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I know that the majority of Indians aren't rapists, it's just the institutional acceptance of the rapes that do occur that make it seem so much worse. There are

by phaus 13y ago

I know that the majority of Indians aren't rapists, it's just the institutional acceptance of the rapes that do occur that make it seem so much worse. There are people, such as yourself, who are trying to help, but at this point, it seems as if you are in a David vs Goliath situation, only without a sling. It doesn't seem to be the general population that is the problem, its the government, and governments are notoriously difficult to change.

anuragramdasan 13y ago
I understand that it is a David and Goliath situation when we talk about governments corruption and ordinary people like us. Once in a while some country pops out an Assange or a Snowden, but that is not something one can sit back and wait to happen. And there aren't many things an ordinary person can do too. It is tough, but sitting back and complaining is also no solution. On the other hand, rape cases have nothing to do with government. This is people inflicting pain on people. And its not just rape but any sort of attack on safety and we can be optimist about cleaning up this mess. Also it has to be understood that one person or a group can not just decide to fix it and the next day rapes stop happening. It will take a while to make it happen. In the mean time, more rapes might happen and we can't do much about it. It doesn't mean no one cares about those getting raped. Its just that not much can be done when most of the population prefers to be armchair critics.
- phaus 13y ago
  It isn't necessarily the governments fault that the rapists decided to commit their crimes, but the lack of a fair and impartial justice system has inadvertently created an environment where rapists thrive. When women have been gang-raped in courthouses by lawyers, the average rapist probably doesn't think that he'll go to prison.

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I know that the majority of Indians aren't rapists, it's just the institutional acceptance of the rapes that do occur that make it seem so much worse. There are

by phaus 13y ago

anuragramdasan 13y ago
I understand that it is a David and Goliath situation when we talk about governments corruption and ordinary people like us. Once in a while some country pops out an Assange or a Snowden, but that is not something one can sit back and wait to happen. And there aren't many things an ordinary person can do too. It is tough, but sitting back and complaining is also no solution. On the other hand, rape cases have nothing to do with government. This is people inflicting pain on people. And its not just rape but any sort of attack on safety and we can be optimist about cleaning up this mess. Also it has to be understood that one person or a group can not just decide to fix it and the next day rapes stop happening. It will take a while to make it happen. In the mean time, more rapes might happen and we can't do much about it. It doesn't mean no one cares about those getting raped. Its just that not much can be done when most of the population prefers to be armchair critics.
- phaus 13y ago
  It isn't necessarily the governments fault that the rapists decided to commit their crimes, but the lack of a fair and impartial justice system has inadvertently created an environment where rapists thrive. When women have been gang-raped in courthouses by lawyers, the average rapist probably doesn't think that he'll go to prison.