Question

Do you think the internment of Fred Korematsu was justified? If he had not been a U.S citizen, would that have made any difference? Explain.

Answer 1

The internment of Fred Korematsu was unjustified. Korematsu was one of thousands of Japanese American citizens put into internment camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor . Korematsu did not commit any crimes nor was he affiliated with the Japanese government at all.

This treatment would not be justified even if he wasn’t a citizen. Unless he committed a crime, his internment / constant surveillance is unjustified.