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
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I read this comment in The Hindu on 29 Dec 2012, after the death of the girl.
"My dear daughter, I am saddened by your untimely demise. Your forced
disappearance from the promises of India makes all of us humble and
humiliated. Now-a-days we boast a lot about our nation's future in the
galaxy of nations, and our potential as a great power in the 21st
century. I am sure that you had your own dreams about your future and
our nation. It now seems that you have lost it forever. Our future,
however bright, seems meaningless in your absence. I hope that you
will pardon us for our failure to protect your valued life. Hoping
your forgiveness, I invite you to incarnate among us again as our
adoring child. Hopefully, our nation will rise to protect the precious
lives of our daughters, and we will be able to punish the ones,
however powerful, so that all of our children will be safe and secure.
Hope that your death will guard our mind, heart, and intellect against
the invasion of evil forces into our society.
from: Asokan Vengassery
Posted on: Dec 29, 2012 at 12:29 IST "
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