Modern day slavery is one of those issues that people can collaborate on and agree it is evil-there is no debate on its legality or morality. ... These issues present a strange situation for law enforcement and law offices. ... International adoptions have strict laws regarding the consent of the birth family and compensation. Illegal adoptions circumvent these laws. ... Current prosecution of law enforcement is extremely low. ...

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The settlers took advantage of the non-English-speaking Africans, condemning their culture and religious ritual practices, treating them as savages and leaving the laws open for vague interpretations. ... However, in the agricultural South, morality and economy became obscure as pro-slavery supporters embraced its advantages. ...

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Robert Dabney (1853) stated, "while we believe that God made of one blood all nations of men to dwell under the whole heavens, we know that the African has become, according to a well-known law of unnatural history, by the manifold influences of the ages, a different, fixed species of the race, separated from the white man by traits bodily, mental and moral, almost rigid and permanent as those of genus." ... Papal intervention attempted to relieve the conscience of Christian traders liberating any guilt or doubts concerning the morality of their undertaking. ...

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According to Howard Jones in the book Race on Trial, "Black people had brought suit on behalf of their rights as human beings and, whether on the basis of law or morality, went freeIf they [blacks] found equality before the courts, the momentum would develop for their achieving the same status outside the courts. Once people of color could claim equal protection under the law, they would predictably use their civil rights victory to help undermine the institution of slavery" (Jones, p. 25) Howard's prediction is correct. ... Black males are pulled over often, along with Mexica...

• Word Count: 2862
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