A
new incident, that took the nation by storm, was when a son of a powerful
politician stalked a girl in the wee hours of night when she was returning from
work. The girl in question also had a powerful father(bureaucrat)
to take her grievance public. A normal parent may not have been
able to do so, since the stalker had deep connections with the high and mighty
in the corridors of power.
The complaint was filed and the
culprit was out on bail in a jiffy. This caused severe uproar and we the people
of India did what we do best- started an online revolution sitting in our cosy
beds and chairs and commenting on the gravity of the situation and how these
spoiled brats should be reined in!
Then I came across a post on FB
where it was mentioned how a senior leader and colleague of the father of the
stalker, advised that good kids should not venture out after a certain time.
The post in question was a strong rebuttal on the statement of this leader.
We had seen the same hype and
hoopla in 2012 as well and the same circus will go on and on and will not
make any difference till the time we do some serious introspection and come out
with ways and means to stop this nuisance.
This
is NOT, contrary to what many people think, a law and order problem. The problem
will persist till the time we have a different set of ideologies for girls and
boys.
I do not understand why we have
this notion that females have to carry the moral dignity of the entire clan on
their shoulders. Till the time we do not free them from this responsibility
nothing will change and we will keep on criticising the system for these kind
of incidents.
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Did we ever realise that we are
the ones responsible for this creepy mentality that boys are superior than
girls? Instead of reciting stories about “Rani Laxmi Bai, “Kalpana Chawla”
“Sania Nehwal” “Sarojini Naidu”, we tell them the gory details of 2012
and tell them not to venture out in the night without any male assistance.
“Change your attitude and
everything will fall in place”
Boys, you also need to understand
that “No means NO” and if you still haven’t understood, please watch Amitabh
Bachchan starrer “PINK”!!!
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