Hey everybody,
Before starting off with my reply, I must say that this is one of the very few occasions that I have managed to actually reply. However, I have been keenly following the mails I do get and I must say it gladdens my heart that people in India are actually looking beyond the constrictive thinking that the media and the government wants to conform us to.
About Human Rights – I feel that it has certainly lost its way. Human rights organizations are not clear where they are and where they should be. Abhorring capital punishment or harboring the same interests of known killers is plain stupid. The world has changed. People have become prone to violence and perverted acts of abuse. The state can only set a precedent to better behavior by instilling fear in those who commit crimes. And yes I completely agree with the line of thread of thought that has preceded this mail.
It is strange though – I have argued long and hard with friends of mine as to why capital punishment is required for “the worst crimes of them all” And it is a law of nature that illustrates it best. If you hit a dog on the nose with a newspaper every time it tries to eat a biscuit, soon it will stop going for the biscuit. Metaphorically speaking of course. A harsh penalty always seems to dissuade us – the sane and rational ones at the very least. Human rights advocates have always used the classic defense “what right do we have to take another human’s life?” Well did a killer/terrorist/
Human rights is best if it is entirely towards the welfare of humans in civil matters. The moment it becomes a criminal matter, human rights should not play a part. Of course by this I still want an end to police brutality and welfare for prisoners who are undergoing rehabilitation. Human rights is meant at the individual level, rarely with the big picture.
@Srinivasan – I don’t think any organization will ever come forward. It is a conflict of interest. And I think the last line of the paragraph above says it all. It is like a Greenpeace volunteer smoking and at the same time being compassionate about the environment. Conflict of interest.
Regards,
Vivek.
P.S: I seem to have rambled on a bit.
Sir, Well said.
It is an eye opener on human rights. All have to be cautious about
human rights people. My experience with many human rights office
bearers with visiting cards offering different classes of membership
and posts according to the money given at the time of joining.
Aum Murugan
--- In India_Vision_
<jp.sangamam@
>
> sir what you are say is true true true
>
> On 12/10/08, Prime Point Srinivasan <prpoint@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > dear friends
> >
> > Today (10th Dec) is the Human Rights Day, observed in all the
countries.
> > One thing, i am not able to understand is as to why the Human
Rights
> > evangelists do not raise their voice against the terrorists, who
violate the
> > human rights by killing innocent people.
> >
> > At the same time, many of the Human Rights organisations raised
their voice
> > while forest brigand veerappan was shot dead by the Police.
They made big
> > hue and cry and they did not talk about the people killed by
Veerappan.
> >
> > In another recent instance, there was a big campaign from the
Human Rights
> > activists to reduce the punishment to Nalini, assassin of Rajiv
Gandhi,
> > giving the reason that she had a daughter. But they did not
raise their
> > voice against the LTTE, who killed more than 20 people (police
officials and
> > innocent party workers) along with Rajiv Gandhi. Don't they
think that the
> > victims of such terrorism have also family members.
> >
> > It is sad, that none of the Human Rights associations have
condemned the
> > Mumbai terror attack. Probably, they are waiting to give
statement in
> > favour of the arrested terrorist, for providing 5 star hotel
food, air
> > conditioned jail, etc. They are more seen as supporters of
wrong doers,
> > including terrorists. I may be wrong. this is the general
perception of
> > the many citizens.
> >
> > Can any of the Human Rights evangelists in this group set right
the
> > perception.
> >
> > Srinivasan
> > Moderator
> >
> >
>
>
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