Its important to teach Pros and Cons of Capital Punishment. We are not talking about just one case, people are isolating this Delhi Rape case because of heinous and level of brutality done. It sets it apart from other rapes. Believe it or not, there are unique factors in each crime which can stir up the whole society while other won't make a dent on people and they will just ignore it.
Lets take two instances Delhi Rape Case and Rape case of a minor in a village and its video posted on internet. First the location of crime. Delhi is supposed to be more secure than any village. So security aspects comes into mind. People were shocked because such a crime happened in a per-concieved secure area. Whereas in case of village rape, people will easily digest the news as they will think, of course villages are less secure. Woman won't report because of typical mentality of people to blame the woman first.
Then comes the brutality of crime. Delhi case is pure disgusting way which puts in category of rapes done in Nanjing, where Japanese soldiers killed women and girls after raping, inserting iron rods, bayonets and shooting. Whereas typical case of rape in the latter one was that the girl was just tossed and no one noticed. Girl never reported and it came to notice when people recognized her from the video posted on internet. The first instance has higher shock value for the people. For the victims, they are equally traumatized but for third person, they will draw relativity.
I can point other factors too like our definition of advanced and modern society, freedom for expression for both sex, our beliefs towards pre-martial sex which is different from place to place etc.
If you look at serial killers, they send more fear than anything else. More people dies of road accidents and one can be victim at anytime but people are not that scared but when it comes to the simple idea that a person is out who can any person in random, even you, it will give you chill down the spine.
This is what happened in this rape case. Wasn't rape happening in Delhi already. Yes. But what happened this time is that girl was not alone, she was with a guy, a presence of man increases the security quotient. Second thing is she wasn't abducted in a person in his own vehicle but in a PUBLIC vehicle which we use all the time. There are many unique things about this incidents that really sent fear among the society. People thought that even if their mother,s daughters and sisters are accompanied with a guy, they are not safe even to travel in a public transport.
So first one has to understand why this sudden rage among youth. It was simmering for so many days, but this incident because of of its so many unique things which anyone can relate to, acts as a trigger.
I am not against peaceful protest but I don't want policemen to be killed too, go do a candle march, offer yourself for arrest instead of battling them in anger. Being violent even if you are right divides the society. Some wants justice without any breach of law while other wants justice in any way possible even if it means attacking police who are in their way.
What I am more worried about is that this outrage which is based on youth's anger and emotions will soon die out as it died out in case of 26/11, Anti-corruption rallies. These same youth have forgotten the old cause. No one is fighting for justice of 26/11 victims and their families, no one is making protest on anti-corruption.
I want this youth of ours to be rational and complete the job which is at hand fully rather than hopping from one cause to another. They will rather overshadow and reduce the impact of works of people who are really trying steadily to make a difference. How does it impact them, I can write more about it.
If youth would have forced govt. for taking significant steps regarding 26/11, Jessica murder case etc, the givt would have been more under pressure after anti-corruption rallies, and if that completed in passing the LokPal Bill and failing to do so resulted in loss of Congress in state elections, govt. would have been more keen to solve this issue.
Complete the work in hand than hopping around. Stick to one cause. Don't be jack of all trades, master of none. I know people who actually runs NGO and I know how much they are focused. From their inception to current standing, I have seen one common trait, rational rather than emotional approach.
Its important to teach Pros and Cons of Capital Punishment. We are not talking about just one case, people are isolating this Delhi Rape case because of heinous and level of brutality done. It sets it apart from other rapes. Believe it or not, there are unique factors in each crime which can stir up the whole society while other won;t make a dent on people and they will just ignore it.
Lets take two instances Delhi Rape Case and Rape case of a minor in a village and its video posted on internet. First the location of crime. Delhi is supposed to be more secure than any village. So security aspects comes into mind. People were shocked because such a crime happened in a per-concieved secure area. Whereas in case of village rape, people will easily digest the news as they will think, of course villages are less secure. Woman won't report because of typical mentality of people to blame the woman first.
Then comes the brutality of crime. Delhi case is pure disgusting way which puts in category of rapes done in Nanjing, where Japanese soldiers killed women and girls after raping, inserting iron rods, bayonets and shooting. Whereas typical case of rape in the latter one was that the girl was just tossed and no one noticed. Girl never reported and it came to notice when people recognized her from the video posted on internet. The first instance has higher shock value for the people. For the victims, they are equally traumatized but for third person, they will draw relativity.
I can point other factors too like our definition of advanced and modern society, freedom for expression for both sex, our beliefs towards pre-martial sex which is different from place to place etc.
If you look at serial killers, they send more fear than anything else. More people dies of road accidents and one can be victim at anytime but people are not that scared but when it comes to the simple idea that a person is out who can any person in random, even you, it will give you chill down the spine.
This is what happened in this rape case. Wasn't rape happening in Delhi already. Yes. But what happened this time is that girl was not alone, she was with a guy, a presence of man increases the security quotient. Second thing is she wasn't abducted in a person in his own vehicle but in a PUBLIC vehicle which we use all the time. There are many unique things about this incidents that really sent fear among the society. People thought that even if their mother,s daughters and sisters are accompanied with a guy, they are not safe even to travel in a public transport.
So first one has to understand why this sudden rage among youth. It was simmering for so many days, but this incident because of of its so many unique things which anyone can relate to, acts as a trigger.
I am not against peaceful protest but I don't want policemen to be killed too, go do a candle march, offer yourself for arrest instead of battling them in anger. Being violent even if you are right divides the society. Some wants justice without any breach of law while other wants justice in any way possible even if it means attacking police who are in their way.
What I am more worried about is that this outrage which is based on youth's anger and emotions will soon die out as it died out in case of 26/11, Anti-corruption rallies. These same youth have forgotten the old cause. No one is fighting for justice of 26/11 victims and their families, no one is making protest on anti-corruption.
I want this youth of ours to be rational and complete the job which is at hand fully rather than hopping from one cause to another. They will rather overshadow and reduce the impact of works of people who are really trying steadily to make a difference. How does it impact them, I can write more about it.
If youth would have forced govt. for taking significant steps regarding 26/11, Jessica murder case etc, the givt would have been more under pressure after anti-corruption rallies, and if that completed in passing the LokPal Bill and failing to do so resulted in loss of Congress in state elections, govt. would have been more keen to solve this issue.
Complete the work in hand than hopping around. Stick to one cause. Don't be jack of all trades, master of none. I know people who actually runs NGO and I know how much they are focused. From their inception to current standing, I have seen one common trait, rational rather than emotional approach.
