“Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist…” "Hmm...lemme scroll down..." “…except as punishment for a crime.” Welcome to the loophole. Welcome to the business model. Welcome to the new plantation — Protect and serve — who? Not you. A blue wall, a suspect rendezvous. No more lashes, no more whips— Just gavels now, a brand new script. “Land of the Free” — unless you’re Black, Or poor, or Brown, or fighting back. Can't afford a lawyer? Well, that’s cute. Take the plea deal, and wear the suit. Thirteenth. That’s the hook. They changed the chains, rewrote the book. You’re not free — you’re just leased. Convicted cattle, state-released. There’s a quota to fill, a cell to buy. Your freedom’s just their alibi. Justice isn’t scale or sword— Profit margins can't be ignored. Cages built, meet the demands. Judges and wardens just shake hands. You’re not a name. You’re not a case. You’re a number moving into place. Badge and gun, patrol the streets— Hunting color, harvesting meat. The badge isn't for mercy or truth— Sights are trained on fathers or youth. They traded whips for guns, torches for blue, Still hunting slaves like they used to do. You're not a person nor a plea. Just free labor dressed in felony. "Serve and protect” was never true— They just "protect" the rich from you. Your “rights” exist in leegal text— But justice dies in what comes next. There’s a quota to fill, a cell to buy. Your freedom’s just their alibi. Justice isn’t scale or sword— Profit margins can't be ignored. Every courtroom’s just a gate. Every gavel seals your fate. They don’t want peace. They want control. And every cage comes with a goal. Private prison, corporate stake, Lobby hard for laws they make. Work for cents. Can’t say no. Modern slavery — dressed for show. Victoria’s Secret, Whole Foods chains — All built on sweat from prison gangs. Stitch their flags, stamp their steel, Sleep in cells the rich will never feel. Still they harvest, still they feed. Still they choke on profit’s greed. So don’t you say “it was then”— Forced labor is back here again. Slavery is an American tradition, Profit is always the elite's mission. The Civil War? Just a brand transition— And the law says they have permission.
