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Madras High Court has been trending on Twitter this morning and the reason why will leave you flabbergasted. Finally, someone has had the courage to dole out a barbaric model of punishment for the barbaric crimes being committed around us— ‘castration as punishment for child rapists’, a strongly-worded Madras High Court order said.
Though the judgement does not mean that this will be enforced immediately, the Centre has been asked to consider it. “The court cannot be a silent spectator, unmoved and oblivious of the horrible blood curdling gang-rapes of children in various parts of India,” the court said. Countries like Russia, Poland and nine American states including California and Florida have already enforced castration for sex offences against children.
Thank you Justice N Kirubakaran for recogmising the fact that if the law is ineffective and incapable of addressing the menace, something needs to be done about it! He hopes this will fetch magical results, we hope so too. Though the reactions on social media have been divided. Here's a look at some viewpoints.
For the judgement
Madras High Court is exemplary in suggesting castration for rapists. Everyone who has a mother,sister,daughter,wife,should support this.
— GITA S KAPOOR (@gitaSkapoor) October 26, 2015
Barbaric crimes should be answered by Barbaric punishment, this judge is my new hero https://t.co/2qdI0uTEQv
— BirjuPatel Prankster (@Patelville) October 26, 2015
Good job Madras High court . All Rapists should be Castrated . Let's not differentiate https://t.co/geIDViU3De
— Angry Bombay Girl (@shadymumbai) October 26, 2015
Bravo "Madras High Court"! Totally in awe of this judge, who put forth his views recommending castration for those rape children.
— ProfMK (@profmadhukrishn) October 26, 2015
Happy about the Madras High Court judgement. "Human Rights" is not a term restricted to, and reserved only for offenders. (1/2)
— M Venkaiah Naidu (@MVenkaiahNaidu) October 26, 2015
Against the judgement
Seriously? Who's running this place? Allow Castration of Child Rapists, Madras High Court Tells Centre https://t.co/ejtzSRRvYL
— Arun Nambiar (@aruns_nambiar) October 26, 2015
Castration best solution for child #rapists, Madras High Court :What abt children abused physically,beaten up?Amputate hands of abusers?
— Rita Putatunda (@SistahFeminista) October 26, 2015
More on stupidity that is the world today. https://t.co/Jh0qgxXY2a
— shreya sen (@shreyasen) October 26, 2015
@vikramchandra Respectfully, Madras High Court has lost it. Mutilation is not in a civilized nation's punishment handbook.
— Sarita Rani (@saritax) October 26, 2015
All rapists must be punished equally. A rapist is a rapist no matter whom HE/SHE rapes. #Madras High Court
— Gd Here (@Gd_Here) October 26, 2015
We got in touch with Pooja Taparia, Founder, Trustee and CEO of Arpan, an NGO that helps the survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) to know what she thinks of Madras High Court’s statement. While she is happy that Indian courts are getting stricter about the punishments being doled out for severe crimes, she is skeptical if this will deter rapists. She says, “I don't think castrating rapists will deter rapes. These are people who do not fear the law, have poor impulse control. A stricter law can only punish with severity, it can’t deter them, in my opinion.”
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