{"id":3964,"date":"2015-03-16T22:36:22","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T17:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/?p=3964"},"modified":"2015-03-16T22:37:11","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T17:07:11","slug":"officially-nirbhaya-was-not-raped-bullshit-official-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/2015\/politics\/officially-nirbhaya-was-not-raped-bullshit-official-statistics.html\/","title":{"rendered":"Nirbhaya Was Not Raped! – Bullshit Official Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"

The documentary “India’s Daughter” has angered people in India who like to feel victimized by the “west”. According to these guys, the rape situation in India is actually better<\/em> than in most countries. And to prove it, they show…wait for it…government statistics! Check out this article by the telegraph<\/a>. It would have us believe that India is a haven for women compared to countries like the UK because the “per capita” reported rapes in the UK\u00a0is\u00a0greater.<\/p>\n

Oh really?<\/p>\n

Under Reporting Rape in India<\/h3>\n

Rape is an under reported crime throughout the world. The stigma attached to a survivor is strong, no matter where you go. But in India, the problem is much, much worse. If only 30% of rapes are reported in a country like the UK, the figure is easily 90%<\/a> (and probably 99%) in India.<\/p>\n

Those defending India’s situation on women would have us believe that a country like Sweden – which consistently ranks amongst the highest in the world in terms of gender equality – is a far more dangerous place than the streets of Delhi. Seriously.<\/p>\n

The Police Don’t Register FIRs<\/h3>\n

Let’s say a rape survivor plucks up the courage (maybe even several days after the act) and goes to the police to register a case. What do our brave men in khaki do? That’s right – they often refuse to even register an FIR<\/a> contrary to the explicit instructions of the Supreme Court<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why do they do this? The reasons can be many. From wanting to keep the crime reporting low for their district, to the accused being a powerful figure, or whatever.<\/p>\n

Bottom line – if you think rape is under reported, consider what happens even when it is<\/em> reported!<\/p>\n

Even Nirbhaya is not Counted as a Rape!<\/h3>\n

The single most famous case in the country responsible for sparking mass movements throughout the country regarding security for women doesn’t count as a rape in India’s statistics!<\/a><\/p>\n

Why? Apparently according to our wise lawmakers, only the primary<\/em> offence on the FIR is to be counted for reporting purposes. In this case, it was murder. Now, I’ve always held that murder is a more serious crime than rape<\/a>, but to not count the crime at all for reporting purposes? That is seriously<\/em> messed up.<\/p>\n

Marital Rape is Legal in India<\/h3>\n

This is a biggie. In India, it is legal for a man to rape his wife! Even if he comes out in the open and admits it. Even if he makes a video of the act and shows it to everyone, the law cannot touch him! All because of the fucked up belief that a man is entitled to sex with his wife<\/a> on demand.<\/p>\n

Needless to say, this is bullshit. Rape is the same, regardless of the relationship of the victim to the criminal. But this huge category\u00a0is not even treated as a crime by the Indian government! Now isn’t that a convenient way to reduce crime statistics? When a crime is no longer defined<\/em> as a crime, it will magically vanish. Who knew!<\/p>\n

All of this combines to make rape statistics in India worse than meaningless. Worse, because it actually gives a false illusion of security – and more recently, moral superiority. Do other civilized countries have problems with the under reporting of rape? Oh yes, they very much do<\/a>. There’s a long and uphill battle ahead of them. But to consider the exponentially poor\u00a0situation in India and place it on an equal footing is outright dishonesty and wishful thinking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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