TL 3-4 Slave Prices

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by jason taylor

The closest comparison is sumptuary laws. The other two can be violated by hiding it. The third can only be violated by being powerful enough to get away with it. In fact there is no point in doing so other then showing that you are in fact powerful enough to get away with it(one does not wear fancy clothing in one's home).

Likewise there are people who get away with slavery even in countries where slaving is strongly disapproved of by the public as well as the law. Those are usually crime lords or their customers.

There is a spectrum from totally hidden to totally in plain sight.
Like how everyone knows Queen Examplea is an adulterer, but no one speaks about it in public. Open secrets.