13 year old rape victim harassed to marry her molester
WHAT THE HELL???
I am in a state of shock. Today I read an article in the Deccan Herald that baffled me out of my senses. A 13 year old rape victim and her family were being harassed by their community for not getting the young girl married to the person who raped her.
People refuse to work with her father, even civic bodies are forcing her family to discontinue repair work at their house and said that they will continue only when the family gives in to the community's demands. Syed Shakeel, the 23-year-old rape accused and certain relatives of his who are also members of the Ramachandrapuram Masjid committee, are the cause for the plight of the family. Sayed kareem, father of the 13 year old girl has written a letter to the Karnataka High Court chief justice and the Karnataka State Commission of Protection of Child Rights conveying their plight as the police refuse to take his complaints.
The family faces mental harassment on a daily basis not only by their own community but also by government bodies like the police and the BBMP. So sorry is their state that writing a letter seems to be their last hope to get justice. Not only is this enough, the girl is treated differently in her school and the parents of her peers brand her as a "Bad influence" and encourage their children not to mingle with the her.
Our country has no right whatsoever to boast about culture, morality and respect for women when such shameful incidents happen everyday. The state of women is the most pathetic in the world being the worst country in the whole world for a woman to live in according to recent polls. In India a rape is committed every 54 minutes, molestation every 26 minutes, Kidnapping or abduction every 43 minutes, Eve-teasing every 51 minutes, dowry death every 1 hour 42 minutes, Criminal offense against women every 7 minutes.
We made a huge deal out of a small misunderstanding at the Olympics and were gravely "embarrassed" by the incident. If there was a competition for the country that gives the most shit about the most nonsensical things ever to exist on earth then India would come first hands down. Why isn't our government getting embarrassed by the fact that our country is The Worst place for a woman to exist. What kind of embarrassment can top that? NOTHING!
What kind of individual would blame a rape VICTIM to be a BAD INFLUENCE? The kind of individual who has neither soul nor brain and these individuals make the majority of the population and society. Therefore rid yourself of a soul and brain if you come to realize you live here because if you have compassion, an open mind and can think you are screwed. Open mindedness is a sin, for your information, never think beyond what is being told to you. Never question, never challenge, your lives will become miserable like that of the 13 year old girl who is made to suffer for no bloody fault of hers but that she is a girl and challenges society to lead a normal life.
For every problem we have a solution, or it seems. If you are molested, it is because you failed to cover yourself up or to dress "decently". Don't wear 'provocative' clothes they said. If you are raped it is because you were provocative they said. WHAT THE HELL??? So ,my dear society, are you telling me that a 13 year old school CHILD "provoked" this grown man to rape her(yes RAPE her) and impregnate her? Read this slowly and how many ever times you can till the gravity of the truth sinks in and slaps you hard thrice in the face.
Instead of getting to the root of the problem we are shown how to cover it up with pathetic excuses. Logical reasoning is taboo in this country. who will waste time to think, that too on women, right? No wonder we are the worst country for women where they are treated worse than animals, like a commodity.
Wake up people!! If you are a human being and are capable of logical reasoning ask you self this : is it justified that you be held responsible for being raped and that it is "the right thing to do" to go back to the person who molested you?
Think! Think, before you are swallowed by the brainless ideologies of our society.
Spread the word to your friends about the plight of this girl and the injustice she and her family is facing.
Educate yourselves! check this out http://www.rapecrisis.org.uk/whymythsexist2.php.
Other articles that talk about injustice with regard to Rape victims http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-05-07/india/27789632_1_victims-of-sexual-violence-human-rights-judiciary
Please excuse any grammatical mistake and please let me know about it so that it will help me express myself in a way that people can understand easily.
WHAT THE HELL???
I am in a state of shock. Today I read an article in the Deccan Herald that baffled me out of my senses. A 13 year old rape victim and her family were being harassed by their community for not getting the young girl married to the person who raped her.
People refuse to work with her father, even civic bodies are forcing her family to discontinue repair work at their house and said that they will continue only when the family gives in to the community's demands. Syed Shakeel, the 23-year-old rape accused and certain relatives of his who are also members of the Ramachandrapuram Masjid committee, are the cause for the plight of the family. Sayed kareem, father of the 13 year old girl has written a letter to the Karnataka High Court chief justice and the Karnataka State Commission of Protection of Child Rights conveying their plight as the police refuse to take his complaints.
The family faces mental harassment on a daily basis not only by their own community but also by government bodies like the police and the BBMP. So sorry is their state that writing a letter seems to be their last hope to get justice. Not only is this enough, the girl is treated differently in her school and the parents of her peers brand her as a "Bad influence" and encourage their children not to mingle with the her.
Our country has no right whatsoever to boast about culture, morality and respect for women when such shameful incidents happen everyday. The state of women is the most pathetic in the world being the worst country in the whole world for a woman to live in according to recent polls. In India a rape is committed every 54 minutes, molestation every 26 minutes, Kidnapping or abduction every 43 minutes, Eve-teasing every 51 minutes, dowry death every 1 hour 42 minutes, Criminal offense against women every 7 minutes.
We made a huge deal out of a small misunderstanding at the Olympics and were gravely "embarrassed" by the incident. If there was a competition for the country that gives the most shit about the most nonsensical things ever to exist on earth then India would come first hands down. Why isn't our government getting embarrassed by the fact that our country is The Worst place for a woman to exist. What kind of embarrassment can top that? NOTHING!
What kind of individual would blame a rape VICTIM to be a BAD INFLUENCE? The kind of individual who has neither soul nor brain and these individuals make the majority of the population and society. Therefore rid yourself of a soul and brain if you come to realize you live here because if you have compassion, an open mind and can think you are screwed. Open mindedness is a sin, for your information, never think beyond what is being told to you. Never question, never challenge, your lives will become miserable like that of the 13 year old girl who is made to suffer for no bloody fault of hers but that she is a girl and challenges society to lead a normal life.
For every problem we have a solution, or it seems. If you are molested, it is because you failed to cover yourself up or to dress "decently". Don't wear 'provocative' clothes they said. If you are raped it is because you were provocative they said. WHAT THE HELL??? So ,my dear society, are you telling me that a 13 year old school CHILD "provoked" this grown man to rape her(yes RAPE her) and impregnate her? Read this slowly and how many ever times you can till the gravity of the truth sinks in and slaps you hard thrice in the face.
Instead of getting to the root of the problem we are shown how to cover it up with pathetic excuses. Logical reasoning is taboo in this country. who will waste time to think, that too on women, right? No wonder we are the worst country for women where they are treated worse than animals, like a commodity.
Wake up people!! If you are a human being and are capable of logical reasoning ask you self this : is it justified that you be held responsible for being raped and that it is "the right thing to do" to go back to the person who molested you?
Think! Think, before you are swallowed by the brainless ideologies of our society.
Spread the word to your friends about the plight of this girl and the injustice she and her family is facing.
Educate yourselves! check this out http://www.rapecrisis.org.uk/whymythsexist2.php.
Here is the information about Aruna shanbaug, of the few rape cases that are known, I cannot digest the magnitude of injustice done to her . Its sad that a majority of these women have died or suffered silently because they are scared or confused or made to suffer because people thought it was their fault and that's why we don't know about it!) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aruna_Shanbaug_case
Other articles that talk about injustice with regard to Rape victims http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-05-07/india/27789632_1_victims-of-sexual-violence-human-rights-judiciary
Please excuse any grammatical mistake and please let me know about it so that it will help me express myself in a way that people can understand easily.
This is just one of the disturbing situations where an innocent person is made into a victim. The effects of rape are both physical and psychological. Some of the physical problems may be bruises, sexually transmitted diseases, and/or possible pregnancy. Psychological effects may be guilty feelings, irritability, flashbacks, depression, fear, and difficulty. The mental and emotional effects are less predictable, and may last a lifetime. In this case no one is bothered to give a damn to the trauma that the school girl might have undergone !! all they care about is their belief's and traditions...and they want the girl to get back to the rapist...i'm wondering..is dis sum kind of tradition they follow?? mindfucked is the word!!
ReplyDeleteand our judiciary system is gone to dogs !! the punishment given to such people shud b nothing less than castration.. seriously !
I feel so helpless dat i cant to anythng bout dis , imagine wat the girl and her family must be going through.
so guys the least v can do is spread the word.We as generation do not become a disaster in every sense. But if we do not do what we can do, we are a disaster. Save our generation from future disaster.
So true Swati!! Its sad how our society thinks. Its depressing to know this country is run by these idiots.
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