Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Unsafe Abode..

‘She had a history of congenital heart disease. She had an opening in the heart. She could have suffered a stroke and died of suffocation…' all ‘could haves’…

Seven-year-old girl, (don’t want to take the victim’s name), was found dead in a politician's car in Nagpur. The post mortem report says that the cause of death was ‘smothering.’ There was blood stains found on the girl’s underwear.

Now, all the above mentioned ‘could haves’ (which the top cop uttered) can be anything…

Apparently, a seven-year-old, whose mother works as a domestic help in the area, went inside the car to rest. (Any sane person would tell you Mr. Police Officer that in our country, fortunately or unfortunately, maids’ children do not possess the guts to get inside the master’s car without “their” permission…and it seems big people don’t lock their car). And what about the blood..the cop has a reason for that too..she was in pain after the stroke...body liquids(or even stool)tend to come out during a struggle for oxygen..so that explains all..

Time and again, I fail to understand, how can a top cop give such dumb reasons(todays newspaper would tell u more) to save a politician.(Its not that I totally believe these newspapers, but false attribution is a serious crime..I don't think national dailies would dare that).

Abuse is a startling everyday reality for as many as half of country’s children…(I guess the ratio is more than that coz more often cases go unregistered and unnoticed).

…1 child dies each week from child abuse…even with all the child protection laws we have.

‘Nobody knows what she’s holdin’ back…
……………………………………..
A statue stands in a shaded – in place
An angel girl with an upturned face
A name is written on a polished rock
A broken heart that the world forgot……..’

Lora Merriman, no matter how many ‘concrete angels’ you dedicate for this cause…people are yet not ready to fight for it…

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