26th Dec 2009 Update:
So the Ruchika case is going per script? Lots of noise, some token gestures, but full blown Denial by Central and State Governments.
Fortunately, TV had no better TRP grabbing news, so coverage continues.
Must watch after two weeks 🙂
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The Ruchika molestation case is only the latest in a history of police
acting as criminals in their own “den” – the Police Station. And then the
Court awards a six month sentence after 19 years and provides bail along
with the sentencing.
cop (DGP*) to boot when this happened. The girl committed suicide unable to
bear the humiliation.Again, everyone will “take up the case” and TV will gets it TRPs for 24 to
48 hours before dropping it. Some ministers will instruct the CBI to appeal
the verdict. 20 years later, we may see another verdict and maybe the
perpetrator will still be alive but too old to serve the sentence. And he’ll
get pardoned on “humanitarian” grounds.Sorry if I’ve stretched a point. But give or take some, this will sum up the
scenes that would play out in a movie, if one were made. On life in India.Who is accountable?This is what we will hear:The Congress Union Government: No we are not. The state government is
responsible for law and order.
The Congress State Government: No, we let (gave permission to) the CBI
prosecute him and it is for the courts to deal with punishment.
The Court: You have no right to question us. Else we will put you behind
bars for contempt of court for 2 years!
The following State Government: What can we do? Once he was under a cloud,
we transferred him out. But his promotions after the incident are a matter
of the civil servants’ rules.
The Congress Union Government Rep in TV shows: But the BJP also had power
for 6 years, why didn’t they do something to him?
The BJP Rep on TV Show: We made CBI take up the case. What can we do if the
court thinks six months is enough?
The Congress State Government: How can we prevent the courts from giving him
bail? That’s his constitutional right!I better stop. Otherwise I may actually get a contract for a script for a
movie that I’d also die of shame if I was a part of making!Why can this continue? Because we think “it doesn’t affect me, so why should
I take any risk? I’ll be smart and watch. If it happens to me, I know this
person and that. I’ll make sure they influence things and get the SOB
finished off … etc etc … don’t tell me that’s not familiar.Aurangzeb ruled us. The British ruled us. Now ….. ? If you have a doubt,
watch TV.But if you are not yet raging mad, wait for the story of Chief Justice
Dinakaran’s dirty linen unfold. This is the case of the HEAD of a High
Court, not some ordinary (!) DGP of Police. It only gets higher with each
day.I know you’re probably thinking, what can I do? I’m only a small, helpless
individual.Maybe you and I are just that.——-