From: sarkar@grip.cis.upenn.edu (Nilanjan Sarkar)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Rapists on the payroll of CPI(M).
Keywords: Spineless society
Date: 22 Jul 92 22:16:57 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: General Robotics and Active Sensory Perception(GRASP) Lab, 
	      University of Pennsylvania

In article <23280@alice.att.com> amit@alice.UUCP () writes:
>In article <22JUL199210221297@vax2.concordia.ca> debchat@vax2.concordia.ca (DEB CHATTERJEE) writes:
>:In article <1992Jul21.144822.21157@engr.uark.edu>, me@comstore.uark.edu 
>:(My Account) writes...
>:>......(deleted).....
>:>I would like to say that the Calcutta Police department should immediately  
>: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>:>conduct a public trial of the criminals and they should be given life  
>: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>:>imprisonment without bail.  
>: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>[D E L E T E D]
>
>I am really surprised. I have looked through all the follow-ups to this 
>article, and every single one echoed the same sentiment. Is there absolutely
>no regard whatsoever for human rights? It is interesting that the punishment
>(life imprisonment without bail) has been decided with absolutely no regard
>to the judicial process ("the Police department should conduct a public trial
>and the punishment .."). Is this the same SCI where we read countless articles
>about human rights abuses, in India & Pakistan & in other countries, and in
>which Justice Bains' case is actively followed?
>


Initially I was also surprised to see this kind of attitude. Later on,
I tried to see the other side of this feeling. When does a reasonably
educated mind come up with such conclusion ? Has the situation become
such awfully bad that people has lost complete confidence in judiciary
system as well as in police ? In WB, probably so. Common people, in
general, do not expect a fair trial and proper punishment in case the
persons involved have CPI(M) connection. So, what do they do ? Nothing
- just observe this mockery of justice with a stoic face. But, at one
point, if the situation is unbearable, you tend to burst - burst in
such a way that your reason takes backseat and your emotion dictates
everything. I am very sad to say but probably we have reached such a
state in WB.



>Pl note that I am not condoning the rapes in any way whasoever. But I am 
>shocked that there is no consideration for the rights of the accused. 
>
>I am no CPM supporter (not that that should matter anyway); but I am really
>surprised that the CPM cadres have been pronounced guilty, IMHO,without any
>evidence whatsoever. I fear for the day  when judicial decisions will be made


I have also not seen any evidence that those were CPI(M) cadres. It is
an assumption mostly because unless you are CPI(M) cadre or you have
party connection, you can not do such heinous crime in open public and
still be not punished. (I do not know it for certain that they were
not punished) I personally, however, feel somewhat hesitant to choose such
title as " Rapists on the payroll of CPI(M)".



>
>-amit
>Amit Gupta
>amit@research.att.com


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