Comments on: I, Grope, Rape, and the Indian Police

By: Sandrova

Sandrova — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 14:19:38 +0000

I agree with you. Monetary compensation has no value in cases of rape or aid in preventing rapes in the future. Having self defense as a part of school curriculum should be as mandatory as having sports as a part of school life. Violence against women has been prevalent in our country for so long, and yet nothing’s changed. It’s a sad state of affair.

By: Male-O-Drama

Male-O-Drama — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 03:33:00 +0000

I was googling incidents of groping and rape in india and that’s how I stumbled on your post. Though I have not personally witnessed any incident of groping, there is no denying that girls experience such undesired incidents. I agree with you that no solution works because:
1. Girls are taught to cover themselves up, to protect themselves from such incidents, but not to fight back thr criminals.
2. Corruption in the administration and faulty policies.

Here at West Bengal, Hon. CM, Ms. Mamata Banerjee has declared a scheme of Rs. 30,000/- to every rape victim. And I am confused because I don’t have any clue how this amount is going to save a girl from further rapes. Wouldn’t it have been better to ensure that school girls receive free self defence trainings like karate, to make them physically strong?

By: Tejas

Tejas — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:01:17 +0000

Absolutely! Self help (if one may use that term) is the best help here – our cultural degradation has been such that the Police are always going to shove the blame on the ladies and ask them to stay indoors. Let’s at least start with pin pricks on anyone who dares to grope.

I’m glad that such reasonable heads exist. Some of the reactions have been downright appalling.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 05:56:14 +0000

The tricky part is, no solution works. Every single problem our country faces goes back to corruption. If the law enforcers and government is more effective and stringent(including providing education, safety and social acceptance), we would be in a much better situation. The best thing to do is take the situation in our own hands, individually.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 05:54:00 +0000

Thank you, Tejas. I feel the most practical thing to do, instead of shifting the blame to one sex or another, is to deal with the situation effectively, seeing the government isn’t helping effectively.

By: Tejas

Tejas — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 05:51:22 +0000

I have read a bunch of reactions to the recent events on blogs. This is by far the best!
Very very fair! *doffs hat*

By: Karthik Ragubathy

Karthik Ragubathy — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:36:04 +0000

*sigh*

This is wrong on so many levels. Every time I used to see such news on TV, I would feel pity for the victim and be thankful that no one close to me has had to endure this. But after the recent cases, I have come to understood that many choose not to reveal it.

I don’t know what to say. You look at the reactions and you wonder what country you are in. Police men ask women to cover up and be in home before 8 pm.

All I can do is *sigh*