One of the sisters who has been sentenced to be repeatedly raped because her brother eloped with a woman from a higher caste has said she cannot return home because she fears village elders will want to take revenge on her.
An illegal jury, composed of male upper caste Baghpat village elders, reportedly ordered the gang rape of Meenakshi Kumari, 23, and her 15-year-old sister after their brother Ravi eloped with a married woman, known only as Krishna, from a higher caste.
Ms Kumari, fearing for their lives, petitioned India's Supreme Court for protection. The case brought international attention after an Amnesty International petition to save the two girls from the punishment garnered more than 200,000 signatures.
(Score: 2, Touché) by chrysosphinx on Thursday September 03 2015, @05:55AM
Terrible shit happens all over the globe by the upper caste all the damn time. That's my actual insight.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 03 2015, @06:11AM
> Terrible shit happens all over the globe by the upper caste all the damn time. That's my actual insight.
Well gee, that is so generic as to be basically meaningless. But if you say its an insight then it must be insightful to you.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday September 03 2015, @06:11PM
I find it interesting because I thought the caste system had been banned in India. That this made it to the Indian Supreme Court demonstrates how prevalent it still is.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 03 2015, @07:04PM
> I find it interesting because I thought the caste system had been banned in India.
It has been banned exactly as much as racism has been banned in the US.
In fact, just like there are whiny "oppressed white males" in the US, there are whiny "oppressed upper castes" in India. [time.com]
PS, just because its interesting doesn't mean anyone here has anything insightful to say about it.
(Score: 2) by edIII on Thursday September 03 2015, @09:16PM
Yeah..... white males have absolutely nothing to complain about. We can't right?
The moment we do, it's automatically disingenuous to any conversation possible, simply because we are white males. It's technically impossible to oppress any white male in existence.
Cuz we own everything or something right?
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 2, Offtopic) by Runaway1956 on Thursday September 03 2015, @02:04PM
So - it is your position that lowere castes don't do terrible things? Surely not! Lemme change continents for this one - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/southafrica/1362134/South-African-men-rape-babies-as-cure-for-Aids.html [telegraph.co.uk] These men certainly aren't "upper caste".
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday September 03 2015, @06:08PM
...South-African-men-rape-babies-as-cure-for-Aids.html These men certainly aren't "upper caste".
There is no caste system in South Africa.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 03 2015, @06:27PM
Well, technically true, in that apartheid is now officially ended. But then, I'm pretty sure that there are many black South Africans who will vehemently disagree with you.
Also, what the hell is up with the double-f abomination thingy?!? It's like a cancer taking over the whole damn intertubes!!!
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday September 04 2015, @12:31AM
There are class or caste systems throughout the world. Think about that for a bit. Right here in the US, where caste systems are blatantly illegal, we have multiple classes of people. If you don't believe that, just leave your comfort zone, and go out to visit a few people. A poor black person in the inner city knows that his class is pretty much beneath the notice of some rich bitch like a Chelsea Clinton.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 04 2015, @03:57PM
>> These men certainly aren't "upper caste".
Or even real. I live in South Africa. This is not a real thing. It does not happen. It is racist propaganda.