When I read about horrors of what happened to women and children during the war/conflict in Rwanda in early 90s, I never imagined that people in a civilized society are also capable of such horrific acts against humanity.
The gang rape of a 23 year old on 16 Dec 2012 has shaken the nation, not just by the savage things done to the girl, but also by the shame that many such savage acts have been silently accepted.
Like Rwanda, in India also, those who hold the power, savagely exploit the weak. This is true even in situations when one group of people are momentarily more powerful than the exploited. The criminals have a confidence in themselves that they can get away with the crime and are sure that the system and society will never be strong enough to hold them to account.
Like Rwanda, the savage criminals, have lost humanity even for their own. They did the horrific acts in front of a minor kid and involved the kid in the criminal act.
Women have been treated in-equally in India, taken for granted and their sacrifices never acknowledged.
Yet India is not Rwanda, it has found the courage to stand up and not bow down to the powers that be. People are demanding justice and actions that have long term impact on the safety and progress of women. Hopefully, they will succeed.
How quickly and harshly India punishes those who have committed crime against women will be a tests of how much India respects its women.
Abhinav
28 Dec 2012
The gang rape of a 23 year old on 16 Dec 2012 has shaken the nation, not just by the savage things done to the girl, but also by the shame that many such savage acts have been silently accepted.
Like Rwanda, in India also, those who hold the power, savagely exploit the weak. This is true even in situations when one group of people are momentarily more powerful than the exploited. The criminals have a confidence in themselves that they can get away with the crime and are sure that the system and society will never be strong enough to hold them to account.
Like Rwanda, the savage criminals, have lost humanity even for their own. They did the horrific acts in front of a minor kid and involved the kid in the criminal act.
Women have been treated in-equally in India, taken for granted and their sacrifices never acknowledged.
Yet India is not Rwanda, it has found the courage to stand up and not bow down to the powers that be. People are demanding justice and actions that have long term impact on the safety and progress of women. Hopefully, they will succeed.
How quickly and harshly India punishes those who have committed crime against women will be a tests of how much India respects its women.
Abhinav
28 Dec 2012
