Like everyone else, I initially supported Rajdeep because I thought he was attacked first. He may have been provocative or whatever, but I believe that no one has the right to get physically abusive. Then Anupa showed me this clip which clearly shows he attacked first:
Who asked him to turn back and assault the guy in orange (or whatever color it is). I don’t care what he was saying. I don’t care how loud he was. Rajdeep attacked him first and he who throws the first punch has no moral leg to stand on. So there.
Yes, Rajdeep Sardesai started it, and he had no right to hit that man. And the way others ganged up against him, shows their cowardice as well. Neither Sardesai, nor the other people had any right to get rough.
“Like everyone else, I initially supported Rajdeep because I thought he was attacked first.”
First of all, don’t you feel that saying “like everyone else” is a tad arrogant? Secondly, do you feel this truth you have now discovered has taught you something about your own prejudices?
In reply to Sumit
What sort of prejudices?
In reply to bhagwad
You tell me. Why did you assume Rajdeep didn’t hit first? And why did you assume “everyone else” also thought the same?
In reply to Sumit
News? It’s not as if I had a dream or something!
In reply to bhagwad
Oh I see. We surely can trust journalists to give an honest account of the activities of a fellow journalist, just like we can trust politicians to give an honest account of the activities of fellow politicians. Right?
In reply to Sumit
It’s not the job of politicians to give an honest account of the activities of fellow politicians! Besides, most of what they hide is illegal activity so…
Sorry, not sure what you’re trying to get at here.
In reply to bhagwad
I see. Glad to know you trust journalists to always always tell the truth. We have heard of corrupt politicians, generals, policemen, bureaucrats, teachers, engineers, doctors but never ever of a corrupt journalist. Its the only profession on earth where people do not care about shielding one of their own and always always boldly tell the truth.
In reply to Sumit
I don’t remember saying that. I can see that that’s what happened in this particular case, certainly.
In reply to bhagwad
Oh and next time a government minister is caught in a corruption case, I think I will fully trust the CM or PM to tell me the truth of the case. After all, thats his job, right? Unless you think journalists are the only people on earth who will never lie to protect their own.
In reply to Sumit
When a minister shields one of his/her own ministers, they have a vested interest since it’s their group and they have elections to win. I do not see how it benefits a journalist to lie about what another journalist did – especially if the other guy is in another company!
In reply to bhagwad
I see: if the journalist belongs to another company, then other media houses have no incentive to shield him/her.
Great observation. Everyday we hear countless stories in the media of corrupt politicians, policemen, bureaucrats, doctors and what not. But please give me examples of media reporting corruption of journalists in similar numbers. Considering that cartel formation among journalists is impossible (according to you), the only reasonable conclusion is that journalists are the most honest people in India.
Oh wow! First time I’m reading about this! How unfortunate! And, I agree with you; he should have walked away instead of being physical!
In reply to Roshni
I think news reporters need to have thicker skins than the rest of us by definition!