Rasha's story paired with the other reading had me thinking about what it means to have your voice be heard. America has more freedom of speech than many other countries, but people are still not able to say anything that they want. Rasha and her family weren't even given proper information or chances to defend themselves before they were placed into a prison. Reading that and then reading about all of the writers that I wasn't aware of, mostly because they aren't the regular books that we read in school, shows me how ignorant I actually am of a lot that happens/is happening in this country.
Rasha talks about how American Citizenship is taken for granted, and I realize that America is much freer than a lot of other countries, but there are still a lot of problems here. Her story makes me a little afraid of a country that can basically abduct whoever they want to when they think a threat calls for it.
Do you think that just because people aren't citizens that they should be treated as less than human? Should the government of the United States, or any country really, be able to take away a person's basic rights? If you think so, under what circumstances?
Also found this to be interesting
http://www.aclu.org/national-security/president-obama-signs-indefinite-detention-bill-law
The Patriot act were laws passed with good intentions but then carried out with malicious intent. The events of this story can easily be linked to the Japanese internment camps of WWII. Of course people's rights shouldn't be taken away without a proper trial. That family was in jail with thieves and murderers, but at least those criminals got a trial before the were imprisoned. People should never be afraid just because they are different or want to speak their mind.
ReplyDeleteThe government of each country should take care of every person in the country. Obviously, the government cannot violate the basic amendments and laws, because the person is not an American or European citizen. Every country should follow the Geneva Convention and treat people with a proper respect. In particular story, Rasha and her family also other people of different races were treated as garbage. They were just thrown in jail without any explanation,reason, and trial.
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