Chennai Riots – Nothing But Organized Crime

Normal people don't do crap like this
Normal people don’t do crap like this

Jayalalitha’s conviction has sparked off riots all across Tamil Nadu. It was so predictable, that the restaurant we were sitting in closed its shutters as the verdict was being read out! They knew – they knew. But who are these assholes going around burning buses and destroying public property? Are they regular peace abiding citizens with jobs?

I can’t imagine a regular person unaffiliated with a political party sitting in front of his television, eating lunch or sipping a cup of tea, who sees the news about Jayalalitha’s conviction, and suddenly gets so enraged that he feels the urge to go join a flash mob to burn stuff! I mean…it just doesn’t happen like that. It stands to reason therefore, that these are party workers who owe their salary or other financial compensation or position to a political party.

How is this not plain organized crime? It’s tragic that we have to sit quietly under the yoke while these jerks run rampant. Where is the unrestrained and total condemnation? Is this some kind of bloody weather emergency where we have to just accept it as an act of god and sit quietly in our homes and close our shops? These are people who are carrying out mayhem. Thugs. If these were Islamic terrorists going around burning stuff, we would have called in the army by now!

Why is a free pass given to these goons and thugs? And why are sensible people supporting political leaders who don’t take steps to reign in their followers?

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  1. I think we take it because most of us don’t realize that we have contributed towards the public property. There is no sense of ownership. If those goons burnt your private property, the outrage would be much more noticeable.

    This is organized crime. It should be dealt with severely and swiftly. If people are dissatisfied with the verdict, there are more peaceful and legal ways to demonstrate.

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  2. it’s this kind of news which makes me devoutly thankful that india doesn’t have the same attitude as the US towards guns… can you imagine what would happen if these malcontents had ready access to firearms…
    The most disappointing aspect of all this is that the police seem to be completely unconcerned in these kind of situations. i remember reading about the onslaught of strikes and road- and rail-blockades issued by various political parties during the telangana agitation the last two years, and i remember thinking that most people wouldn’t participate in these things if their safety was ensured by the government and the rioters would think twice before doing something unlawful if there was the fear of punishment… why would a shopkeeper or a restaurant manager be willing to lose a day’s worth of business, unless they were worried about the repercussions… Benjamin Franklin said that “those who are willing to give up their freedom for the illusion of safety deserve neither”. this seems oddly prophetic in the case of india where we continue to give up more of our freedoms for this nanny state government which protects criminals and polices law abiding citizens…

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    • In reply to csn

      I think the police are already trying to control it, but I don’t know whether they’re not trying hard enough, or whether they’re tacitly giving support to these goons.

      Bring in the army. Isn’t that what we do when the police can’t handle a situation?

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  3. The reason for the acceptance is that people are really in no position to do or say anything. Remember the Facebook arrest case when a young girl simply posted a question asking if it was right for shops to be shut down because one man (Thackeray) died? There is a lack of political will to stop this nonsense. If general public tries to speak up against this, they face danger. We have a cult-ish attitude towards cricketers and actors, but we need to draw the line at politics.

    And why has it taken 18 years for this verdict?!

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    • In reply to Fem

      I remember the Facebook arrests in Mumbai, but at least for that there was widespread outrage across the country. That led to the release of the girls along with a subsequent modification of the law itself which now says that you require permission of a higher up before making an arrest under Section 66(A).

      But I see no such outrage over these politically sanctioned riots….

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  4. What’s this? totally shit some people ruined me. This is not the right thing to protest. If you really want to share your thoughts dn’t show on public transport. Hate this kind of peoples.

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  5. I agree this is organized crime. As soon as we read this, my husband said, “Can you believe it? India is the only country where a corrupt politician gets punished and people are outraged. They burn buses, damage businesses.” I replied, “I don’t think ‘people’ are outraged that she’s in prison. Not everyday people like us with jobs and lives. This is by organized by her supporters. This is how Indian politics works. Whenever something doesn’t go our way – hire some goons. Kill some people in cold blood, call it suicide, blame the other side. Destroy public property and call it people’s “anger”.
    Bhagwad, the people who even realize/understand that this is a sham and call attention to this injustice are very much in the minority. Look at the majority of voters. They really believe this stuff. They buy it. Since we are such a small minority, we are easily suppressed. How do we, ordinary people, stand up to thugs who can kill and destroy, have the full protection of the police and the heads of government, and never go to prison for it?

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    • In reply to Priya

      We can’t directly stand up against them no. The only thing I can do is talk about it and hope it picks up from there. That’s the only weapon we have. What bugs me is that so few people are using even that!

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