't beat this guy...this guy was there for 20 plus years, obviously he was happy....but did this retarded darkie appreciate his boss's kindness?? Nope.....

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

Black Man Who Was Forced to Work Without Pay by White Boss Should Get $546,000 in Compensation, Court Rules

This may be one of the most horrific stories that The Root has ever reported.

www.theroot.com

"For 23 years, Bobby Paul Edwards, who owned the J&J Cafeteria in Conway, South Carolina, enslaved John Christopher Smith, an intellectually disabled Black man who Edwards beat and forced to work long hours for literally no pay. Smith worked 18 hours a day, six days a week and was forced to live in a “cockroach-infested” apartment behind the business. Edwards’ family knew Smith was being enslaved and did nothing to try and stop it. Whenever Smith’s family came looking for him, Edwards would lock Smith in the kitchen freezer or in another room so that his family couldn’t find him. Once, when Smith tried to escape he was caught and burned with hot tongs, beaten with belt-buckles and called the n-word repeatedly.

Edwards was finally caught, and in 2019 he pleaded guilty to one count of forced labor and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, the Justice Department said. As a part of the initial settlement, Smith was awarded $273,000 in unpaid wages and overtime compensation. Well, the Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit doubled that amount, which would be $546,000."

This is an outrageous attack on the free market -- the government has no business interfering with employer/employee relationships -- if that employee is willing to work for that employer for no pay; that is his legal right and the free market should ultimately decide what if anything should happen to this employer. Now because of this out of control Justice Department and their Attorney General; they are basically trying to financially ruin this man....Did they ever think about how their actions have affected the other workers at this restaurant and the community at large?

However, to claim this is slavery is ludicrous....No one was forcing this guy to work there and his family basically didn't care about him -- at least this employer was kind enough to give him a place to stay, a job ..he didn't beat this guy...this guy was there for 20 plus years, obviously he was happy....but did this retarded darkie appreciate his boss's kindness?? Nope.....

Another bleeding heart liberal wanting government to police employer/employee contracts instead of the market themselves

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Wow were are all the USMB police on this one? is this employer a SAVAGE, THUG, FERAL ANIMAL, ETC.

 

[flewism]

I’m a pretty conservative SOB and taking advantage of a mentally deficient person for over two decades as written is that article sounds like slavery to me.

 

[hadit]

Black Man Who Was Forced to Work Without Pay by White Boss Should Get $546,000 in Compensation, Court Rules

This may be one of the most horrific stories that The Root has ever reported.

www.theroot.com

"For 23 years, Bobby Paul Edwards, who owned the J&J Cafeteria in Conway, South Carolina, enslaved John Christopher Smith, an intellectually disabled Black man who Edwards beat and forced to work long hours for literally no pay. Smith worked 18 hours a day, six days a week and was forced to live in a “cockroach-infested” apartment behind the business. Edwards’ family knew Smith was being enslaved and did nothing to try and stop it. Whenever Smith’s family came looking for him, Edwards would lock Smith in the kitchen freezer or in another room so that his family couldn’t find him. Once, when Smith tried to escape he was caught and burned with hot tongs, beaten with belt-buckles and called the n-word repeatedly.

Edwards was finally caught, and in 2019 he pleaded guilty to one count of forced labor and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, the Justice Department said. As a part of the initial settlement, Smith was awarded $273,000 in unpaid wages and overtime compensation. Well, the Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit doubled that amount, which would be $546,000."

This is an outrageous attack on the free market -- the government has no business interfering with employer/employee relationships -- if that employee is willing to work for that employer for no pay; that is his legal right and the free market should ultimately decide what if anything should happen to this employer. Now because of this out of control Justice Department and their Attorney General; they are basically trying to financially ruin this man....Did they ever think about how their actions have affected the other workers at this restaurant and the community at large?

However, to claim this is slavery is ludicrous....No one was forcing this guy to work there and his family basically didn't care about him -- at least this employer was kind enough to give him a place to stay, a job ..he didn't beat this guy...this guy was there for 20 plus years, obviously he was happy....but did this retarded darkie appreciate his boss's kindness?? Nope.....

Obvious troll is obvious.

 

[marvin martian]

Wow were are all the USMB police on this one? is this employer a SAVAGE, THUG, FERAL ANIMAL, ETC.

You guys elect people like him to be governors:

 

[struth]

This is really bizarre treatment and the employee was mentally disabled. I'm glad he got a settlement and the exploitive boss went to prison. I can't believe the cruelty the employee endured. He's a human being for fucks sake.

Which is why there are laws to protect his wages with a minimum payment for services.

well actually we have the 13th Amendment to protect him from this sort of thing.

The min wage doesn't protect against slavery...the min wage really doesn't have any benefit what so ever.

 

[struth]

Wow were are all the USMB police on this one? is this employer a SAVAGE, THUG, FERAL ANIMAL, ETC.

all the above...and worse

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Wow were are all the USMB police on this one? is this employer a SAVAGE, THUG, FERAL ANIMAL, ETC.

You guys elect people like him to be governors:

As compared to this dude.

The man who won a republican seat.

 

[marvin martian]

Wow were are all the USMB police on this one? is this employer a SAVAGE, THUG, FERAL ANIMAL, ETC.

You guys elect people like him to be governors:

As compared to this dude.

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The man who won a republican seat.

Oh, yeah, he endorsed Hillary! You did, too, right?

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Wow were are all the USMB police on this one? is this employer a SAVAGE, THUG, FERAL ANIMAL, ETC.

You guys elect people like him to be governors:

As compared to this dude.

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The man who won a republican seat.

Oh, yeah, he endorsed Hillary! You did, too, right?

He endorsed Trump as well, so is he a Trump Humper?

 

[Rocko]

No rational person would equate slavery to free market capitalism, or say this guy’s crimes shouldn’t be punished. I know you’re being sarcastic, but I don’t know what kind of a point you’re trying to make.