Gripevine

A leopard cannot change its spots and there's not much chance of a rapist changing his ways either. At the risk of sounding a tad judgemental, the following cases prove that society at this point, does not take crime and violence perpetuated against women seriously enough. Here are three examples that I believe drives the point home. Why only three? Well if I scour the internet and get down to the ground to conduct some interviews, I am sure I would be able to unearth more examples. But these three cases in itself serve as chilling proof that men like these don't change their ways and can cause greater harm to society. Man Haron Monis the lone gunmen responsible for the #SydneySiege was charged with 40 counts of  indecent and sexual assault, including 22 counts of aggravated sexual assault and 14 counts of aggravated indecent assault. All this is in addition to a 2002 charge for sexually assaulting a woman. In the aftermath of the #SydneySiege, one tweet summed it...

 Friday the 13th marked a milestone for India, not because they won a cricket championship, not because a new leader came into power or a new law was passed in Parliament. It was because four men were sentenced to hang for a brutal gang rape in December 2012 that repulsed not just India, but the world. So what is the milestone that has been achieved here.....? First was the way the men and women of India reacted to the crime, they thronged the streets of New Delhi and brought the capital to a halt as they demanded for justice. The President, Prime Minister and the top police personnel must have heaved a sigh of relief after the funeral of the 23-year-old student whom the people called "Brave heart" and "India's daughter" was concluded without incident in the early hours of Dec 30, 2012. The funeral itself was conducted under heavy security presence, in attendance were cabinet ministers and prominent politicians. When she lost her brave battle to liv...