In Thailand, numerous attacks by insurgents on the
southern border have been made on Thai Buddhist teachers and civilians. These
acts have been occurring because of a failed attack on a military camp killing
a commander and other militants. These killings have been in retaliation to this
attack. Because of this, Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung implemented a curfew
in order to control the violence occurring, but it is believed that a
restriction on the freedom of movement would only spike even more attacks. Malay
Muslims want to take control of the southern border and plan to drive out the
Thai Buddhists. However, the laws of war prohibit from discrimination between
military personnel and civilians, but the Malay Muslims say that under Islamic
law, it is okay to attack civilians because they are part of the Thai Buddhist
community. First off, I do not see curfews as a positive action. A person
should not be told when he or she can and cannot leave and walk around their
surroundings. Also, I believe that what is occurring in Thailand is terrible, and
should be stopped immediately and the process of trying to stop it should
continue. No ethnic group should be discriminated against, and innocent
civilians should not be prosecuted and murdered because of their ethnicity.
Retaliation attacks in my opinion are one of the worst because there is a lot
of anger behind it. I believe that no matter what culture you are a part of or
what ethnicity you are, it is not okay to attack one another. The violence that
is occurring in Thailand is a violation of human rights, and I believe that the
government should continue in the attempt of stopping these actions and find justice
for the innocent.
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