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zzontar wrote:Unbelievably sad. My first thought was that they should cut the rapist's lives short like that poor girl, but on second thought, they should be made to suffer the rest of their lives like the girl's family, and I'm not talking about just sitting in jail.

-fluffy- wrote:I remember watching an episode of a TV sci-fi series where as punishment convicted murderers were forced to relive the final seconds of their victim's lives as seen and felt by the victim. Every ten minutes. For the rest of their lives. Something rather poetic about that concept. What ye sow, so shall ye reap.

grammafreddy wrote:Just another ho-hum day in those countries where females are of little value and treated like garbage.

Scares the begeezuz outta me that so many of them bring these "cultures" here to Canada and expect to live the way they did back in their home countries. It doesn't bode well for our future.

grammafreddy wrote:Scares the begeezuz outta me that so many of them bring these "cultures" here to Canada and expect to live the way they did back in their home countries.

GenuinelyInterested wrote:
So, torture him? For the balance of his life....

What does that say about you as a human being?


I do understand the difference between retribution, punishment, vengeance, and revenge. Do you? AND which are you suggesting is best to prevent a second offence from occurring? keeping in mind the term "Humane" and what it means.

oneh2obabe wrote:We get it that you don't like other "cultures" but there's a time and place for that, and this isn't it.

But the tragedy has also forced India to confront the reality that sexually assaulted women are often blamed for the crime, which forces them to keep quiet and not report it to authorities for fear of exposing their families to ridicule. Also, police often refuse to accept complaints from those who are courageous enough to report the rapes and the rare prosecutions that reach courts drag on for years.

Indian attitudes toward rape are so entrenched that even politicians and opinion makers have often suggested that women should not go out at night or wear clothes that might be seen provocative.

Other politicians have come under fire for comments insulting the protesters and diminishing the crime.

On Friday, Abhijit Mukherjee, a national lawmaker and the son of India’s president, apologized for calling the protesters “highly dented and painted” women, who go from discos to demonstrations.

Separately, authorities in Punjab took action Thursday when an 18-year-old woman killed herself by drinking poison a month after she told police she was gang-raped.

State authorities suspended one police officer and fired two others on accusations they delayed investigating and taking action in the case. The three accused in the rape were only arrested Thursday night, a month after the crime was reported.

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The Press Trust of India reported that the woman was raped Nov. 13 and reported the attack to police Nov. 27. But police harassed the girl, asked her embarrassing questions and took no action against the accused, PTI reported, citing police sources.

Authorities in the eastern state of Chhattisgarh also suspended a police officer on accusations he refused to register a rape complaint from a woman who said she had been attacked by a driver.

Captain Awesome wrote:Well, at least you didn't invent an "honor rape tradition".

SmokeOnTheWater wrote:GF you are old enough ( I think ) to remember when women did not report sexual assaults because the police or the courts would say it was their fault or the woman herself would think it was her fault. Do you as a woman walk alone in the dark at night ? Do you feel confident to do so ?
How about domestic violence ? The police would not get involved.
I don't think India is any different then Canada was years back. It will take time but they too will eventually change.