Hinduism prescribes strictest punishment for Rape.
Manu Smriti , apart from laying guidelines for the treatment for Rape.
Manu Smriti, Hindu Law.
8.323. Those who abduct women should be given death sentence.
9.232. Those who kill women, children or scholarly virtuous people should be given strictest punishment.
8.352. Those who rape or molest women or incite them into adultery should be given harshest punishment that creates fear among others to even think of such a crime.
8. 275. One should be punished if he puts false allegations or demeans mother, wife or daughter.
8.389. Those who abandon their mother, father, wife or children without any reasonable reason should face severe punishments.
357. Offering presents (to a woman), romping (with her), touching her ornaments and dress, sitting with her on a bed, all (these acts) are considered adulterous acts (samgrahana).
363. Yet he who secretly converses with such women, or with female slaves kept by one (master), and with female ascetics, shall be compelled to pay a small fine.
367. But if any man through insolence forcibly contaminates a maiden, two of his fingers shall be instantly cut off, and he shall pay a fine of six hundred (panas).
370. But a woman who pollutes a damsel shall instantly have (her head) shaved or two fingers cut off, and be made to ride (through the town) on a donkey.
385. A Brahmana who approaches unguarded females (of the) Kshatriya or Vaisya (castes), or a Sudra female, shall be fined five hundred (panas); but (for intercourse with) a female (of the) lowest (castes), one thousand.
Even the quality of women Police available is disheartening.
I have found the women Police to be more heartless than a Policeman in terms of character and humane approach to family issues brought into Police Stations.
These women Police ensure that they get a good bribe to settle the issue even if what is agreed upon is totally unjustifiable.
Lockup rapes are most common.
Recruiting good material for the workforce will be the right step.
And the training of Police force, both Men and women must be scientific and they must be made people friendly.
‘Delhi, for example, is home to one of the largest metropolitan police forces in the world with some 84,000 officers. But only one-third are involved in any kind of actual “policing” at any given time, while the rest provide protection services to various politicians, senior bureaucrats, diplomats and other elites. According to the Times of India there is one officer for every 200 citizens and about 20 officers for every VIP. Many of those who do perform police duties can be found shaking down motorists, participating in protection rackets and simply looking the other way as crimes take place.’
Yes, the strength of The Police Force must be increased
Useless and avoidable deployment of Police Force for the Security of Politicians must be dispensed with(most of the politicians deserve to be a security risk and I wish they succumb to the threat!)
There’s a tendency to assume the victims of sexual violence somehow brought it on themselves. In a 1996 survey of judges in India, 68 percent of the respondents said that provocative clothing is an invitation to rape. In response to the recent gang-rape incident, a legislator in Rajasthan suggested banning skirts as a uniform for girls in private schools, citing it as the reason for increased cases of sexual harassment.
I disagree with this point in that while Rape is not the direct outcome of provocative clothing, one can not deny that provocative clothing provokes.
Even the term ‘provoke’ is used by the author to indicate the rekindling and egging of the desire!
Women, for their safety, must ensure they do not wear dresses that expose their body.
One never knows how many perverts are up there, who imagine bedding every thing in sight!
Asking women to be careful is not a denial of their rights.
True with the rider that one can not roam about bars frequented by the flotsam and jetsam of the society.
The attempt to compromise the rape issue outside the Court also encourages the incidence of rape.
The point to be observed is that while people who talk highly fo liberation of women and self-professed Liberals, How Many of them are prepared to take a girl who was raped as one’s daughter in-law or men who will marry such a girl?
This will take some time.
As things stand, the Court hearing can be held in camera , to begin with.
Sluggish court system, Low Convictions and the low status of women.
Agreed.
The points missed out.
The Lifestyle of Drinking, late night Partying , adoption of Western values, loss of family values, Single parenting do have a major role to play.
I will be posting Blog on The law of Rape in India and the need for Reform.
This includes a proper definition of Rape.
In the frenzy of punishing rapists, one should not take a woman’s word at its face value at every instance.
I have been under the impression that the Rape Testa conducted on the victims of sexual attack is very scientific and advanned.
To my shock this is how the ‘Rape Test’ is conducted in India.
Delhi Gang rape Victim
‘An international human rights group urged India last week to ban a “degrading and unscientific” test commonly performed on rapevictims to see if they have previous sexual experience.
In the test, a doctor inserts fingers into the victim during the forensicexamination to test for “vaginal laxity” and is expected to deliver a medical opinion as to whether she appears to be “habituated to sexual intercourse.” The group, Human Rights Watch, argued that the testconstituted a second assault on a traumatized woman”
What have the courts been doing, being blind to the tests conducted?
Shocking!
“The level of care – including counseling – provided to the New Delhi gang rape victim and her family, demonstrates that political will can ensure support and care for victims of sexual assault, Human Rights Watch said. But this only followed public outrage and demonstrations after the attack. Human Rights Watch research has found that survivors usually find it difficult to register police complaints, and often go from one hospital to another even for a medical examination, and often report suffering humiliation at police stations and hospitals.
India does not have a uniform protocol for medical treatment and examination of survivors of sexual assault, making responses ad hoc and unpredictable, and in the worst cases, degrading and counter-productive. This is reflected in the continued use of the so-called “finger test,” which Human Rights Watch documented in a 2010 report. While conducting medical examinations, many doctors record unscientific and degrading findings, which involve noting the “laxity” of the vagina or hymen, apparently to determine whether the victims are “virgins” or “habituated to sexual intercourse.” Often doctors, police, and judges look for evidence of “struggle” or “injuries,” especially hymenal injuries, in the medical examination report, discrediting those who do not report such injuries.”
At least now let’s introspect where we went/are wrong and try to ensure that women do not suffer this fate in future.
Agitation sin Public,screaming ,damaging public property and the sensationalism by Television Channels with their eyes on TRP of the issue, will not solve the problem.
The process of punishing the Rapists should be swift within a short time frame and there would be no Adjournments during the Trial.
Let us curb the instinct of trying to bed every woman in sight.
Let us revert to our system of Family values, such as respecting elders,treating women with courtesy.
Let us go to the rescue of the women in distress instead of being Voyeurs.
When I say ‘We’ I Include Women.
Resolve that we will not dress provocatively in the name of freedom of women.
Freedom shout will not bring the dead girl alive.
Shun the midnight outings ,pub culture.
Accompany your women folk in the nights.-this includes your girl friend , if you are serious about the relationship.
If you are in need of sex, visit places reserved for these activities.
Imbibe the Western Culture for Discipline,Industry,eye for Detail and not for anything else.
Remember, other wise the next victim could be your Mother,Sister, Wife or Daughter.
‘Story:
“The patient had remained in an extremely critical condition since admission to Mount Elizabeth Hospital,” hospital chief executive Kelvin Loh said.
“She had suffered from severe organ failure following serious injuries to her body and brain. She was courageous in fighting for her life for so long against the odds but the trauma to her body was too severe for her to overcome.
“We are humbled by the privilege of being tasked to care for her in her final struggle,” Mr Loh said.
A team of eight specialists had tried to keep the patient stable, but her condition continued to deteriorate over the two days she was at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, he added.
According to the police, the victim is a medical student from Dehradoon, who is doing her internship in Delhi. Her friend an Engineer both boarded a private bus with tinted glass window from Munirka, south Delhi to Palam around 9.45 Pm. Her friend told police that the men on bus harassing her, which he confronted them. After that all incident happen, he was hit by the iron road several times on his head and the women dragged to driver’s cabin, where she was R*ped and later both victim threw out the bus. Police filed the case against the rapist and send both victim’s to AIIMS, from where main victim refer to Safdarjung Hospital due to her critical condition.
On Tuesday morning when the victim came to sense, after 36 hours did not able to speak. She write on a paper “Life my leg and clean my throat”. According to the doctors of SafdarjungHospital the condition of the victim is very critical; her pulse rate is 130 which are more than normal. Her plates and blood pressure are going up and down. Doctors say that they are watching this kind of brutally case first time in his career, only a psycho can do this kind of work.(hit latest)
‘The solution lies in ostracizing the culprits, enhancement of family values,moderate dressing and the refusal to accept decadent Western values like Drinking even by girls in Bars where the atmosphere in carnal. If the girls still refuse the code of Safety and honor, none can help for you can not help some one who willfully steps int to an abyss. House parties which generally degenerate into Drunken brawls and orgies are to stopped in Families. The excessive income from IT and Corporate Sector lure the youth by providing money more than they could handle.’
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