Thousands of protesters rallied together in Seoul to protest against the South Korean President Park Geun-hye's labor and education policies. The President wants to give more power and leeway to the employers on firing their employees and also on having a few government-selected people write the high school history textbook. People in South Kore have a huge problem with these and they rallied. Unfortunately, the rally turned violent. The police used water cannon son the protesters and many got hurt. The police have detained people and are looking for the heads of the protests. Many believe that the police used excessive force and I agree. It seemed like a peaceful protest until the police started using water cannons and tear gas which prompted the protesters to go after some of the police with steel pipes and to try and move the buses that the police were on.
Another problem that South Korean citizens have been having with the president is the slow response to the disaster with the ferry last year. 300 people died and people were angry about "authorities' slow response to the capsized vessel and for lax regulation of the shipping industry." Many want the president to step down. This protest was just one step that showed how many people had a problem with the president's actions. We constantly talk about the problems with North Korea but here are problems with South Korea too. Hopefully the government and the president hear the people out.
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/11/15/anti-government-rally-in-seoul-turns-violent.html
~ Paulina Noga
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