The Hardest Part of Being an Indian
I'm hopping mad today... Just read the comments of the lawyer representing the criminals and OMG.. how freaking daft is this idiot! These men that walk around talking about women, making excuses for themselves.. and now slandering a VICTIM? Forget raping a woman, stop raping our reputation you idiot!
In an interview with Bloomberg, Mr Sharma was quoted as saying the male companion of the murdered 23-year-old was "wholly responsible" for the incident because the unmarried couple should not have been on the streets at night.
"Until today I have not seen a single incident or example of rape with a respected lady," he told the financial newswire.
"Even an underworld don would not like to touch a girl with respect."
Mr Sharma told AFP that he had not been trying to smear the victim.
"I did speak to Bloomberg but did not say anything about the victim," he said.
"I only told them that women are respected in India, they are mothers, sisters, friends, but tell me which country respects a prostitute."
Asked if that meant he regarded the victim as a prostitute, Mr Sharma replied: "No, not at all, but I have to protect my clients and prove that they did not commit this heinous crime."
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How could he say that? I do not understand how people can just go around talking shit and heaping shit on themselves like idiots, and think that it's ok to do that. We are making a freaking mockery of ourselves today, by letting baboons like this talk and represent you and me. You don't tarnish an image of a raped victim, you just don't do that. Urggggghhhh..
And in this frustration I think I've realized what the hardest part of being an Indian is. That we are a democracy.. and we can't just rid this country of baboons by sending them over the LOC to Pakistan. Atleast that way, they meet other baboons like themselves!
In an interview with Bloomberg, Mr Sharma was quoted as saying the male companion of the murdered 23-year-old was "wholly responsible" for the incident because the unmarried couple should not have been on the streets at night.
"Until today I have not seen a single incident or example of rape with a respected lady," he told the financial newswire.
"Even an underworld don would not like to touch a girl with respect."
Mr Sharma told AFP that he had not been trying to smear the victim.
"I did speak to Bloomberg but did not say anything about the victim," he said.
"I only told them that women are respected in India, they are mothers, sisters, friends, but tell me which country respects a prostitute."
Asked if that meant he regarded the victim as a prostitute, Mr Sharma replied: "No, not at all, but I have to protect my clients and prove that they did not commit this heinous crime."
For the full article..click here.
How could he say that? I do not understand how people can just go around talking shit and heaping shit on themselves like idiots, and think that it's ok to do that. We are making a freaking mockery of ourselves today, by letting baboons like this talk and represent you and me. You don't tarnish an image of a raped victim, you just don't do that. Urggggghhhh..
And in this frustration I think I've realized what the hardest part of being an Indian is. That we are a democracy.. and we can't just rid this country of baboons by sending them over the LOC to Pakistan. Atleast that way, they meet other baboons like themselves!
Comments
I guess the only thing that one can possibly say, is that he has to defend his clients by profession, which forces him to make such statements.
however, the underlying feeling in our society is that males and females should be separate till they marry, and correspond after that only with their spouse, with the wife sucking up to the husband. No one sees it like some of us do: two parts of a life species... two equal parts.
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I feel ashamed at his utterances. He is welcome to do his job of defending his clients in court but not say things like this in interviews. This shows total lack of sensitivity.
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And yea, this time factor.. is killing. That's why i thought it was such a tragedy...
Nirbhaya's case has exposed how much of male chauvinism n primitive mindset are so ingrained into the system around us..so much so that there are even women who have these regressive attitudes..
very sad state of affair really...
It's crazy!!
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Disputing the course of events is his job, and he's free to do. I've argued for representation. But making comments without factual evidence is slander, which in itself is a punishable offence.
The questions asked are also in the article :(