My dear Stephen, I wonder if the point I was making was missed.
The issue at hand is not whether GMC can handle such a test or even how complex or reliable it is. The issue is IF Dr. Jindal believes that the test on a penis is ethically justified IF a penis is not alleged to have been involved in the alleged incident; and if not IF Dr. Jindal has the duty to protect his physicians from being used unethically. As you may have noted, in the 1970s, Asian women were subjected to intrusive vaginal examinations by doctors (some male) at Heathrow airport just to prove that they (the women) were virgins - before they were allowed to enter Britain. http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/may/08/home-office-virginity-tests-1970s Fortunately, the directive which mandated the vaginal examinations was withdrawn after public outcry. Is GMC is still stuck in the 1970s. jc BTW: I have not seen any query from any of the alleged investigative journalists in Goa. So, perhaps, it is kosher Is it? On 16 December 2013 14:17, Stephen Dias <steve.dia...@gmail.com> wrote: Dear Readers of Goanet, Whatever Dr. J.Colaco mentioned in his letter has some sense. I am a bit pessimist of what the GMC did for the Tejpal on Potency Test. I have my own doubts about the procedures adopted for the potency Tests. Can Dr Jindal clear my doubt? I am afraid that the GMC has equipment to check for Potency on men forget about women. Can the GMC or Forensic Dept tell the public what kind of test have they done. It is necessary in future for all rapists to be careful because in case masturbation test is done than probably we may have less rapists in Goa, because it is a shame! If somebody go on Google search you will find lots of interesting and complicated tests for Potency, which I am sure GMC will never be equipped even after 50 years. Poor Tejpal what kind of test has he undergone? Can his lawyers specify? The lawyers of Tejpal should visit GMC and find out what kind of test Tejpal has undergone? There should not be a minimum chances for any rapists to go scot free? Can Goa Government adopt strong tests for rapists so that Goa can be Zero Tolerance Rapist Free just like Zero Corruption Free. Let Jindal or In-charge of Forensic Dept place orders right now for all the necessary equipment and tests to be done in future at GMC in case they are not yet equipped. I write this above story because I know the Potency Test is a complicated Test. Stephen Dias Message: 11 Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:45:15 -0500 From: "J. Colaco < jc>" <cola...@gmail.com> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <goanet@lists.goanet.org> Subject: [Goanet] Dear Dr. Jindal ....Did you OK the so called Potency Test? I was about to start this post with the story of the 6 year old Colorado lad who was suspended from school and accused of sexual harassment for kissing a girl on the cheek (A1), or about Farooq Abdullah stating that "men were afraid of women) - unfortunately using the wrong case (Ganguly) as a stool to make a statement (A2) or of the New York Post article which talks about the number of frivolous cases (A3) Allow me to state the following ab inicio: 1: Sexual harassment and Rape/Incest are the worst possible abominations the human race is cursed with. 2: Rape and Gang-Rape remain common in India. Thank you India for bringing it to Goa. Thank you for nothing! 3: If what the young journo has stated is the truth and nothing but the truth, then Mr. Tejpal is likely to be rightfully found guilty of Sexual Molestation or an allied avtar. 4: But ...what was the so-called 'Potency Test' about? What does it prove? What did it prove? Was it meant to prove anything or a Payback? 5: Are the Indian Feminists OK with that test? Will not ask the wimps for their input. As one who has volunteered for 25 years to provide consultation and serve as a material (as the examining physician) and as an expert witness on countless occasions, I ask: Does this kind of treatment of an alleged perpetrator help or hurt our cause of protecting those who need protecting? 6: And what about the doctors who conducted this test? Are you any different than those who performed vaginal examination on Indian women at Heathrow airport to identify if they were virgins? Say What? ! [A4] I invite us to look at the following scripts of the reported accounts of her alleged encounters with Mr. Tejpal. Tell me where that Potency Test (what ever that signifies) becomes applicable. jc Really do not know WHY these Bhaille come and get drunk and do their nonsense in our, once beautiful, Goa. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/the-complete-email-trail-of-the-tarun-tejpal-sexual-assault-case/436601-3.html Alleged Incident 1 (Night 1) As we made our way out of the elevator of Block 7 at the Grand Hyatt, Mr Tejpal held my arm and pulled me back into the lift. He said - "Let's go wake up Bob" (Mr De Niro) and I asked him why he wanted to do that. I then realized that Mr Tejpal was simply pressing buttons on the lift's panel to make the elevator stay in circuit, preventing it from stopping anywhere, and for the doors to open. At this point, he began to kiss me - from the first moment of his doing so, I asked him to stop, citing several reasons, including my friendship to XXX, my closeness to his family, the fact that he had known me since I was a child, the fact that I worked for Tehelka and for Shoma Chaudhury - who is my managing editor and mentor. It was like talking to a deaf person. Mr Tejpal lifted my dress up, went down on his knees and pulled my underwear down. He attempted to perform oral sex on me as I continued to struggle and hysterically asked him to stop. At that moment he began to try and penetrate me with his fingers, I became scared and pushed him hard and asked him to stop the lift. He would not listen. The lift stopped on the ground floor as Mr Tejpal's hands were on me and could not press the button for yet another floor to keep it in circuit. As soon as the doors opened, I picked up my underwear and began walking out of the elevator rapidly - he was still following me, asking me what the matter was. Alleged Incident 2 (Night 2) When the doors closed, he started to try and kiss me again. I said "Tarun, please, no, just stop," he pulled away, smiled, patted my cheek and said "Why? Ok. I'll stop." I said again "This just isn't right. XXX is my best friend. I had lunch with XXXX today." He smiled again and just for a moment I thought I had appealed to his better sense. I turned away from him, desperately waiting for the door to open (there are only three floors in Block 7 (G, 1 and 2), we were between floors). Within seconds of my turning around, he started to lift up my dress. He lifted it all the way up and said "You're unbelievable". The door opened on the second floor, on Mr De Niro's floor - and he said again - "The universe is telling us something" to which I said "I'm taking the stairs" and started to walk out. He pulled me back in, sensing that I was on the verge of hysteria - by this point, he was totally comfortable physically manhandling me, but sensing my sheer panic, he did not touch me until the lift reached the ground floor. Right as the doors were about to open, he patted my behind once more. A1: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/colorado-year-suspended-kissing-girl-21161245 A2: http://www.asianage.com/india/farooq-abdullah-afraid-women-351 A3: http://nypost.com/2011/11/02/facts-are-optional/ A4: http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/may/08/home-office-virginity-tests-1970s