Don’t celebrate, the Delhi rape verdict highlights our failures

by Rishi Tue Sep 10, 2013 11:58 am

The nation is celebrating the guilty verdict handed out to all the accused in the infamous Delhi gangrape case. Politicians across party ranks laud the decision of the court; social media is afire with congratulatory and celebratory messages.

The union home minister makes a statement. He said that a death sentence was assured, given that the law had been strengthened. “We have strengthened the law. Death penalty is assured in this case,” he said.

The last time the country celebrated anything with so much enthusiasm, I imagine, is when Mary Kom won a medal at the London 2012 Olympic games.

Dhoni’s wins didn’t resonate as much. Raghuram Rajan’s appointment didn’t. A booming stock-market doesn’t.

So what makes this conviction a trigger for such euphoria?

Simply put, because it’s so rare. A conviction like this is a beacon of hope. It tells us, much like Mary Kom’s win told us, that what we once considered impossible is possible.

http://www.firstpost.com/india/dont-celebrate-the-delhi-rape-verdict-highlights-our-failures-1097879.html

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Tue Sep 10, 2013 1:17 pm

Rishi wrote:The nation is celebrating the guilty verdict handed out to all the accused in the infamous Delhi gangrape case. Politicians across party ranks laud the decision of the court; social media is afire with congratulatory and celebratory messages.

The union home minister makes a statement. He said that a death sentence was assured, given that the law had been strengthened. “We have strengthened the law. Death penalty is assured in this case,” he said.

The last time the country celebrated anything with so much enthusiasm, I imagine, is when Mary Kom won a medal at the London 2012 Olympic games.

Dhoni’s wins didn’t resonate as much. Raghuram Rajan’s appointment didn’t. A booming stock-market doesn’t.

So what makes this conviction a trigger for such euphoria?

Simply put, because it’s so rare. A conviction like this is a beacon of hope. It tells us, much like Mary Kom’s win told us, that what we once considered impossible is possible.

http://www.firstpost.com/india/dont-celebrate-the-delhi-rape-verdict-highlights-our-failures-1097879.html

Not so fast. I am 102% sure that not all the four will get death sentence, and that in itself will cause a furor tomorrow.

The most violent culprit - the Juvenile Ding Dong - will be free in another 2 years to execute his crimes in a more perfect way - he sure repents about what he did (not do perfectly). Oh, don't be surprised if he becomes an MP and a minister in UP in 2019 or 2014 - he is already more experienced than many of our sitting MPs.

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