Originally Posted by
NE_Pilot
A slave could also run away or end their own life, does that make them not a slave?
I've read a lot of dumb things on the internet, but this is near the top. The point was you have a CHOICE to walk away. A slave, such as in the 1800s, does not. They literally cannot just walk away, whether it's shackles or that law enforcement would find them, punish them, and return them, or worse (like beatings, hangings, etc.).