Every time an incident like a minor’s rape, brutal sexual assault
and dowry deaths are reported and the convict gets away, I ask a simple
question to myself does India really deserve democracy? Would India be a
different country if we had monarchy or President’s rule like back in the 1970’s.
The reaction: "If you thought just bringing in a new
law will stop crimes, your are wrong. They will reduce, but won't stop. You
need community policing to stop these crimes," activist Kiran Bedi told an
Indian TV channel. Nation-wide protests
are being observed, the parents of the child are absconding, the prime minister
is grieved, and film starts are tweeting their thoughts or updating their FB status
with short poems. But will this help?
I have often wondered why are the accused escorted with
their faces covered the whole world must see their faces and they must be
defamed. This could be my anger and resent speaking but can someone for once
think rationally what can be done to deter people from committing such hideous crimes?
How can we as alert citizens at every level contribute and try our level best
to save children & women. In many
countries in abroad, people (irrespective) of the age are convicted to 25 years
of imprisonment for having physical relationships with minors even if it is consensual.
If they are convinced of rape worst
murder, the imprisonment will be far harsher. But what has India done so far? A
person in the recent past with psychotic tendencies was put in juvenile court
because he was underaged? Why has our judiciary system not for once thought of
amending the age-old laws. Times have changed and so should our laws don’t you
think so?
There are very limited editions in our laws since our
independence, with such incidents my belief in the law and order system just
gets diminished by the day. Even if the system proposes capital punishment, it
seems highly unlikely these incidents will stop. Wondering whether the
middle-eastern law of stoning ht accused with work? Honestly, the crime is so
grave that the darkest things come to mine when deciding what punishment would
be best.
For now, it seems like we the common men and women must now
step up! We will have to take the law and order in our hands to show that we
are not meek and if anyone and I mean ANYONE touches our children or women,
they will have to face the brunt of the public. The government must take quick
steps or there could be an uprising……
