Comments on: India: Women Rebel Against Attempt To Impose “Taliban” Style Morality

By: Suraya Jamila

Suraya Jamila — Wed, 23 May 2007 20:16:18 +0000

Talibans police are corrupt, they just want to inject fear in women, women won’t uprise against them that is why feminist organizations must take a stand against these abuses of natural right base on the Philosophy of John Locke!

By: maneesha

maneesha — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 15:10:43 +0000

the police are pretty messed up in india, probably even corrupt

By: neha

neha — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 18:43:30 +0000

pdf23ds: The disconnect is as follows: The reason why the police comes across heavily on eve teasers/ sexual harassers is that it believes it is a matter of “moral turpitude”. (i.e. Not a matter of a woman’s right to be not harassed). When the police reasons moral values to discourage men from harassing women on the streets, they look at anything from a moral angle. So to speak, even public display of affection then comes under a moral scanner. Which is pretty screwed up. Accordingly to their limited and irrational thought process they are fighting anything that represents moral corruption.

The fundamental disconnect is therefore the intention behind the initial drive to reduce harassment on the streets.

By: pdf23ds

pdf23ds — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 15:33:37 +0000

OK, I really don’t get this. How does kicking and slapping people have anything to do with any plausible motive on the part of the police, let alone something to do with “discouraging sexual harrassment”? Is it just me, or is there a complete disconnect between the police’s actions and the operation?

By: neha

neha — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 09:09:13 +0000

Oh, and btw - Both men and women were beaten up by the police. And THAT is very very important to remember.

By: neha

neha — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 09:07:41 +0000

I think feminist organisations will have to really take stands here. The problem with feminism in India is that it can take polar sides and not really understand the concept of patriarchy. In that sense - It moulds itself into a patriarchal structure - and instead of breaking power equations - it just seeks to balance it in its favour. It prefers to go pro-women and not necessarily anti-patriarchy. Patriarchy in India sees manifestations in not just less opportunities for women - but less opportunities for certain minority communities and excessive moral policing.

This particular incident for instance is seeing feminists distance themselves because they don’t want to diss two female police officers who abused their position of power. So we have very watery reactions. The police force in India is essentially a figure of patriarchal government authority. It may have women in the force - but they play by the same rules.

By: beth

beth — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 02:18:08 +0000

//In the face of such anger, police officials quickly distanced themselves from the operation, blaming lower-level officers and calling it a shameful incident. Two women police officers were suspended and an inquiry was promised.//

wtf

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feminist blogs — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

television stations showed video footage of female police officers slapping and punching young women. The incident took place in a public park in Meerut City, about 60 kilometers east of New Delhi. The women had been rounded up in the park [...]Continue reading at Alas, a blog … posted 8:38 pm at Alas, a blog