Fearful souls in an Independent City

As the twitter shows the trends in India #Delhi #Rape #Safetyforwomen. I mean really, are these the kind of things trending in our country?

Delhi, I think by now this city is synonym to “not safe for women”. And as the days are passing by the notion is just become stronger and proving the point. Crime like rape is very common these days in India, in all corners of the country but is the capital of the country setting an example to continue the crime or settling an example to stop this crime?

The recent incident of the girl being gang raped by the driver and other three people in a bus is probably for the country- an another rape (crime), for the city- another example of proving its own synonym, for the politicians- to raise questions and voice (but not do anything), for the legal system- yet another case in the lost list of pending cases for years (Mr. Kasab was hanged after two LONG year even after with nation being a witness to his crime), for the criminals- survival for few years because it would take forever to take a legal decision, for social networking sites- trending posts, for new channels- discussion topic ,for people like you and me- an incident which would instill fear for ourselves and for those we care about and for the girl- a scar for life.

There is nothing on this earth that any one of us can do anything for the girl to get back her confidence, her peace or her normal life back in place. The least that “our protectors” (police and the government) and “our decision makers” (the legal system) can do is 1. To give her justice to what happened ASAP 2. To instill fears in the criminals rather than citizens 3. To actually “protect” us by taking the “right decisions” for the people and not for themselves.

With expectations from others (police, government, legal system) comes the expectations from ourselves- let us not blind ourselves to what is happening around and take a stand (in literal sense) for someone (even if you do not know them). Just think once, if you were a victim, the first thing you expect is people around you would help so start by helping them instead of waiting for it to become a new flash or for yourself (god forbid) in such a situation. The behavior of standing or protecting for what is right selflessly comes from young age onward and one should start being more courageous to help others and those who are no more young should set example for their younger ones to stand up for others- against crime.

We may say that we live independently in a community but if the community has given you that independence it is time for you to give back to the community by just simply protecting it. Let the fear of what will happen to us be not more important that what will happen to the other person. Let us be more courageous and responsible citizen of the country where you live. Let us make this country a safer place for us to live.