tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post181810464688942279..comments2024-01-05T08:23:27.097+05:30Comments on Musings: The Ravishing of Womenanilkurup59http://www.blogger.com/profile/07961961217418715354noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-30304592168408963742012-12-31T11:21:55.618+05:302012-12-31T11:21:55.618+05:30Haa bang on. I am pleasantly surprised reading the...Haa bang on. I am pleasantly surprised reading the comments above...esp from women folks that you weren't damned Anil :)<br /><br />Yeah, its pathetic on the government'a part, on the media's part and on the public outrage. Slogans like punish the criminals like they do in Saudi Arabia and giving names to the rape victim by the media were al ridiculous to say the least. <br /><br />Protests everywhere were fueled with emotions. It was an emotional outrage; where is the action? Now what is the govt going to do? I doubtInsigniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819054091062923489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-90141978242114752982012-12-29T12:10:52.197+05:302012-12-29T12:10:52.197+05:30@ Happy Kitten,
Asha, the governments that wield ...@ Happy Kitten,<br /><br />Asha, the governments that wield power will seldom get rattled. Shaken? may be off guard for a moment.<br />Though law and its balanced and forthright adherence is a problem, the issue of rape is more of mans's mindset, of the societies prejudice.<br />No amount of punishment will be a deterrent enough for the attitude of the society where girl child is not safe before and after she is born.<br /><br />@ Meera Sundarajan,<br /><br />I read your article now. Cannot agree more with it.<br />My opinion is mentioned in the reply noted to Asha above.<br /><br />@ BK.Chowla,<br /><br />Yes it is a protest, agitation and a movement. have we slid to a state where only severe and archaic punishments will somewhat deter such heinous acts?<br /><br />@ rama,<br /><br />You have said a fact that is more likely and out come more probable.<br /><br /><br />@ Rudraprayag,<br /><br />Yes as long as I'm comfortable in my cocoon why bother about the rest outside?<br /><br /><br />@ Elizebath,m<br /><br />Thanks for the comment.<br />Yes you have , we all who have daughters and sisters have to be really worried.<br /><br />The training in self defense is indeed a wise and pragmatic thing when you know nothing much will come out of the present acrimony.<br /><br />@ Sandy<br /><br />Imagine a situation in India if the gun laws were as easy as in the USA. We would be the most barbaric nation.<br /><br />Sickness, revulsion and revolt within is what one feels.Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314240044112275262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-33124795296821950522012-12-29T05:08:17.944+05:302012-12-29T05:08:17.944+05:30As I have just learned of the woman's death, t...As I have just learned of the woman's death, the brutality makes me sick..The whole thing saddens me..I wonder why someone did not step in to help in some way....Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10311361298378439781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-13230318667918132212012-12-28T18:54:23.997+05:302012-12-28T18:54:23.997+05:30A brillant write that points out so many signs tha...A brillant write that points out so many signs that we, as human beings, fail to care about today or fail to find ways to prevent these things...Would death to the rapists stop it? Yes, maybe so..stiffer laws.....Yes, years ago this horrendous thing happened and will continue to happen. An atrocity that seems unstoppable...Where lies the answers?????Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10311361298378439781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-47963178562805043152012-12-28T16:36:32.375+05:302012-12-28T16:36:32.375+05:30Your post is absolutely on dot...But the bare trut...Your post is absolutely on dot...But the bare truth in your article leave me worried...and I worry more about my 10 month old daughter and her safety in this world..<br /><br />There is no point in waiting for some govt to bring stringent laws as long as the deep rooted mentality in the world is not changed...I have just promised myself that I will send my daughter to learn Karate or Judo..Kung Fu so that she can atleast defend herself...EJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868155622896114392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-47177239954117014122012-12-28T00:06:28.828+05:302012-12-28T00:06:28.828+05:30All are selfish and self-centred. They lose nothin...All are selfish and self-centred. They lose nothing, when someone else is tortured.rudraprayagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775039913655864157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-78553276642306912422012-12-27T15:27:04.906+05:302012-12-27T15:27:04.906+05:30Looks like nothing concrete would come out, each o...Looks like nothing concrete would come out, each one is trying to divert the attention from the main issue.<br />People in the government are just not bothered or even inclined to come up with any thing concrete. For them this has become an additional headache that is not going off so easily. <br />They keep trying to buy time, so that by that time people would go back to their own business, and leave the the government to be its own lethargic self. The government will not improve , nor the police would improve. <br />This would go on till the next election, and maybe we would have a different set of monkeys ruling/ ruining our country in its own unique way.Rama Ananthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962222316822524699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-41447974102932193692012-12-26T17:59:03.614+05:302012-12-26T17:59:03.614+05:30What we saw as a reaction to the incident is amazi...What we saw as a reaction to the incident is amazing.It is not a protest.It is not an agitation ...It is a movement and handling a movement is another story.<br />For sure,govt,the MEA and the police have list their credibility BK Chowla,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03869011550287421537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-1501190023092828032012-12-26T15:55:17.482+05:302012-12-26T15:55:17.482+05:30Anil, agree with everything you say. I am giving b...Anil, agree with everything you say. I am giving below a link to an interesting article by Flavia Agnes in The Asian Age. You might like to read that ( if you have not read it already)<br /><br />http://www.asianage.com/columnists/rape-death-349<br />It is atleast refreshing that the government has set forth a panel and this panel has publicly called for advise from civil society, law makers and women's organizations to come forth with suggestions for the new criminal code on rape.Meera Sundararajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584671517551652378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-27539134267991222632012-12-26T13:23:21.371+05:302012-12-26T13:23:21.371+05:30Anil: I think the govt. was shaken this time thou...Anil: I think the govt. was shaken this time though it required so many voters to line up to remind them that it is their votes that put them there. Maybe we shall see some changes.. I would hope for more women frndly police stations with specially trained personnel to listen to complaints from women. Maybe we are also ready to change our views on rape. As for the punishment; how about 100 lashes daily for a few months? Pain like that may make rapists think twice?Happy Kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14406399936808407736noreply@blogger.com