Saturday, July 19, 2014

Are We Overdoing Our Rape News?

Lately, probably post-Nirbhaya, India has turned into a Rape Nation! Or so it appears. All the news channels keep a slot in their rapid fire news bouncers for rape news. It feels like every one is put to rape every one. One wonders if even these channels should be also rated as 'Adult Only' or A/U Certificate.
No doubt such incidents are happening, but were they not happening earlier?
No doubt they are heinous, grievous and inhuman, but are the news doing any good to society? One wonders, not. The gut feeling is that they are probably making the rapists hero. With the wide news coverage, it has become a weapon of revenge.
No one is suggesting the way out. No channel is trying to expose the culprits, for all of their investigative journalism.
There must be a ban on such type of ill-reportings. Else, even international media also show our village level rape news in their scrolls.

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