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THE STORY HIDING BEHIND THE AGITATION OF THE YOUTH AGAINST LAW


“Justice has been done finally”. “Nirbhaya has won”. “Justice still lives in the country”. The morning of 13th September, 2013 echoed with such statements from the elite society soon after the four convicts of the Delhi Gang Rape Case were awarded death punishment. Media started covering the faces of the four convicts with black masks and hung them in their news bulletins once in every hour.
The country started celebrating and the Supreme Court has once again been proven unbiased. The 15th of September found two cases of rape in the front page of the leading newspapers of the country. The fast track courts were back in action trying to trace the accused. Is this really going to influence the criminal system in the society?
 The mass movements have increased, fast track courts have come into action, media coverage has doubled, laws have become stricter but the number of cases has not declined. If the change in laws could not make a difference then a reform must be able to do it. For, change doesn't initiate from a murder but from a reform.
An uneducated commits mistakes because he lacks education and an uneducated commits the same because he lacks morale. Ethics have long been erased from our education system and the cut-off for languages (which teach a bit of moral values) has gone down. ‘Human Rights Department’ rarely makes to the headlines and a person of values is considered out-dated. Orphans hit the streets every minute learning deeds which exceed their needs.
 And our government finally hangs a handful of criminals and showcases its belief in justice to common man. A mass movement for the victory of good over evil takes place once in every month but the candles which represent reformation are mistook for punishment.
“Don’t teach me what to wear, but teach your son not to Rape”, said the slogans of the youth campaign. “A change in mindset is all what is necessary”, is what a majority of students believe. But the Government has its own ways of misinterpreting the mass movements and leading the topic towards violence. It’s not very late. Let us raise our voice against capital punishment and demand the Judiciary for prevention and not cure.
http://www.studentlive.in/assault-yes-murder/ 


            

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