CREATE FEAR IN THE MIND OF THE CRIMINALS:

“City shamed; Girl gang raped in bus in South Delhi”: “victim is on ventilator and struggling for life”; electronic and print media screaming for action, all blaming law and its executors; have we not felt this anguish in the past? the pain and anger is too much this time!

Public and parliamentarians are demanding stern laws and suggesting measures to control the menace. TOI has come up with suggestions like chemical castration, Sensitizing Police, setting up fast track courts, better patrolling, use of technology and creating database of transport Personnel, verification of drivers, cleaners etc? Most of these are being done but of little results. Human mind is unpredictable. Who will commit rape and murder where and when can not be always forecasted or made known to the police.

Sex is not down there, it is in the mind and so is the crime. Such a criminal mind will find other ways to commit crimes if left after a little or more punishment. Ninety five thousand rape cases are said to be pending in courts. At an average of two rapes a day in Delhi and ten in NCR are committed on records. How many courts, how many lawyers and how much efforts it will take to catch and punish the guilty? How effective are the present fast track courts to dispose them off? Out of 80000 only 25000 cops are on roads as reported by TOI, why? What is actually meant by better patrolling? Stopping every vehicle and checking thus causing harassment to public in general and multiplying the already existing chaos on the roads; GPS on buses, cars, cc TV on roads?

Let us not beat around the bush when we know where the snake is. The present law and its implementation are weak and ineffective. The main cause is that there is no fear in the mind of the criminal. He knows that he can get off after committing the crime.  It is time to take drastic actions to deter the criminal. Kill the snake; kill the mad dogs polluting the society. Such people are very few in the civilized society. Eliminate them. It will not affect the society in any other way but ensuring safety to the law abiding citizens and women of the country and a clean society. Instead of experimenting learn from countries like Saudi Arabia where offences of rape are not heard. I wholeheartedly agree with Sushma Swaraj asking the rapist to be hanged and Salman Khan asking death sentence for all rapists adding that as a norm the rapist if goes to jail should be beaten till death. It is high time their sentiments and appeals are translated into law.

 

The nation has suddenly woken up to the menace of rape meanwhile Delhi is living with its reputation of rape capital.

 

Wing Commander Vishnu Singh (Veteran)