Human rights - for criminals or civilians?
I woke up to the news of the encounter of Adapa Venkanna, the most notorious burglar on the morning of 5th October at Vijayawada. It came as a surprise as I never thought he would be encountered by police going by the media reports of the early 2000's. A certain section of the media has then reported that some police personnel from Mangalagiri and also Vijayawada were hand in glove with Venkanna. I was forced to believe this because I was a victim of Venkanna in July 2003 and was also given to understand by Venkanna himself that a policeman from Mangalagiri police station had taken my watch that was stolen from my house by Venkanna.
The protests by human rights activists and other organizations in the aftermath of Venkanna encounter just show how some people are making a mockery of democracy. They raised a hue and cry on the encounter and said the police are at fault as they have intentionally killed Venkanna in the garb of an encounter for self-protection. What happened to these human rights activists when Venkanna struck different houses and fled with the hard earned money of the house owners? More than the money is the psychological turmoil that a victim undergoes after the burglary that matters the most and it is practically impossible to explain the suffering.
The same public will ridicule the police when thefts are on the rise and such notorious criminals wander around freely amongst the common people. It has become a habit for criminals to serve jail term for a few months and then come out again to repeat what they are good at. Luckily, no political party had backed or enrolled Venkanna in their organization. Otherwise, after amassing a huge amount from thefts, he would have ended up contesting the local elections on behalf of his party and public would have have been forced to vote for him.
Just as we throw out the spoilt food, just as the doctors remove the part that becomes dangerous for the whole body, I think time has come to eliminate such elements from the society who have become ineligible to move around freely. Though I do not advocate killing, they should be at least not let out from jails on bail. The sentence for the first offence should be so severe so as to send shivers to others who contemplate commiting criminal acts, be it rape, robbery, attempt to murder or whatever. They should be placed in cellular jails. Our freedom fighters suffered in jails for securing independence and today, we find criminals enjoying five star facilities in jails. They go in and come out of jail as if it were their in-laws' house.
When there is no fear, crime will only go up. People have to have fear for doing wrong things. They should know that law will get them in no time. The cases should not be pending for too long and fast track courts should be set up to deal with such cases. There should be a special police to handle such criminals. In the absence of strict laws and enforcement, such criminals will be always on the prowl and we will end up having human rights only for them.
The protests by human rights activists and other organizations in the aftermath of Venkanna encounter just show how some people are making a mockery of democracy. They raised a hue and cry on the encounter and said the police are at fault as they have intentionally killed Venkanna in the garb of an encounter for self-protection. What happened to these human rights activists when Venkanna struck different houses and fled with the hard earned money of the house owners? More than the money is the psychological turmoil that a victim undergoes after the burglary that matters the most and it is practically impossible to explain the suffering.
The same public will ridicule the police when thefts are on the rise and such notorious criminals wander around freely amongst the common people. It has become a habit for criminals to serve jail term for a few months and then come out again to repeat what they are good at. Luckily, no political party had backed or enrolled Venkanna in their organization. Otherwise, after amassing a huge amount from thefts, he would have ended up contesting the local elections on behalf of his party and public would have have been forced to vote for him.
Just as we throw out the spoilt food, just as the doctors remove the part that becomes dangerous for the whole body, I think time has come to eliminate such elements from the society who have become ineligible to move around freely. Though I do not advocate killing, they should be at least not let out from jails on bail. The sentence for the first offence should be so severe so as to send shivers to others who contemplate commiting criminal acts, be it rape, robbery, attempt to murder or whatever. They should be placed in cellular jails. Our freedom fighters suffered in jails for securing independence and today, we find criminals enjoying five star facilities in jails. They go in and come out of jail as if it were their in-laws' house.
When there is no fear, crime will only go up. People have to have fear for doing wrong things. They should know that law will get them in no time. The cases should not be pending for too long and fast track courts should be set up to deal with such cases. There should be a special police to handle such criminals. In the absence of strict laws and enforcement, such criminals will be always on the prowl and we will end up having human rights only for them.
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