Women Security? Huh!

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The issue of women security has always been dealt with utmost carelessness . It hardly matters if a woman is from a rich or poor class, she is mocked, teased in the most derogatory manner in front of the bystanders who stare as audience. Be it politics, media, corporate houses, entertainment industry women are looked down upon in each strata of our so-called moral society. We would worship goddess Lakshmi, Durga to fulfill our selfish needs but when it comes to taking a stand against immorality we take our steps back. On top of everything, I have noticed that even a woman would think twice before standing up for another woman. They would not even think once before raising an eyebrow on that poor soul who may be facing the most horrific days of her life. Why is the question. Where does our will hide when voicing out against the spineless criminals is needed ? Look all over the world, even the best of the tycoons have no guts. And god forbid if the accused is a big guy with a bigger jack or contact, the system is such that he will definitely go Scot-free. I would like to share with you a recent incident that happened in one of the most reputed bpo's around, which will showcase the callous approach of authorities. There was a harassment incident escalated by one of the woman workers against a cab mate. She requested a different route for her pick-up and drop since the co-worker made derogatory remarks while travelling. A high importance mail was sent by her and forwarded by her manager to the transport authorities but the sad part was that no action was taken for 2-3 days. If this is the level of seriousness that is followed by a Fortune 500 company then you can imagine what would be happening in the others.

The basic problem lies in our social system. The rules are laid down, but who follows or who does not is never tracked. Everyone knows the do's and dont's but there will be no one to object if the policies and ground rules are broken. I understand it is a bit of hard work to keep a check on each and everyone, however once checked and if a stern action is taken, others will follow suit and be weary of the consequences. This is the same as corruption and illegal activities. If the police and administration makes it a point that they would not allow any law-breaker get away, there would be no criminal activities around. A criminal should be treated as a criminal no matter which family or clan he belongs to. There cannot and should not be any gateway for his freedom. Another thing that I do not understand is that why is a criminal's face hidden or covered with a cloth? He should be made to feel ashamed of his actions and everyone should know who the person is so that the others can also guard themselves against him. May be the guilty of crimes of lesser degree like theft etc can be sent to rehabilitation centres where they can be psychologically treated and given an opportunity to become a good citizen. Remember the movie, "Catch me if you can", in which Tom Hanks makes excellent use of Leonardo De Caprio by assigning him in his team in the police department to catch criminals? That was innovative and can definitely bring good results. I wish the present government unlike the previous one takes woman security as a priority and implements stringent laws. Also the legal route should be made easily approachable for all the classes of society with fast track courts and efficient law makers.