tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23171285.post114226843971862824..comments2023-11-02T08:51:27.719-07:00Comments on Brew it: Jessica Lall - Rang de Basanti StyleMYVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16123442495835864382noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23171285.post-1142403040457041912006-03-14T22:10:00.000-08:002006-03-14T22:10:00.000-08:00I understand that it seems unfair that a pretty, u...I understand that it seems unfair that a pretty, upper class model's death is getting so much footage on TV and inciting people to get angry about it. I also agree that perhaps the death of an unknown, poor man would not have evoked such strong feelings...but we seem to forget one important fact...<BR/><BR/>If such a high-profile case forces the law-making bodies to come to grips with the legal loopholes that exist today for rich murderers to get away scot-free, and it forces them to change it for the better, so that at a later date even the ordinary person can be protected due to the changes, then why must we complain ? As in most other issues, if the involvement of a <I>celebrity</I> makes the cause better known, then perhaps it is for the common good after all...right ?Sibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141878031718430197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23171285.post-1142281792121063642006-03-13T12:29:00.000-08:002006-03-13T12:29:00.000-08:00Great point Meeta, about the fact that looks matte...Great point Meeta, about the fact that looks matter a lot more than we concede. And perhaps in this case, that's why people do care about Jessica.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it's also that, this wasn't someone who was dirt poor and not-a-model (like a waiter or someone), for whom society may not care that much about, but someone like Jessica, who was pretty, rich and upper middle-class that was murdered in cold blood, in full view of several witnesses. It perhaps riles the middle class and the upper middle class that someone from their kind was killed, and could not get justice. That brings it a lot closer to home for us middle-class educated elite.<BR/><BR/>Ha! Ha! I agree! India Gate was stretching the Rang De.. bit a little too far!:)Sarathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686684335149202540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23171285.post-1142278891057947292006-03-13T11:41:00.001-08:002006-03-13T11:41:00.001-08:00Sorry about the rant. The post caught me on a bad ...Sorry about the rant. The post caught me on a bad day:)brijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05542769268234747681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23171285.post-1142278864369968392006-03-13T11:41:00.000-08:002006-03-13T11:41:00.000-08:00It's totally ridiculous (while completely Sarat-li...It's totally ridiculous (while completely Sarat-like) to assume that people are pressing on the Jessica Lalll issue because she was a starlet. The issue is that in this particular case there is no doubt about the guilt due to there being many eye-witnesses and the fact that such a clear case has also been fudged by the police has really got the people pissed off.<BR/><BR/>And what about India Gate - why should someone have done something specific to have a protest here. I am sick of all this "what has someone so-and-so done for the country" questions. What the hell does it matter. If theatrics help bring some sanity into the country - why not??? When we stop theorizing everything and support people who act!!! Your adda is becoming more and more like the political party in Monty Python - Life Of Brian. Remember all talk and no action makes India Lallu's toilet paper.brijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05542769268234747681noreply@blogger.com