Opinion On Rape Law-Justice Verma - Page 2

In this case capital punishment is justified because the victim died. The cause is entirely the accused. He did what he did to get perverted pleasure and will be equated to pre meditated cruel cold calculative murder. True this capital punishment is lenient. But we being in a civilized society can not do any thing else like sodomising him and doing the same thing that he did to the poor victim.Yes capital punishment is the solution. In fact all the people involved including the driver should be hanged.

Thanks Payal for posting this topic.

I understand the rage against the rapists which I personally also feel, but we need to be practical when it comes to suggesting a punishment that can be added to the law. Public castration will not be acceptable in the judicial system and hence will not be taken seriously. This kind of petition asking for public opinion is our chance to voice ourselves and thus in turn make a desirable change in the law. I request all of you to please not waste your vote and suggest practical punishments for the culprit.

My opinion in the matter is that rape is not only a physical torture but it leaves a mental scar in the victims mind for her life. Its shameful that in spite of being at the receiving end the society still continues to passively harass the victim every day. Hence when the victim has to suffer all her life why should the culprit be given only a 10 year penalty? When the rapist did not show any mercy why should there be any room for him to be shown any mercy by the law? Him committing the crime is not only out of excessive sexual urges but also due to his perverted intentions which prompts him to commit rape not only to an older woman but in some cases to a minor too. This is criminal and cannot be controlled either by his 10 year imprisonment or making him impotent.

Hence in my opinion the death sentence without the room for any mercy petition, to such criminals is the closest justice that can be got for the victim given our democratic set up. Instilling fear in the minds of such potential rapists by increasing their punishment will help reduce the rate of such crimes.

I would also suggest that the culprits identity and crime be made public specially in his neighborhood so that he also faces public humiliation.

I wold also suggest that the identity of molesters and eve teasers be made public specially around their neighborhood so that the women can be at their guard.

A police constable should be present on all buses and trains during night and early morning hours.

Originally posted by: andv

I wold also suggest that the identity of molesters and eve teasers be made public specially around their neighborhood so that the women can be at their guard.

I agree. Any man who assaults a woman verbally or physically should be publicly named and shamed. Posters should be put up in the locality where he lives - BEWARE! THIS MAN IS A MOLESTER - and a fine running into lakhs. Imagine if there is one such example in each neighbourhood how it will act as a deterrent to others. It will probably prompt parents to teach their boys that women are not objects, if only because of the fear of law.

Not just rape laws, laws against molestation need to be strengthened.

@payalibm: Thanks for posting this. If the volume of e-mails helps, then maybe we can even individually send mails to the Justice Verma Commission?

1. Any crime against a woman should be made into a non-bailable offense.
2. Agree with veekay that punishment for rape should be increased to a life-time without parole.
3. Punishment for molestation under Section 294 IPC should be at least a year and under Section 509 IPC at least three years.

Police also really need to be sensitised about dealing with such cases. It should be mandatory for them to undergo repeated training for this.

You know, laws can be changed but it's the implementation that matters. That's where we women can help by being aware of the law and by reporting every instance, whether with us or others, of molestation.  Here's a short synopsis of existing laws:

https://twitter.com/shaheenb/status/285786675395846144/photo/1
Edited by TheRedQueen - 11 years ago

- age of minor be reduced to 14  Edited by shinningstar - 11 years ago

Originally posted by: dolly_07

In my opinion the rapist should made stand in public with his hands tied nude...anywhere and all the peoples crossing from their should be handed sticks ..every human being ...and should be compulsory that everybody should hit him how much ever they want..wherever they want to hit him... ..no medical attention should be given to him...then cut off his penis...and left to die...this should be every rapist punishment...and our laws should be more restrict...and Every city should have special police stations with only women police officers so victims can go there and file her complaints..because in most of the cases girls are afraid of going to police stations and culprits go free and rape other girls...

I agree that this kind of punishment has to be given. But i am not sure if indian gov will ever try to do this. So as the first step towards change atleast they should hang them in public. This is the least they can do.

A lot of people are suggesting one horrible punishment after the other. But it doesn't solve the problem. Here's why

• If the punishment is increased to death sentence it will only make judges more reluctant to hand it out because if the evidence is not concrete they wont feel the motivation to send a guy who is 'possibly' innocent to the gallows.🤔
• Also, if punishment is increased to death sentence, the rapists will just kill the victim so that her voice is silenced and she is unable to point out the perperator.
• Castration is an effective option, but it doesn't solve the problem of mentality.
• Also, we are living in a civilized society. If we resort to mob justice to solve our problems, we will also become like animals. Also, it will result in anarchy, where everybody resorts to mob justice for solutions and there will be a collapse of government and law and order solution.I know you're thinking 'If we're in a civilized society, then how is that rapes happen?" But two wrongs don't make a right!

What we really need is not stricter laws but stricter law enforcement

• Legislators who make demeaning comments on women should be probed and suspended if they are found guilty.
• Marital rape should be criminalised. The laws should be of help to all women, not just under 18 year olds.'Eve-teasing' should be changed to 'Sexual harassment.
• There should not be words like violating the 'modesty' of a woman because that just makes police officers think they can decide whether the woman is modest or not.🤔It should be changed to something more appropriate.
• Faulty tests like 'two-finger' tests to determine the victim's promiscuity should be abolished because they only result in trauma for the victim.
• 'Stalking' should be criminalised.
• Though I don't advocate death penalty, I think the sentence should be increased to 20-25 years.
• Police officers should be offered more incentives. They work for hours on VIP duty and they are only offered biscuits. Their working conditions are pathetic. As a result they become desensitized over a period of time. They need to be offered counselling along with gender-training so that they can retain compassion while on the job.
• All sexual offences should be non-bailable.

In a way death penalty is too easy.😆 And publicly humilating them will serve no purpose except to turn us into a bunch of murderers too. Its best to give them rigorous life imprisonment without any bail.

Edited by IndigoBlues - 11 years ago

give them capital punishment including the minor also and amend the law firstly on top priority.

 I want the rapists to have most humiliating and horrible punishment
evryday cut the organ gradually... and don't give him food...
tell him to earn his own food

rape punishment in Yemen: Edited by M.Hurr - 11 years ago