Delhi murder

[Saddogmum73]

I have just seen on Twitter the murder of a young woman in India which was caught on camera. It is absolutely shocking, that poor girl would have suffered terribly. How people could have stood by and watched is beyond me. I hope he rots in prison.

I hope she rests in peace.

This is horrific and barbaric.This happened in full view of others yet no one did anything. Not one person.

I know, how does anyone stand by or walk past when this is happening. She was just 16 years old

It seems that it’s a barbaric, misogynistic culture where women and girls are often regarded as disposable and irrelevant, and punishment is minimal and nothing changes.
That’s one reason why I would never visit India.

Did you watch it?

Yes I did, the level of violence was shocking.

I don't think it's right to watch tbh, would her family want it to be entertainment, would she?

It’s not entertainment, and offensive that you think it was watched for that purpose. We need to continue to raise awareness of these things to put pressure in so that women in India can say no, can walk about freely and have a voice.

But some people will use it for that purpose. I don't think watching it will change anything do you?

I wouldn't want my death or one of my loved ones all over social media but you may not have an issue with it.

So let’s all sit back, ignore that it’s happening and just carry on as we are. Oh wait, no that’s what you want to do.

Why did you watch it?

So let’s all sit back, ignore that it’s happening and just carry on as we are. Oh wait, no that’s what you want to do.

I don't understand? I don't need to watch a death to understand what's going on but perhaps you do. As I said what do you think will change by you watching it?

I watched it after having read about the murder, it for ‘entertainment’. I believe we have an obligation to raise awareness and noise about these things so that we can try and change what’s happening. Anything to help raise awareness, it has also made me donate money to a shelter in India for women to go to when trying to escape violence and sexual assault.

It doesn’t directly change anything but it has upset me. I know I can’t change things but I have donated to a women’s refuge, small I know but might make a small difference.

I just find it uncomfortable that things like this are posted with the person or their families consent.

without

Oh for crying out loud. The poster is understandably upset and outraged.

Alot of things wouldn't have changed throughout history without shocking footage and photos.

Of course it's awful for close families and friends, but should we just dispose of films of concentration camps, violent deaths due to racism or misogyny because of this?

Shocking footage & photos have helped to shape history.
However I think femicide is pretty tolerated in society & for me it's like a continuation of that abuse & lack of respect when its uploaded onto SM because I do think some few it as entertainment & many are desensitised to it.

I didn’t know about this until I read this post.
I don’t want to watch the video. I agree that it is not a form of entertainment.
I do, however, feel that if it did not exist this crime might not be properly investigated, and the offender brought to justice.

I don’t want to see it. It should be taken down.

The perpetrator should receive the same.

RIP -poor child.

Since you have never been there, how would you know? Misogyny is common to many cultures including our nice white European ones where women also get beaten to death. Call the crime, but don't judge an entire people by the actions of some. India is not a barbaric place, and their civilisation was old when your ancestors were still living in huts. That doesn't make it perfect, and we have a some things to answer for in terms of why it is like it is. But the UK isn't perfect either. Should all our culture be judged by the actions of, for example, football hooligans abroad? Or the women killed by the partners in this country? I hope not.

It's absolutely terrible. Still scarred from when I read about the 2012 bus murder in India. These poor girls.

I watched Delhi crime series on Netflix about the bus murder when I was actually in Delhi on a trip a few years ago. It was very bad and really did put me off going anywhere in the evening or at night. I’m an Indian who was raised in the UK - there is a totally different attitude to women and girls in India.

I think watching it will take it from 'another woman murdered in a country far away' to something that actually sticks in the head, provokes a physical reaction. I do think that will change people's response to it.

Take George Floyd as an example. The American police have killed loads of innocent black people, but seeing it play out, seeing the life ebb away from someone over the course of nine minutes provoked a reaction in people who otherwise would have just passed by it in the news with a 'oh that's terrible' and then gone about their business forgetting about it immediately.

FYI I haven't watched either video, but have read descriptions of what they show.

Violence can occur anywhere in the world but even the family I was staying with ( was volunteering at the time) warned me it really wasn’t safe.