Once someone asked Luqman, the wise, the secret of his exceedingly nice and pleasing manners. Luqman told the questioner that he had learnt it all from ill mannered and boorish people - by watching them and avoiding what they do.
Going by this anecdote, the best way to help our citizenry to avoid the pitfalls of criminality will be to offer them a glimpse into the minds of criminals. This will help them avoid the beliefs and attitudes that lead to criminal behavior. And hence I find it bewildering that a documentary on the convicted criminals of the Nirbhaya case is being banned and a hue and cry is being raised about its telecast by BBC.
I have tried to find out some details about the documentary. It comes out that, surprisingly, many of the beliefs and doctrines subscribed by the convict closely match those held by Khaap panchayats, Islamic hardliners and some pseudo saints. I think this is where the embarrassment lies and this is what is pushing some of our leaders to call for a ban on the documentary.
For this very reason it is important that the documentary be shown to the widest possible audience. It must be highlighted that it is the orthodox discrimination against women that is leading to this country being called the rape capital of the world. To be sure, there are other factors too that combine with the discriminatory belief system to aggravate the situation. But then that can hardly be a justification for suppressing and censoring the documentary.
Going by this anecdote, the best way to help our citizenry to avoid the pitfalls of criminality will be to offer them a glimpse into the minds of criminals. This will help them avoid the beliefs and attitudes that lead to criminal behavior. And hence I find it bewildering that a documentary on the convicted criminals of the Nirbhaya case is being banned and a hue and cry is being raised about its telecast by BBC.
I have tried to find out some details about the documentary. It comes out that, surprisingly, many of the beliefs and doctrines subscribed by the convict closely match those held by Khaap panchayats, Islamic hardliners and some pseudo saints. I think this is where the embarrassment lies and this is what is pushing some of our leaders to call for a ban on the documentary.
For this very reason it is important that the documentary be shown to the widest possible audience. It must be highlighted that it is the orthodox discrimination against women that is leading to this country being called the rape capital of the world. To be sure, there are other factors too that combine with the discriminatory belief system to aggravate the situation. But then that can hardly be a justification for suppressing and censoring the documentary.
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