In this post i would like to again talk about the rape which happened in Delhi. Though no need to specify which one as last i checked another girl was raped. There has been sudden outburst of emotions which can be seen at the protests at India Gate, facebook, twitter and all over the news. People have been demanding "Capital punishment for rapists", "Life imprisonment for rapists", "Chemical castration", "Death by stone pelting" and some have even asked for rapists to be handed over to the public etc. I have a problem with all of this.
Please don't misunderstand me I too like any other human being would like swift justice for Amanat be it capital punishment or life imprisonment to all of the accused. What i have a problem is with mindset of the people which makes me feel as if we are back into the Roman era where the public asks for blood and thus the concept of gladiators. In the current scenario what that equates too people are on the streets asking for the death sentence for the rapists and other forms of torture to the rapists in other words they are asking for blood and since we are relatively civilized compared to our ancestors we are asking for the execution to be done by the law though some have suggested that they should be handed to the public etc which makes me think otherwise. Due to the sudden outburst of emotions people are not able to think rationally. They are just looking at one aspect that is regarding this case and are completely ignoring the bigger picture which is exactly what the government wants.
The above picture may or may not accurately depict the bigger picture but i feel it is a start. Instead of asking just for stricter laws we should also be asking for stricter implementation. If you look in the past accused DGP Rathore was let off with a light sentence, Santosh Singh whose father was the second in command of Delhi Police when the case was being investigated helped his son getting a light sentence and that too after years of pursuing the case and let's not forget the famous Jessica Lall murder case. and there are numerous others like these. To me all these point to the same direction that one of the biggest fallacies of our law and order is that it fails to act and even if it does it is too late. The judiciary and the police try to protect the rich and powerful while the common man is left to the dogs. As pointed by many that there were 646 rapes in Delhi alone in 2012 and there was just 1 conviction till date and that to me is the biggest failure of not only the government, police, judiciary but also of the people of India as we failed to act when there were others like Amanat, Damini etc.
I don't know what lies ahead but I think what will happen is that since people are demanding blood the government will give them blood. Most probably 5 of the 6 accused will get death penalty and depending on the mood of the public they will try to either prove that the 6th accused is not a juvenile or they will either lower the age of being treated as juvenile which is currently 18 thus the government will try to ensure that even the 6th accused gets death penalty. What i would like to ask from all us is that what will make us happy. Is that what we stand for. Think for a second what if some of them had powerful connections, what if they had the political backing do you think police and the government would have acted swiftly. I don't think so since they all come from a poor background it is easy for the government to resolve this case as there are no obstructions from any sides and people like these government will enforce the law but not on people like Suresh Kalmadi, A Raja etc as they are above the law.
Please don't misunderstand me I too like any other human being would like swift justice for Amanat be it capital punishment or life imprisonment to all of the accused. What i have a problem is with mindset of the people which makes me feel as if we are back into the Roman era where the public asks for blood and thus the concept of gladiators. In the current scenario what that equates too people are on the streets asking for the death sentence for the rapists and other forms of torture to the rapists in other words they are asking for blood and since we are relatively civilized compared to our ancestors we are asking for the execution to be done by the law though some have suggested that they should be handed to the public etc which makes me think otherwise. Due to the sudden outburst of emotions people are not able to think rationally. They are just looking at one aspect that is regarding this case and are completely ignoring the bigger picture which is exactly what the government wants.
I don't know what lies ahead but I think what will happen is that since people are demanding blood the government will give them blood. Most probably 5 of the 6 accused will get death penalty and depending on the mood of the public they will try to either prove that the 6th accused is not a juvenile or they will either lower the age of being treated as juvenile which is currently 18 thus the government will try to ensure that even the 6th accused gets death penalty. What i would like to ask from all us is that what will make us happy. Is that what we stand for. Think for a second what if some of them had powerful connections, what if they had the political backing do you think police and the government would have acted swiftly. I don't think so since they all come from a poor background it is easy for the government to resolve this case as there are no obstructions from any sides and people like these government will enforce the law but not on people like Suresh Kalmadi, A Raja etc as they are above the law.
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