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Florida's plan to replace migrant workers with children falls apart (www.newsweek.com)

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[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 231 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Republican state Senator Jay Collins, the bill's sponsor, said the measure was about parental rights: "We should let them say what's best for their kids at 16- to 17-year-olds, that's what we're saying by this."

Anyone who puts forth a measure aimed at "parental rights", it's always something that's aimed at parents' right to treat their children like property

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 108 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Every one of these is always "Parent's Rights Act" and the text is like "murdering your gay/trans 10-year-old is now totally legal".

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 67 points 2 days ago

"My kids are in need of a proper traditional upbringing, which means locking them in a box and tenderizing them like veal, until they're old enough to be sold at auction."

[–] protist@mander.xyz 77 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It would also have scrapped required 30-minute meal breaks

It's a parent's right to make sure their child works an 8 hour shift with no breaks! Breaks are socialism!

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 49 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They've already scrapped mandatory water breaks for outside workers :(

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

So let’s make the jobs nobody wants to do even worse while we deport the few remaining people willing to do them.

Then try and get notoriously hard working and focused teenagers to do it.

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

Funny how you never hear them say “parental responsibilities.”

[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 71 points 2 days ago

"You should be able to give your child a job at a slave wage in awful conditions. That's a parental decision.

"What if I want to give my child the opportunity to explore their gender identity? Thats a parental decision too."

"Off to the gulag with you all."

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 days ago

~~states~~parents rights!

Why is it always about slavery?

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Like how is the female property to keep the children in line if the children aren't also property?