This posting was actually part of my reply to my friend Mr Dipdyuti Chowdhury's post titled "Rape and Repurcussions." Therein he justified that the North Eastern part of India has a much better outlook towards womenfolk and hence women are comparatively safer there than the remaining part of India. Which he was actually true. Very much true.
Both Dipdyuti and I - we are equally disgusted and I am pessimistic about the future/aftermath.
I am penning down my thoughts here. But to start it, first let me quote two oft-repeated jargons that I have heard from my highly educated senior collegues. These will make it clear that perversion sans all educational limits and it prevails at all strata of society:
"When Rape is Inevitable, Enjoy it..."
"As long as you are not caught....Enjoy....But the day you are caught...Dhananjoy**"
**Dhananjoy refers to Late Dhananjoy Chatterjee who was hung a few years ago. He was the last rapist/murdered in India to be condemned to death.
Balance part of my reply / thought was as below:
Both Dipdyuti and I - we are equally disgusted and I am pessimistic about the future/aftermath.
I am penning down my thoughts here. But to start it, first let me quote two oft-repeated jargons that I have heard from my highly educated senior collegues. These will make it clear that perversion sans all educational limits and it prevails at all strata of society:
"When Rape is Inevitable, Enjoy it..."
"As long as you are not caught....Enjoy....But the day you are caught...Dhananjoy**"
**Dhananjoy refers to Late Dhananjoy Chatterjee who was hung a few years ago. He was the last rapist/murdered in India to be condemned to death.
Balance part of my reply / thought was as below:
But there is a practical difference between North-East and also in some instances (West Bengal) where mob-lynching once was a developing cottage-industry.
In rest of India (and also now in WB), criminals are first caught by the police.
Once they are caught by police:
1.0> They are secure and safe in jail. Are assured now of 2 square meals a day (govt/tax-payers money). In some central jail they also have TV, play volleyball.
2.0> They will turn rowdies of jail in as the dark falls. Outside they raped a girl. Inside they’ll sodomize young and weaker jailmates. They will be joined by wardens, prison-guards.
3.0> Finally, some of them will be given shelter by the heavyweights/adhikaris. Because they know these elements will come handy in next election. They’ll come out with ready bail.
4.0> In next election/riot, they will rampage targeted areas as per specific instructions from specific quarters.
Hence, in the first place, none will hand them over to the mob. Nobody will give the mob a chance to bash their “every inches.”
Haven’t you seen “No one killed Jessica.” What the character of the cop told? He received 70 lakhs not to torture the arrested killer boy.
Before mob gets a chance, lawmakers will swing into action and prevent the mob from taking the law into hands. And then starts the bargain.
Remember Aruna Shaunbag case?? The rapist (heard now suffering from cancer) served a short period in jail, then went out and served in a private hospital in Delhi for a long time. Remorseless. Somewhere I read that he used to lucidly describe to some of his friends how he enjoyed every moment of his act.
Many of the rapists do share their moments of joy not only with their fellow-inmates, but also with some of the wardens, jailors, who enjoys the lurid stories over a few pegs of strong pegs.
After all, in this chilly winter, what’s a better option to keep your body heat up??
In a rarest of the rare occasion, a young IPS ASP in WB (I think it happened near Barrackpore and his name was Sanjay) handed over the rapist/molester immediately after his capture to the crowd baying for his blood. While the rapist was done to death, the officer was immediately transferred to Training/Computerization Department of Kolkata Police – far away from field duty. I don’t know whether he ever got a promotion or whether he resigned or not. It’s an incident that happened long long ago. The local crowd staged dharna to prevent his transfer, but they were lathi-charged.
Dipdyuti, to make your idea successful, the mob should be fearless enough to catch the beasts first. But to do that, they have to break the cordon of police. Is it possible anymore now…Is Bharat mein??
Remember the dialogue of the villain in movie Akhri Rasta uttered to the hapless heroine whom he is proceeding to outrage…”Chillao…jitna marji chillao…kis ko pukaroge..krishan bhagwanko..woh mahabharat mein aate the…is Bharat me nehi….!!”
Accept the fact and fate. Move on with your life. Stop reading newspaper. Stop seeing TV. Apply for a gun license. Apply for a firearm. In case if your near and dear ones are in danger, fight for them and die. At least ensure that in your lifetime you did not see them savaged. Die for them – there is no other solution.
In rest of India (and also now in WB), criminals are first caught by the police.
Once they are caught by police:
1.0> They are secure and safe in jail. Are assured now of 2 square meals a day (govt/tax-payers money). In some central jail they also have TV, play volleyball.
2.0> They will turn rowdies of jail in as the dark falls. Outside they raped a girl. Inside they’ll sodomize young and weaker jailmates. They will be joined by wardens, prison-guards.
3.0> Finally, some of them will be given shelter by the heavyweights/adhikaris. Because they know these elements will come handy in next election. They’ll come out with ready bail.
4.0> In next election/riot, they will rampage targeted areas as per specific instructions from specific quarters.
Hence, in the first place, none will hand them over to the mob. Nobody will give the mob a chance to bash their “every inches.”
Haven’t you seen “No one killed Jessica.” What the character of the cop told? He received 70 lakhs not to torture the arrested killer boy.
Before mob gets a chance, lawmakers will swing into action and prevent the mob from taking the law into hands. And then starts the bargain.
Remember Aruna Shaunbag case?? The rapist (heard now suffering from cancer) served a short period in jail, then went out and served in a private hospital in Delhi for a long time. Remorseless. Somewhere I read that he used to lucidly describe to some of his friends how he enjoyed every moment of his act.
Many of the rapists do share their moments of joy not only with their fellow-inmates, but also with some of the wardens, jailors, who enjoys the lurid stories over a few pegs of strong pegs.
After all, in this chilly winter, what’s a better option to keep your body heat up??
In a rarest of the rare occasion, a young IPS ASP in WB (I think it happened near Barrackpore and his name was Sanjay) handed over the rapist/molester immediately after his capture to the crowd baying for his blood. While the rapist was done to death, the officer was immediately transferred to Training/Computerization Department of Kolkata Police – far away from field duty. I don’t know whether he ever got a promotion or whether he resigned or not. It’s an incident that happened long long ago. The local crowd staged dharna to prevent his transfer, but they were lathi-charged.
Dipdyuti, to make your idea successful, the mob should be fearless enough to catch the beasts first. But to do that, they have to break the cordon of police. Is it possible anymore now…Is Bharat mein??
Remember the dialogue of the villain in movie Akhri Rasta uttered to the hapless heroine whom he is proceeding to outrage…”Chillao…jitna marji chillao…kis ko pukaroge..krishan bhagwanko..woh mahabharat mein aate the…is Bharat me nehi….!!”
Accept the fact and fate. Move on with your life. Stop reading newspaper. Stop seeing TV. Apply for a gun license. Apply for a firearm. In case if your near and dear ones are in danger, fight for them and die. At least ensure that in your lifetime you did not see them savaged. Die for them – there is no other solution.
