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trueloveskissss t1_j168pjo wrote

Reply to comment by FadiAlbouni in Government censorship and lack of accountability - Korea by FadiAlbouni

This was a horrible event and I am deeply saddened for my friends’ motherland of South Korea. Just for my understanding, what is the end goal for these protesters? Once their voices are heard, what exactly do they want from the sk govt?

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FadiAlbouni OP t1_j16bfqo wrote

I believe they want the government to take accountability. Make up for the hurt this caused. Regardless of what they want out of this situation, I believe it’s our human right to express our honest opinions and protest. Governments should not deprive us of that.

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trueloveskissss t1_j16cab0 wrote

It absolutely is and freedom of speech should absolutely be protected and promoted. Is accountability in a form of government paying the families money? If a more strict policies are established to monitor crowds, would this satisfy the protesters? Are they expecting the President to step down? I’m not from there so I would like to learn the protesters/families point of view.

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FadiAlbouni OP t1_j16ih5t wrote

They’re demanding that Yoon Suk Yeol steps down. People aren’t willing to forgive the government’s incompetence. The government on the other hand, isn’t taking demands, putting 11.000+ police officers in Seoul to prevent anti-government protests, when they haven’t deployed them to prevent the crowd crush.

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