Protesters must respect rights of others

I note also that Pheu Thai feels so insecure of its moral position that it is forcing its MPs to choose between their integrity and their families’ rice bowls, by requiring a vote along party lines on the bill.

I have no problem with planned rallies against the bill so long as they are non-violent, but the protesters should respect the equal rights of all others. They must not emulate those red and yellow shirts who believed their cause made it acceptable to trample on the rights of those who would work, study or pass through rally venues. Likewise, if Democrat MP Suthep Thaugsuban stages sit-ins at provincial halls as threatened, if he hinders the rights of others to access governmental services in any way, such as through noise or blockage, then the government must use the minimum force necessary to enable it to continue serving the public, and the protesters might become unwilling guests of the state.

Two wrongs don’t make a right and never will. Take the high road, sirs.

Burin Kantabutra 

Bangkok