RAPE,,,,,,, No, I am not about to go and commit what all of us know is a heinous crime, I just have been thinking that the laws in our country, or for that matter, anywhere in the world is clear pertaining to this barbaric act, the woman just has to holler "Rape!!" and the person on whom the finger gets pointed, gets thrown into a mire, out of which he is able to climb out, only when he manages to prove, beyond the least bit of doubt, what-so-ever, that he has not committed the said crime.
Isn't it just a little too much power in any one's hands?
Isn't it just a little too much power in any one's hands?
Some woman who has it in for a man, just has to cook up a story, sufficiently plausible, and accuse the person of having raped her, no proof needed, no justification sought. The man sees his worst nightmares come to life.
It has happened too, a few weeks back, the dutiful wife of a petty Mumbai hustler, accused the local police chief of having picked her up, ostensibly to question her about her crook of a husband, and along with his fellow-policemen, brutally raped her.
Result- The senior officer gets transferred, suspended, his name gets sullied and the entire onus of proving his innocence falls on his shoulders.
The ever ravenous media smell fresh blood, fall on the story with all the zeal and fervour accorded to all sleazy stories. after a lot of due and undue coverage, the "lady"finally confessed to having concocted the whole thing up, why? To prevent the said officer from getting his hands on her guilty husband.
Now, don't get me wrong, I am not saying that rapes do not happen, they take place much too frequently, much to my utter disgust, but my question is, in the midst of the 99 guilty men, appropriately accused and duly punished, what of that 1 man who is wrongly framed, and that too by someone who knows the power she enjoys,,What then?
The law always maintains that a 100 guilty men may walk off free but no innocent should ever made to face persecution.
How does one make sure that the Anti-Rape laws, which are meant to protect as many as possible, do not become tools in the hands of a manipulative few?
How does one do that?
It has happened too, a few weeks back, the dutiful wife of a petty Mumbai hustler, accused the local police chief of having picked her up, ostensibly to question her about her crook of a husband, and along with his fellow-policemen, brutally raped her.
Result- The senior officer gets transferred, suspended, his name gets sullied and the entire onus of proving his innocence falls on his shoulders.
The ever ravenous media smell fresh blood, fall on the story with all the zeal and fervour accorded to all sleazy stories. after a lot of due and undue coverage, the "lady"finally confessed to having concocted the whole thing up, why? To prevent the said officer from getting his hands on her guilty husband.
Now, don't get me wrong, I am not saying that rapes do not happen, they take place much too frequently, much to my utter disgust, but my question is, in the midst of the 99 guilty men, appropriately accused and duly punished, what of that 1 man who is wrongly framed, and that too by someone who knows the power she enjoys,,What then?
The law always maintains that a 100 guilty men may walk off free but no innocent should ever made to face persecution.
How does one make sure that the Anti-Rape laws, which are meant to protect as many as possible, do not become tools in the hands of a manipulative few?
How does one do that?
2 comments:
its difficult...
It is sad about the innocent,but first we need to make sure the guilty ones are punished. maybe people think like this.
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