On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Venkatesh Hariharan <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> >> http://m.economictimes.com/news/politics/nation/two-persons-arrested-for-facebook-post-on-mumbai-shutdown-after-bal-thackerays-death/articleshow/17277705.cms >> >> Is a disturbing trend in India. > > This is a serious misuse of the IT Act Rules. A different news report (link > below) added that some 2000 Sena workers vandalized a clinic belonging to > the uncle of the girl who made this FB post. I am sure that the police have > taken absolutely no action against the Sena folks. > > The operating principle here seems to be that "Might is right." The girl who > was arrested has no freedom of expression, but the people who ransacked her > uncle's clinics have the freedom to get away with murder. Different freedoms > for different folks. > > http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/2012111920121119043152921e12f57e1/In-Palghar-cops-book-21yearold-for-FB-post.html > > The duo were booked under Section 295 (a) of the IPC (for hurting religious > sentiments) and Section 64 (a) of the Information Technology Act, 2000. > Though the girl withdrew her comment and apologised, a mob of some 2,000 > Shiv Sena workers attacked and ransacked her uncle’s orthopaedic clinic at > Palghar.
This is not true. See https://twitter.com/mloclam/status/270416960175607808 The Internet is a giant echo chamber. I am outraged at the outrage :) FYI Mumbai Mirror is a tabloid. I view everything by TOI as suspect. TOI is an advertising company - http://nyr.kr/QfIeqW -- Vinayak
