DELHI GANG RAPE
& FUTURE RAPE CASES
TACKLE THE CAUSE
NOT JUST THE EFFECT
The most heinous Gang Rape has occurred, of all places,
in the country’s capital, and that too, in a Bus. Our degradation looks
complete. The Nation has expressed its outrage in no uncertain terms.
Parliament has expressed deep anger. Huge demonstrations are held. Home
Minister has announced decision for Fast Track courts and daily hearings. MPs
have demanded capital Punishment.
I concur with them as far as GANG RAPES are concerned.
Even enforcement of the Islamic law in their case – of stoning them to death in
full public view – may not be sufficient punishment. Well. This is our
IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.
This is Good. But,
this is JUST NOT SUFFICIENT.
Every crime in the
Society can be traced to a root cause. Until the root cause is identified and
eradicated – the effect, namely the crime, keeps on occurring and will be
manifesting all over the society, periodically. The sequence is always –
CAUSE leads to EFFECT
We must look for the
causes and remove them first and
fast; Once the causes are removed, there
will be no effects; which means, there will be no rapes and gang rapes.
It is like this.
There is a huge pool
of stagnant, stinking water by the side of your house. Mosquitoes are breeding
in large numbers there. There are millions of Mosquito eggs hatching daily in
it. Many mosquitoes are swarming into your house. You use all mosquito
repellents, mosquito bats and every available method in your house to kill as
many mosquitoes as possible daily. This becomes your daily routine. Will you
ever become free of mosquitoes by these strategies?
No way. Until the
stagnant, stinking pool of water by the side of your house is dried and the
source of mosquitoes is removed, your house will not be free of Mosquitoes. Is
this not obvious? It is.
In respect of
Mosquitoes or GANG RAPISTS, we, in India, are using the wrong method only – of
tackling the effect and not the cause. Hang the Rapist! Kill the Mosquitoes!
This is our loudest slogan, reverberating all over India.
By all means, we
must do that. But, even as we are arresting the Gang rapists in Delhi, another
group has gang-raped a woman in UP. Another may do it in Bihar. Yet another
group may do it in Haryana.
All these rapists
and Gang rapists are manufactured by us only, we, who are clamoring for killing
them when the rapes occur.
Rapists are
manufactured by us. That is the stark fact. Are we being intelligent?
We can remove tinted
glasses, blinkers and screens from all vehicles and arrange CCTVs in them – so
that all passersby can watch the events inside. Can we really identify the
rapist with these measures before he commits the rape or gang rape? No way. Suppose
a rape or gang rape in some un-tinted, un-screened vehicle is occurring - Will we
act, or, will we watch? Or, worse, will we also participate?
What happened in
Assam? It was not in a vehicle. It was in the MIDDLE of the road. What
un-tinting, un-screening will we do for the middle of the Road molestation?
Many actually saw and went indifferently. Many watched. Many participated. Why
did it happen?
Are we being intelligent?
Let us make no
mistake - the gang rapist or the gang-molester was in fact manufactured by us, who
assemble to shout against them later.
What did we do? We
will all innocently ask. Almost no child is born as rapist. He becomes a rapist
only when all sorts of wrong ethics, wrong morals, wrong ideas and wrong
emotions are constantly dinned into him.
He won’t become a
rapist, if right ethics, right morals, right ideas and right emotions are
dinned into him from childhood.
We are not doing
that at all. The mother and father are the first culprits. They are watching
precisely those TV serials and cinemas in which, sexual provocation is very
much the theme – in presence of the Children.
Our Education is perhaps
the most CHARACTERLESS EDUCATION in the world. In the name of secularism, we
have removed all value-based content from text books – and introduced in them sex
education, as if it is the most important thing to know at school. A Dog knows
how to perform a sex act. The Ant knows. The fly knows. But, Boys and Girls
supposedly need sex-education at school!
This is a land in
which even sex was made into a science thousands of years ago. Will it not be
enough, if a man and woman are presented with the Book of Kamasastra before the
marriage? Do they need sex education from LKG to PG in different ways? In
ancient India, actually, Brahmacharya
was the key ingredient of all education. Such a man grows up with strong
character and with reasonable control on his senses and morals.
I do know that some readers
will not agree. More than that, the worst part of our education is- not inculcating morals, respect for elders and
respect for the opposite sex. So, these two wrongs do not make one right.
A still worse
education occurs through our movies and TV. In each movie, we want to see scantily dressed women as our HEROINS,
we want the so called ITEM NUMBERS, we want EVE-TEASING SCENES especially by
the Hero, we want hilarious and not so hilarious extra-marital affairs in
movies, we even want raw sex scenes in movies, though that has not yet come in
Indian movies.
Today’s heroin wears
the most scanty, sexually provocative dress, participates in the most sexy item numbers with the least possible dress,
and our youth and all men and women watch these very eagerly. In some
languages, every dialogue is filled with sex. It just stops short of being
OBSCENE – by today’s standards. But, we have moved far ahead of yesterday’s
standards on OBSCENITY. These are all causes for crimes against women.
But, that – we call
as progressiveness. We are becoming modern! We now can move together in pubs,
drink together in pubs, dance together in pubs, get totally drunk( to be
carried by others to the home); we want to go anywhere with any one, have
live-in arrangements with no mutual responsibility and live a free, no-hold barred life.
INTOXICATING DRINKS
are in-thing, without which we cannot be called modern at all. And, we know
that a drunkard is freed from all inhibitions and morals. Can any woman be
trusted to be safe with a drunkard man – except his wife. For some strange
reason, he does not seem to be interested in his wife! This again is immoral in
itself.
The last straw is
DRUGS. When Rahul Gandhi recently talked about drug menace in Punjab, he was
absolutely right. But, people were talking of
the percentages, instead of the menace itself and criticizing him.
Drug Menace is
rampant in many college and university campuses. The drug peddlers may be
powerful Politicians or their cronies. This is the only reason, why we are not
able to tackle this menace. A Drug Addict can do anything – and he is much
worse than a drunkard.
If we are determined
to tackle these causative factors, we can easily tackle them. But, will we?
I will list out some
of the causative factors briefly again.
1.
Drug Addiction
2.
Intoxicating drinks
consumption (at home or in Pubs)
3.
Scantily dressed heroines
and Item numbers in Movies
4.
Eve teasing by HEROES
especially
5.
VERY ELABORATE scenes of
eve-teasing and ‘attempt to rape’ scenes in movies
6.
Extra marital affairs,
live-in arrangements, too much exhibitionism among some women in respect of
their dresses
7.
TV serials containing very
loose morals – 24 hours of the day, every day
8.
Characterless education +
sex-Education
Life does not run with
all these causative, provocative factors smoothly always. It is not what a
healthy life is all about. It is in fact what an unhealthy life is all-about.
Women’s organizations,
in India must be strongly objecting to the increasing habit of women drinking
in pubs at night – and that too in the company of intoxicated men-folk. We want
to keep the causes and avoid the effects – which is just not possible. There is
NO USE of the statutory warning at all, for these pub going women and men.
A drug addict or a drunkard
man can never be trusted – not to commit a rape, if a slightest opportunity is
available to him. A drug addict / drunkard woman is the easiest prey and if she
is available by his side, the scene is complete.
The man’s excited hormones
and his intoxication fuel his sex urge, release him from all moral obligations
and make him look for opportunities for their satisfaction. So, he looks for
sexual satisfaction wherever he can get it.
It may even be in a
child of three years age or an elderly lady of 80 years age. It may be a young
girl of 16 to 25, who is available either alone or just with her boy friend. It
may be a lone, married woman in her own home, which makes her an easy target. It
may also be even a woman in the midst of all her people, husband and in laws –
and yet the gang rapists get in, tie up and beat up all males and rape all
females. All these are happening. The scenarios are multifarious. Somebody is
on the prowl for sexual satisfaction; Somebody is searching for his prey;
Somebody succeeds.
The worst possible
things are happening now. Even a father or brother may treat his daughter or
sister as a sex object. It is happening.
But, with this
entire grim scenario depicted, we must still understand, that such cases are
one in a thousand. 999 males out of every 1000 are still acting sensibly
despite all these provocations in the society. Likewise, 999 females are still
acting in a dignified, intelligent, non-provocative manner.
But, one in a
thousand on either side – is also too big a statistic, when the crimes occur. In
a town containing 50,000 population, of which 25,000 are women, the statistic
means, at least 25 women are subjected to some sort of sexual harassment by 25
men. That is Big News.
The statistics may
be even LESS. Only one GANG RAPE has occurred in Delhi in several months. Is it
0.0001 percent of Males at fault with 0.00001 percent of females? The Delhi
Police may be glad to trot out this statistic.
But, the Nation is
aghast. And very rightly.
There is another sad
side of all this horror story.
The other 999 males
are also watching the TVs, serials, movies etc. They are also to some extent
sexually excited. But they do nothing adverse – being intelligent and socially
responsible enough not to do any anti-social acts. But, every cause has to have an effect.
There are some other statistics in their case. The sexual Potency of Males,
according to some reports, is down by over 1/3rd in the last 10
tears itself among males in India. In my view, this is at least significantly
due to OVEREXPOSURE to sex provocation and under exposure to real satisfaction.
Easy and lazy living methods, unhealthy eating and no exercise are also
contributing factors.It looks like - one day, nature will solve the problem of RAPES completely by this method.
Marital
relationships also are growing unhealthy. Some women never recognize the sex
needs of their husbands. One woman is reported to have gone to court alleging
RAPE by the husband! In my view, it is the height of senseless behavior on the
part of the woman first, and only next by the husband. SEX can happen only when
the man is sexually excited, not when the woman wants it. When the man is not
sexually excited, however much the woman wants it, SEX does not happen. This is
the most basic of sex lesson that woman needs to keep in mind - for a healthy
marital relationship. In the olden days, sex was recommended ONLY AT NIGHT,
after all others have slept. It is there in all Hindu scriptures and culture. Therefore,
man and woman were both comfortable with it. This, the man and woman must both understand.
Over exposure of man to sexual provocation reduces his potency and capability
for actual sex.
When this is not
understood by the couple, they both suffer and possibly the woman turns the sexually
unsatisfied husband into seeking extra-marital relationships or even go for
rapes outside home. Once the worm of sex enters a man’s head, it goes on biting
his head and does not leave him so easily. That is why, even a normal man tends
to commit sex crimes at times. Therefore, society must try to avoid such sexual
excitement all the day through TV, cinema etc. If a husband is leaving home
with all love and happiness with his wife, the chances are least that he will
seek sex of any kind outside the home. I state my opinion – even if many men
and women may not agree with this.
My main aim here is
– to identify the causes which
ultimately reflect in the society in
various forms of crimes against women. If
we do not even touch the causes, but only deal sternly with each crime as it
occurs, we will never solve the problem on a lasting basis.
If we don’t
understand the undercurrents, we can never swim across the stream.
The last of my views
is here :
The epic wars of Ramayana
and Maha Bharata were fought, mainly to protect women’s honour and annihilate
crimes against women. The Epics teach us many lessons in plain terms.
(1)
Some people quote Manu as
having said “na stree swaatantryamarhati” and condemn Manu for this. The same
Manu has also said that – where the women weep, there, the Gods do not smile.
Rains will not come. People will not prosper. So, what is the total context and
meaning of what Manu said?
(2)
There were rapists even in
Ramayana and Mahabharata days. But, they were mercilessly KILLED by the men-folk
of the women against whom the crime was committed. The husband, father, son,
the king or any good man knowing the crime – must fight and may KILL THE PERPETRATOR
of the crime. For every Ravana, there must be a Rama and a Jatayu. For every
Duryodhana, there must be a Bheema and a Krishna.
(3)
Physically, Woman needs the
protection of man. This is the social fact. One man may be a rapist. But
hundred men can act as her protectors. Woman has hundred strengths; but
physical strength is not one of them. Women’s one great strength and weakness
both - is her attractiveness to man. That is the binding force between man and
woman. So man must, even at the cost of his life, protect the woman.
(4)
Indian Man, till recent
times, was always willing to give up his life also to protect his women’s
honour against the wicked men in the society. Woman was never treated as an
object of sex or object of possession in India. The Upanishads say, Mathru Devo Bhava. Mother is the first
and primary God for the man. In fact,
our culture is to treat even a small girl child as Mother, and address the
child also as mother. Even to this day, it prevails in many families. In
those families, women continue to be respected and there are no crimes against
them in those families. Unfortunately,
the cultures which invaded India did not subscribe to this level of sanctity
for women and therefore, our culture also is vastly diluted now. Rapes and
eve-teasing are occurring more and more, because we do not respect our culture and we do not
understand it also well.
(5)
In summary, I list out the
following short and long term measures –
(i)
Introducing Character-centric
education
(ii)
Inculcating mutual respect
between boys and Girls through Education
(iii)
Abolishing obscene dresses
and obscene Item numbers in movies
(iv)
Abolishing eve-teasing scenes
-by Heroes especially – in movies, which will be copied by Youth.
(v)
Encouraging students to
concentrate on education and not on love affairs. When age for marriage is 21,
how can love be OK before 21? In USA, child pregnancies are rampant presently.
Do we need all those problems?
(vi)
Drinks and Drugs should be
totally banned in school and college campuses – and there should be special
squads and fast track courts - which are not susceptible to Political Pressures
- to capture Drug peddlers – and get them punished.
(vii)
Buses carrying students
must especially be watched. Only about 1-2% of students indulge in eve-teasing.
But those who do- make life hell for all others in Buses. Special squads must
check such buses, Bus stops, trains, and other sensitive places for eve-teasers
and deal with them very sternly.
(viii) Law
must be amended to make HANGING the
punishment for GANG-RAPE, and life imprisonment for Gang Molestation. For
other RAPES etc, punishments can be less. But a second occasion of RAPE must
involve LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
(ix)
In case of EVE TEASING ON
ROADS etc, other men and women must be specifically allowed by LAW to protect
the women being teased, BY ANY POSSIBLE MANNER & METHOD – and such
protectors should not be rounded up by Police. If Protectors get harassed, our
Law itself is the Biggest eve-teaser. Presently, that is the case.
(x)
Every complaint of
eve-teasing and rape must be registered and investigated IMMEDIATELY, and in
any case, on the same day of complaint. Arrests must be made if reasonable
suspicion and evidence is found – however big the offender may be. I do not
suggest ARRESTS without any evidence or
with negative evidence – merely because X or Y complains. India already has
such ONE SIDED LAWS, which are grossly misused by some of the beneficiaries. If
Police acts quickly, and conducts investigations fairly – the cases will go
through due process of law – correctly. Justice will be done.
(xi)
Let us ensure that every woman
is able to walk fearlessly on any street in India, even at Mid-night – in the
knowledge that there are a hundred possible protectors for her at all times.
PS ;SEE MY 2 OTHER BLOG POSTS ON SAME TOPIC AT :
PS ;SEE MY 2 OTHER BLOG POSTS ON SAME TOPIC AT :
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