For puritanical vigilantes and the media , it is lucrative in the sense they mutual bribe each other with cultural capital. The news-starved reporter has "spy'"cy braking news and puritnanics, a chance to show-off with in some news nite programme. The new triad of press, puritanics and police.
d.prasad On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Luisa Steur <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree the media are guilty too--they must have known about the attack, > otherwise why would they be there right at that time and place--so probably > the attackers and the media coordinated the whole thing together. That's > precisely also what happened when I was fysically attacked by Naxal > vigilantes in Kerala (they were also shouting that I was supposedly being > "immoral", staying in a hotel room with just another woman--it's apparently > a crime to travel without some male relative..). And the police threatening > the women in Karnataka with booking a case of immoral trafficking is all too > familiar too--that's exactly what the police did in my case: they threatened > to put me in jail for being a spy (and the threats were very forcefull and > really quite traumatic). I was naive enough not to consider bribing them to > let me go (the woman in Karnataka was more clever in that respect). Anyway, > so there it is: a lucrative business for patriarchal vigilantes, the media > and the police... > Luisa > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* aryakrishnan ramakrishnan <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, 28 January, 2009 7:24:42 > > *Subject:* [GreenYouth] Re: 17 arrested for Mangalore pub assault > > > From Saleem's mail and in Neelan's blog blurb in Anivar's post, > Mangalore incident and middleclass is mentioned. > > I wonder whether that changes the situation. I think each issue has > its value, as it deserves. There could be other causes and issues and > worst cases, but this needs to be taken seriously. > > If the attacked women come from middle class or not. It is true that > the media picked it up for its middleclass ethos. But a close scrutiny > proves that media was infact participating in the violence. All the > cameras were ready there at the moment of the attact and all the > channels got good clippings of the attack. But the voyeurs didn't even > have the feeling that they should intervene and stop it. > > Infact they need to be considered as criminals along with other > criminals. And we should fight to ban this terror outfit. > > > > Aryan > > In Kerala, the state is promoting community policing,day by day. The > news paper reports on this is terrifying. Infact what happens is that > the state is expanding itself by capturing more governmental power by > cameras and spies. > > 2009/1/28 Anivar Aravind <[email protected]>: > > > > From a Blog Comment By Nalan > > > > http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/27/stories/2009012759421000.htm# > > > > ഇപ്പോള് മാത്രമാണു മംഗലാപുരം സംഭവം ചില മാധ്യമങ്ങളിലെങ്കിലും > > വാര്ത്തയായത്, ഉപരിവര്ഗ്ഗത്തെ ബാധിച്ചപ്പോള് മാത്രം !.. > > > > താഴെയുള്ള ലിങ്കുകള് നോക്കൂ - കര്ണ്ണാടകത്തില് ഗുജറാത്ത് മോഡല് > > പരീക്ഷണത്തിനു വേഗത കൂടിയത് ബി.ജെ.പി അധികാരത്തില് വന്നതോടെയാണു. > > > > Women are taking the brunt of 'activism' Moral policing > > http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/08/stories/2008090860790600.htm > > > > College bus stoned; five students and driver hurt > > http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/28/stories/2008122850450100.htm > > > > Cracking down on 'violations of moral code' in Dakshina Kannada > > http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/07/stories/2008090750160100.htm > > > > How Karnataka is becoming Gujarat of the South > > > http://communalism.blogspot.com/2008/03/how-karnataka-is-becoming-gujarat-of.html > > > > Two attacked for selling beef: vedike > > http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/02/stories/2008040254390400.htm > > > > Egg on whose face? > > http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/25/stories/2007012503421100.htm > > > > Ban on beef sale draws criticism > > http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/21/stories/2008112155520500.htm > > > > Who will control the vigilantes? Moral policing > > http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/09/stories/2008090954450400.htm > > > > Moral police' caution New Year eve revellers in Mysore > > http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/28/stories/2008122854690500.htm > > > > Karnataka government backs moral policing > > http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080062353 > > > > Ban on live bands in Bangalore pubs - Moral policing to stop crimes! > > > http://www.zorsebol.com/lifestyle/ban-on-live-bands-in-bangalore-pubs-moral-policing-to-stop-crimes/ > > > > Bangalore city pub ransacked by 'moral police' > > http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=86039 > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 11:03 AM, salimtk <[email protected]> wrote: > >> the mentioned organizations also stand for indian's 'national' freedom. > >> so first define what's indian's freedom. > >> > >> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Joseph Saluting NSG Commandos...... > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Friends, how can we prevent these idiots(BJP,RSS,SREERAM SENA,....) > from > >>> acting against Indian's Freedom. > >>> > >>> We have to wake up from our sleep otherwise, these fools will kill us > in > >>> our sleep........... > >>> > >>> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:22 PM, damodar prasad < > [email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Seen from a Secular, Modern and Liberal perspectives, except for some > >>>> subtleties in practice, there is no much of a difference between > Fascism ( > >>>> social fascism as well) , Talibanism and Sanghism. Syntagmatic > replacement > >>>> of one by another does not change the meaning. > >>>> > >>>> But if you find these modern values as a problem field, then of course > >>>> the differences have to be accounted. > >>>> > >>>> As sanjeev said, in the post-masjid demolition period sangh parivarism > >>>> best communicates the kind of vandalism and violence that Manglore > has > >>>> witnessed. > >>>> > >>>> Talibanism does not evoke any sympathies, I suppose!! > >>>> > >>>> d.Prasad > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 7:12 PM, bharadwaj reshma <[email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Why seek another name when SreeramSena itself is capable of invoking > >>>>> 'terror' in all those who are not placed in advantageous locations ( > by name > >>>>> or privileges) ? > >>>>> > >>>>> Perhaps, Sreeramsena or Sangh Parivar doesn't appear 'pre--modern" > >>>>> enough > >>>>> compared to the nonsecular/pre-modern appeal of 'Taliban' in secular > >>>>> commonsense. > >>>>> > >>>>> It tells more about those who speak/ listen than the incident itself. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> --- On Tue, 27/1/09, S sanjeev <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > From: S sanjeev <[email protected]> > >>>>> > Subject: [GreenYouth] Re: 17 arrested for Mangalore pub assault > >>>>> > To: [email protected] > >>>>> > Date: Tuesday, 27 January, 2009, 6:40 PM > >>>>> > dear gladson dungdung,I think it's not just the positing > >>>>> > of a model, but the act > >>>>> > of naming itself that is being contested. > >>>>> > > >>>>> > When Taliban ordered the demolition of Bamian Buddhas in > >>>>> > 2001 did > >>>>> > any human rights activists or journalists describe it > >>>>> > "Sanghparivarism" (courtesy: > >>>>> > nuiman) since it was the best model available at the time, > >>>>> > post-Babri Masjid? > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> >> > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > >>>>> Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! 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