Bangalore - Haven for Rowdyism?
"Gandhigiri:" - This was one of the latest additions to the Indian Vocabulary in the recent times. "Entertainmet with a message" was a highlight of the movie "MunnaBhai- Part2".
Does Gandhigiri really work these days ?How many people here actually take this message seriously? - This is highly debatable !But one thing that seems to be working big time in Bangalore these days is "Goondagiri" .
There have been tons of articles and debates on how Bangalore, which was once a safe paradise,has evolved into a haven for criminals. And this is being proved time and again. Getting mugged on the streets ,robbery (of all sorts) etc etc has become a feature of life.
Just yesterday when I was having coffee in Indiranagar , there was some sudden activity outside the cafe .....Me ,being a normal curious homosapien, peeped outside. A couple of guys were beating up another one . This is quite common these days especially when it comes to accidents etc etc. But this went on for a loooooooong time. The story goes that the vicitm was just a normal being like us but with a little more social responsibility . The guys who were beating him up were local rowdies !!!Reason - These local goons were eve-teasing one of the girls in the cafe and this poor soul questioned them about it. And wat he got was a sound thrashing .....To top it all, the girl was trying to shield this poor guy from the a......------------This incident left me completely disturbed. One puny looking guy tries to question the basic flaw in the system,gets beaten up and the only protection he gets is from a victimised girl. Lets not forget that there were a group of spectators and onlookers including one cop !!!!!!!
And we know that this is a common occurence these days.And these goons get away (which I know has been happening for a long time) with anything and everything. But the scary part of the whole situation is how this kind of a behaviour is catching up on the entire youth community. There is no legal or social binding which discourages the spread of such unruly behaviour.
MIGHT IS RIGHT seems to be the "Order of the Day"
4 comments:
true observations and sad,too...however, is there any way to stop this without a complete scourging, overhaul and accounting of our public services? You say that policemen were just standing by - i say they were too scared to interfere. mostly, those guys knew where his families lived or he was on the take from them and was scared of being exposed if he interfered. Not to say its right, but that,i feel, is the root problem - the unaccountability and corruption of public services and security. Compensate him well for it and, barring the odd exception, "rowdyism" won't take root. With the system as it is now, I guess, while trying to stop such situations, we also can be grateful that a Mumbai-like situation hasn't yet surfaced. ( Though, from what I hear, its not far off) Let people and police feel, no - believe that they and their families are safe from further retirbution and they will spring to root out such acts. If not, while deploring the state of affairs, it really is unrealistic ( not supporting it, mind you - i mean, kudos to the brave dude and all) to expect common people to stand up to rowdies ( with weapons) in the face of primeval survival instincts that stress protection of self and family first. [ for what its worth, I agree with the dude who got beaten up and applaud his actions but I fear that, from other viewpoints, it would be seen as foolishness ]
I second Kiran. But is it no us, the Public, who should be blamed? We built the system with such indifference that we are paying for that now.
Did you just watch that poor soul being beaten up?
I think most of us will do the same, and the rowdies take advantage of this very fact that there is no one to beat them up. :)
Why were u standing as a mute spectator??? Why didnt you call the cops???
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