“Ladies and gentlemen, we are a nation that has such screwed up priorities that it would take many, many lifetimes to straighten.

We live in one of the most misogynistic countries in the world. Deeply patriarchal. Deeply misogynistic.”
That is why it’s going to be a long haul. To repeat
You said it!
me- it makes one sick doesnt it Ushus? and after all those protests, they have finally given us new laws. lets see how they work out.

A life that could be so much but was turned into a nightmare because of some horrible creatures
How could someone have the audacity to think they could get away with such a horrific crime. A feeling of shame at the system !! it is time for a change – in the law to be more severe; in the way it is implemented; in the attitude of the people; in the attitude of the politicians.

Why chemical Castration why not surgical?

me- sorry for the very late reply N. I thought of chemical castration earlier but now when I read and try to understand the implications, the cost of keeping a man chemically castrated over the years and even that is not foolproof. I am sure they will twist the system not to mention the taxpayers money that will be wasted on them, I now favour surgical castration. btw as I write this the new rape law has been passed. it is being hotly debated.

An eye for an eye..an organ for a rape. simple.
me- so true and yet how hard it is for so many to understand this simple truth.

Like Haryana rape cases died down this will also die down a slow death in a few days.

The incident happened in a school bus. What must have happened to the children all these days when they travelled with this driver and conductor?

The girl’s intestines are removed. Just this day last week, she must have been a happy girl. Really, feel scary now.

me- your point about the school kids travelling with these monsters all these days paints a horrible picture and a realistic one. one shudders to think of it.
“When she resisted and bit his hand, he says, he got very angry. Alcohol and the victims’ defiance, made him go berserk. He picked up a rod and hit the two everywhere. His accomplices followed suit,” a source said.

1. Death sentence is for the ultimate crime. It means a single rape gets the same death sentence as say the Nithari killings where the guys raped and murdered 12 children. The latter crime deserves a harsher punishment. If you award death for rape, then there’s no further scaling.

2. Every rape will also result in a murder. Since you’re awarding the death sentence, murder is no problem anymore. Even murder itself doesn’t get the death sentence.

3. Time taken to resolve cases will treble. When the sentence is death, all benefit of the doubt has to be given to the defendant. Because that is how the law works. Be prepared for 20 year cases for every single case of rape.

4. As a society we should not get used to killing hundreds of people a year. As of now, India executes only a handful of people every decade. We’ve reached this state after decades of progress. Handing down the death sentence left and right will…well be a step back.

The existing laws for handling rape are actually pretty good. The justice system just needs to work faster and more efficiently. Quick arrests. Quick trials.

That will be the best thing.
me- I agree with everything you have said here Bhagwad.

When I asked Supreme Court lawyer Vijay Kumar if death penalty was a solution, he said “it is the certainty of punishment, not the severity of punishment that is the answer”.
the emotional me wants something. anything.the emotional me wants these men to be shot. castrated. killed.
PS:-I would like to know your views on chemical castration.whether that can be a punishment in such cases.
I have highlighted your words that made a lot of sense to me.