thank NIRANJAN for shareing fact friends I would like to share with you an incident one of police person was put along with bullet proof vehicle into JEHLEM river at SANGUM due to which the brave police person lost his life but did not open fire on the mob
On 7/18/16, Niranjanraj Urs <niranjanu...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 7/16/16, muruganandan.k <send2...@gmail.com> wrote: >> an editorial from 15th July-2016 The Hindu reveals the shocking fact >> that more than half of the civilians injured in Kashmir recently have >> lost their eye sight since bullets were shot at their eyes. Read on: >> >> Learning to control crowds >> With the death toll rising to at least 38 in the clashes in the >> Kashmir Valley, the brutal crowd-control tactics of the police have >> come under the spotlight. They call into question the changes in >> standard operating procedure that were made after the violent protests >> of 2010, when scores of people died, mostly to bullet injuries. A >> decision had then been taken to introduce “non-lethal” pellets. But >> ammunition can only be as “non-lethal” as the tactics employed. And it >> is evident that the security forces have failed to exercise enough >> restraint, given the nature of injuries sustained by many young men >> and women. A high number of the injured have suffered pellet injuries >> in the eyes. For instance, in one Srinagar hospital alone, the Shri >> Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital, of the 87 civilians who were brought in >> with injuries, about 40 had sustained pellet injuries to their eyes. >> Of these, doctors concluded that 19 persons, or almost half of those >> with eye injuries, may never recover their eyesight. Do the >> mathematics, and a terrifying picture presents itself. The Centre has >> obviously, and correctly, read the situation, and rushed a team of eye >> specialists to the Valley. But the tragically excessive loss of life, >> limb and sight this month must force a serious rethink on how >> policemen are equipped and trained to bring calm to the streets. >> Pellets have been fired from 12-bore guns for riot control. These are >> not long-distance weapons. Police around the world have been trained >> to aim for below the knee. The idea is that the pain caused by the >> pellets, usually made of metal and sometimes encased in rubber, acts >> as a deterrent without maiming or causing serious life-inhibiting >> injuries. Theoretically, it sounds viable. The reality that’s obtained >> in Kashmir this month tells another story. It speaks to a lack of both >> training and leadership. It is nobody’s case that it is an easy job to >> control a violent crowd, but it is the duty of the police to do so by >> causing as little injury as possible. They must ensure that the force >> they use is never disproportionately excessive to the cause of action. >> In the heat of the moment, there was a clear lack of restraint, >> evident in the numbers injured by the spray of pellets. Even as the >> best medical care is now sought to be provided, a more holistic >> healing must be expeditiously administered. It has to be a political >> exercise. This week of violence must also end with the assurance that >> the security forces have learnt important lessons — the most important >> among them being the adoption of more humane measures for crowd >> control >> >> >> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of >> mobile phones / Tabs on: >> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please >> visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Disclaimer: >> 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of >> the >> person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; >> >> 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails >> sent through this mailing list.. >> > The loss of eye sight is really painful and heart rending. However, > calling it as Police brutality is faroff the mark. Please understand > under what difficult and trying circumstances the police and other > security personnel perform in Kashmir where they have to face a > barrage of stone pelting by mobs from all directions. For having a > right picture compare what police forces do in other countries under > similar circumstances. Let us not forget that India is a democracy and > a comparatively humane society. If not for this, Kashmir problem would > have been solved far far back like what China did in Tibet or in > Zinhua(Western Province with UberMuslims). > Yes, it is not the forum to discuss these matters. I only write these > lines to request my fellow readers in this group to look and > understand things in perspective. > As a person who lost his sightin his middle ages, I can really > understand the pain and agony of those who are to lose their eye sight > and I really empathise with them. But please dont blame this on police > brutality. > Niranjan.B > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. 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