Whereas everyone in Goa including the journos have been stunned by the revelations in the Mahanand serial murder case, the National media, especially news channels like NDTV have been fixated by the death, in suspicious circumstances noi doubt, of a 19 year old Russian girl. They make it a point to say that,:"this shows what an unsafe place Goa has become, ESPECIALLY FOR FORIEGN TOURISTS."
While the death of the tourist is, no doubt, not a good thing, the focus that the National media is giving her is bewildering.Her behaviour would have been considered high-risk even in her own country. On the other hand it is the alleged serial killings which actually show Goa to be an unsafe place. I'm not sure about the priorities, but to a layman it is as if the National Media is saying: 1 White is more than equal to 10 lower middle class Goans. Or sex involving Whites is far more exciting than sex with Browns. Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal, Moira, Bardez, Goa, India E [email protected] or [email protected] P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350
