I don't know about any of you, but my sair character is against slaves - even for the slighest things, such as cleaning my floor. I'd always prefer another corsair than a stranger. ( though that doesn't show much respect to that sair whos cleaning my floor ) - but other than that simple arguement, how would it be consumed, if crete cant support its own population, and giving that slaves are humans as well, thats more mouths to feed. Also, I get the feeling that those who control the sair empire are more "gentleman" than the average sair, or the sair who lives in a dumpster with ugly attitude and approach to civil values. Expecting them to enable slavery wont really prefect their "status".