PM, If you say A black man raping a white girl has no racial implication in your country you are correct as per the laws of your country but have you considered the much deeper aspects about what/why/how different people think about this issue. That would be quite different. Otherwise stories like "A time to kill" by Mr. John Grisham wouldn't be so popular. It relates to the people of your country still now. And don't forget the history of your country. 100 years back it was all like "Uncle Tom's cabin"
50 years back your country still had segregation in a public bus. Seperate seats for blacks & white. Martin Luther king fought against it. And Martin Luther King was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi of India. And someone killed Martin Luther King for it. Such is the hatred ingrained in some whites. So it isn't much different than India.
Look at the difference.
We accept such evil exists in India. Because by accepting the reality only we can address it. We don't say things like "keeping out someone from a well is only an example of a powerful human or a criminal bullying or illtreating another human" We acknowledge that that this has racial roots. We Indians hope to come out of such dirty issues by spreading education and economic development.
And your reaction is "rape is a crime.. plain and simple--and I would never deny that, regardless of race or any other factors. Am not sure why you are using that example".
PM we all know rape is a crime. The point is whether a white man raping a black woman......is it any more difficult than should be for the black family to get a conviction in a court of law. And is there anything like a non-neutral or favourable jury or not?
Just remember how many years it took to elect your first black President. And may be that too was possible due to a someone called Sarah palin.
Atleast we don't vote our leaders on the basis of their skin color.
PM, If you say A black man raping a white girl has no racial implication in your country you are correct as per the laws of your country but have you considered the much deeper aspects about what/why/how different people think about this issue. That would be quite different. Otherwise stories like "A time to kill" by Mr. John Grisham wouldn't be so popular. It relates to the people of your country still now. And don't forget the history of your country. 100 years back it was all like "Uncle Tom's cabin"
50 years back your country still had segregation in a public bus. Seperate seats for blacks & white. Martin Luther king fought against it. And Martin Luther King was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi of India. And someone killed Martin Luther King for it. Such is the hatred ingrained in some whites. So it isn't much different than India.
Look at the difference.
We accept such evil exists in India. Because by accepting the reality only we can address it. We don't say things like "keeping out someone from a well is only an example of a powerful human or a criminal bullying or illtreating another human" We acknowledge that that this has racial roots. We Indians hope to come out of such dirty issues by spreading education and economic development.
And your reaction is "rape is a crime.. plain and simple--and I would never deny that, regardless of race or any other factors. Am not sure why you are using that example".
PM we all know rape is a crime. The point is whether a white man raping a black woman......is it any more difficult than should be for the black family to get a conviction in a court of law. And is there anything like a non-neutral or favourable jury or not?
Just remember how many years it took to elect your first black President. And may be that too was possible due to a someone called Sarah palin.
Atleast we don't vote our leaders on the basis of their skin color.