The release of the juvenile who was responsible for the rape
and murder of Nirbhaya or Jyoti Singh clearly indicates that you can get away
with anything if you are a juvenile. You can rape, murder, steal, bomb a city
and yet get away with the minimum amount of punishment because the law
recognizes you as a child who has gone wayward and is not adult enough to
commit a crime.
Justice and punishment should be equal for all irrespective
of age. When you are old enough to rape and murder women in cold blood then you
are old enough to face the consequences of the crime you had committed. Image
the pain and suffering that the parents of Jyoti Singh must be going through at
this moment watching the man who killed their beloved daughter ruthlessly walk
free.
The judicial system of India has many flaws and yet it has
performed to the best of its limited abilities. But today is a black day for
the judiciary. It has failed in its duty to deliver justice to all. The
judiciary has failed Nirbhaya and the hundreds of young girls who are raped by
juveniles. Is this justice? Are we failing our women? Are the judges blind to
the physical and mental pain that the victim undergoes during and after the
rape?
The release of the most perverted of rapist that India has ever
seen is sending out a clear message to the hundreds of potential juvenile rapists
that they can get away with anything if they are of a certain age. The number
of rapes that happen in India may go up sharply after this flawed judgment.
There are many voices that claim that the courts and law may
have dealt with the case differently if the individual that was raped happened
to be a relative of a V.I.P. Even if this was true, making such a claim is bad
as you can never wish or hope that an important person’s sister or daughter
gets raped for the law to change. This is such a dangerous thing to wish.
Laws need to evolve and change with the times. We need a law
that guarantees speedy trial and justice. Justice delayed is justice denied. A
sad day for India and the judicial system that has failed to protect its
daughter. Hang all the accused in the Nirbhaya case to ensure that justice is
done.
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