Ghastly death of a SI

The telecast of a video clip showing a police sub inspector trying to sit up after an assault by some bunch of hooligans was so gory that one could not sleep the whole night. The vision kept passing thorough. There was no assistance for more than 30 minutes and the SI kept bleeding to death on the street somewhere near Chennai. It looked like a scene from some cheap movie.

What was also irritating was the TV channels' emphatic view that two ministers’ convoy passed by but did not help or delayed help. Instead of addressing a more shocking incident of a man in police uniform being hacked to death in broad day light and being left on the road to die, being watched by insensitive passersby, the channels (and some petty politicians) went after the apathy of the ministers, wanting to sensationalize the incident and increase the TRP.

No channels bothered to investigate the psyche of the man on the street. No one queried on how could someone possibly pass by or stop to watch a man die bleeding so miserably on the street. No one questioned whether we should have some kind of a law where if someone is caught watching a man die, and not do anything about it, should be booked for murder; or a law where anyone can carry the wounded on the streets to a nearby hospital for medical attention without any fear of the authorities and that his duty and responsibilities would end there. The hospital can inform the police later. No one questioned on how could someone keep taking those video without helping the dying man?

Where are we living? We, who are taught to be caring and kind, can turn a blind eye to such incidents. We who are so civilized and concerned about the street dogs and term ourselves as animal lovers can see a man bleed to death on the street but raise our ugly voices against maltreatment to street dogs. We are so cultured with high thinking.

India shining, booming Economy, 9% growth, young and aspired population driving India to new heights, infrastructure boom in India, 1000+ channels, consumerism growing, malls, multiplexes, launching of small and luxury cars, highways, villas, S/w giant, growth and penetration of telecommunication, internet expansion, fashion – the gruesome visuals enlightened us a lot.

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