[And the cops are making some truly startling claims. Local police told The Times of India that they could identify these "Romeos" (read: loafers, miscreants, potential sexual harassers) by the "look in their eyes, their face, and the way they stand". In fact, so good are their powers of perception that they told off a boy waiting for a female friend outside her college, a school boy at a parking lot, and even questioned a woman standing outside a book store buying school books for her young son, who was with her, TOI reported. Among the many gems the constables of the anti-Romeo squad spouted in the presence of the TOI reporter, were, "Boys and girls can never be friends", "Our culture cannot accept famous lovers like Romeo and Juliet", and "It is the police's job to get youngsters on to the right path."]
http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/03/24/uttar-pradesh-police-say-they-can-spot-romeos-by-the-look-in_a_22009678/ Uttar Pradesh Police Say They Can Spot 'Romeos' By The 'Look In Their Eyes' "Boys and girls can never be friends." 24/03/2017 9:45 AM IST | Updated 24/03/2017 10:26 AM IST HINDUSTAN TIMES VIA GETTY IMAGES Lucknow Police run an anti-Romeo operation at Saharaganj mall, on March 22, 2017 in Lucknow, India. The anti-Romeo squads are formed by the police on order of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath fulfilling a pre-poll pledge of the BJP to check eve-teasing. (Photo by Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) It has been less than a week since new Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath fulfilled the Bharatiya Janata Party's poll promise and instructed state police to send "anti-Romeo" squads to keep a check on men harassing women in public spaces. Despite claims by the top brass of UP police, the campaign has quickly morphed into an exercise in moral policing. And the cops are making some truly startling claims. Local police told The Times of India that they could identify these "Romeos" (read: loafers, miscreants, potential sexual harassers) by the "look in their eyes, their face, and the way they stand". HINDUSTAN TIMES VIA GETTY IMAGES Lucknow Police run an anti-Romeo operation at Saharaganj mall, on March 22, 2017 in Lucknow, India. In fact, so good are their powers of perception that they told off a boy waiting for a female friend outside her college, a school boy at a parking lot, and even questioned a woman standing outside a book store buying school books for her young son, who was with her, TOI reported. Among the many gems the constables of the anti-Romeo squad spouted in the presence of the TOI reporter, were, "Boys and girls can never be friends", "Our culture cannot accept famous lovers like Romeo and Juliet", and "It is the police's job to get youngsters on to the right path." Despite promises by the state government that these squads would not target youngsters spending time with their friends, clearly no one told the actual enforcers. Read the TOI report here [<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/we-can-spot-romeos-by-the-look-in-their-eyes-up-cops/articleshow/57801915.cms>]. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
