C'da,
>Yes, ALL deaths carry grief. But the CAUSES are NOT all the same..
>Top attempt to make them out be the same is either profoundly >ignorant--not a persuasive condition , or is disingenuous.
No one has attempted to equate the 'causes' of the deaths of Mahanta or Ojha (the CRPF).
One was killed in army custody, while the other was killed by assilaints in the crowd seeking justice for Mahanta.
I am not sure if the family of Ojha feel any better or worse because of that subtle difference.
--Ram
On 2/13/06, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yes, ALL deaths carry grief. But the CAUSES are NOT all the same.
A victim of an auto accident is not the same as a death from a fatal illness is not the same from a death from a fight over passion is not the same as a death of a soldier in a declared war is not the same as a death caused in custody by those entrusted with upholding the laws of a supposedly democratic land thatsupposedly believes in due process while frothing in the mouth professing fealty to democratic processes.
Top attempt to make them out be the same is either profoundly ignorant--not a persuasive condition , or is disingenuous.
At 11:17 PM -0600 2/12/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:Priyankoo,There is only one quirk here. The army jawan that was killed was a kharkhowa Assamese (a Gohain, if I recollect). Now, would that make any difference?Priyankoo, all killing is deplorable, but sadly there is usually no outpouring grief if it happens to be an army personnel. To me all the deaths (of Mahanta, others, and the jawan) are deplorable and sad.Gohain's death is equally painful to his family as is that of Mahanta. Gohain too may have just joined the army to provide for his family.--Ram da
On 13 Feb 2006 03:58:55 -0000, priyankoo sarma <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
>>Nobody really cares if an army jawan was killed or how many are killed. It doesn't matter if he was NOT the one involved in the killing of Mahanta. All that matters is that he is in the Indian army. It was his own damn fault for joining the Indian army and getting imbroiled in the mess.
Exactly! Ramda! The Indian Army also does not care about who they killed or not. It does not matter to them if the people in the demonstration were involved in any killing or not. All that matters is that the people are Assamese...gotike mar kukur mekurir dore guliyay...be in Kokrajhar train station or Kamakhya...It is their own damn fault that they are born Assamese...
And it does not matter whether the regiment is Gorkha, or Assam or Jath, or whatever fancy names they have. The point is that the triggers are not drawn by the brain behind the gun, they simply follow orders. Otherwise Assam Police had not been the first to open fire, which intiated the Kakopothar mayhem and then Army jawans chased 15-16 year old teenagers on paddy field and killed them point blank!
Please read: http://pratidinassam.com/feb1206/ap03.htmlDex matho eta dharona, thikonar xex xari...
The most important thing in life is never to forget who you are...
http://plaza.ufl.edu/priyanku
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