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Posted by Abhi
Whatever be the identity of the killer of Scarlett Keeling, the fact remains that he/they remain unpunished. What happened on that fateful night still remains a mystery…..why was the second autopsy report different from the first one? Why she had five after-death abrasions on her face, back and shins and had sand stuffed in her mouth and throat.
No one knows the answers to the above mentioned questions but what everyone knows is Scarlett was not a “good” girl and her mother had 4 partners.
The Goa government’s take on the Scarlett case is…….(Iam at a loss of words here….oh BTW the good news is the Govt is ready for a CBI inquiry) .If we look carefully at some of the statements that were earlier given by the Goa government and its spokesperson, you would notice that the whole blame is put on the mother, Fiona Mckeown and on the deceased girl. If the girl had been “good”, then she would not have been raped and murdered…..this is what Mr Minister had to say “How can a mother, let her minor daughter go out so late in the night?…. Tourists should take care of themselves.” I also saw some comments on various blogs like “Scarlett was wasted, she was just 15, yet she was having sex…..” So, it is not a surprise that she was raped. Now my question is – can all these comments justify what was done to Scarlett? So, does it mean a girl covered in veil won’t be raped but a girl in a bikini should be raped?
I have another question to put forth. Much has been said about Fiona’s bad parenting. She left Scarlett alone in anjuna with a 25 year old tourist guide and his aunts. This was a mistake which she has accepted and she will be fighting this demon for the rest of her life. But no one is raising their voice against the bad parenting of the miscreants. People who can rape a 15 year old and stuff her mount with sand, I am left wondering what kind of parenting did they receive?
April 10th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
I believe a lot many people look for some kind of mask to do away with their social obligations. And the best way is to simply accuse the victims in these cases. I wonder if their statement would remain same if, god forbids, any one of their family falls prey to such rapists.
April 11th, 2008 at 9:42 am
This is a very sad to know that the minister said like that. If this type of incident happens on regular basis then no foreign visitor will go to visit GOA. And we should feel ashamed of ourself as an Indian. Those who raped Keeling should be hang till death.
April 11th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
This reminds me of the famous saying ‘human beings are animals’. Truly we are..till we fail to tame that beast with our rationality & wisdom. Religion & knowledge had been two powerful weapons to beat that demon within us..but quite often we notice its ugly horns piercing our conscience to pieces..
April 14th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Very strong opinions. I agree with you that many of the things said by government or police doesn’t make sense and I agree with you that crime is a crime irrespective of the person on whom it is done.
But there are some more dimensions to it:
1) It is easy for any criminal to commit and hide away with it when compare to the job of a police to catch and protect. Its like we doing something bad in our house when hiding from parents. Isn’t it easy to hide it from our parents? Yes it is ofcourse, police are no exception, they have a big family to take care.
2) Our judiciary system needs to be a little better. I am afraid to support our judiciary system because of many things. It should allow a fair trial of any case. A criminal getting away is a motivation for another criminal to do a similar act.
I won’t write more else it will become bigger than your post itself :).
Aji