“Court sentences 4 men to death in New Delhi gang
rape case”
Summary:
An
Indian Court system recently sentenced 4 men to death for gang rape to a 23
year old female in Delhi, India. After boarding a city bus, the bus driver and
5 men on the bus took turns raping her and assaulting with a metal rod. When
they were finished, they dropped her body on the side of the road. The young
woman’s injuries were so severe some internal organs had to be removed and she
died 2 weeks later at a hospital in Singapore. There is a lot of anger about
the assault and debate has begun about women’s treatment in Indian society.
With violence against women rising, “government
passed tougher anti-rape laws, introducing the death penalty for repeat
offenders, and imprisonment for acid attacks, human trafficking and stalking”.
However, many have stated that mindsets and enforcement of these laws have been
slow to enforce.
Analysis:
Crime
against women and lack of enforcement in society is result of inequality of
women in India. According to Indian government statistics, a
woman is raped every 22 minutes on average. This is a result of being a patriarchal
society where men have more power than women. With crimes against women on the rise
in India, many protestors hope that this new sentence and laws will put fear
into other criminals. Since the attack, government figures show the number of
women reporting rapes has risen significantly. India needs a turning point in their
crimes against women. Their gender roles in society should not result in fear
and being inferior to men.
Kasey Marshall
10-17-13
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