We previously discussed the horrific gang rape and beating of a young woman on a city bus in Delhi, India. A senior law enforcement official in India sparked outrage Thursday after his comments on preventing rape amid widespread protests following the brutal gang rape of a student on a public bus. The rape and beating was so severe that the woman is on a ventilator and her intestines were so severely ruptured that doctors had to remove them to prevent gangrene. Now, Commissioner KP Raghuvanshi, head of police in Thane, has come forward with a solution: women should not go out at night and, when they do go out, they should carry chili powder to throw at rapists. Women in India have responded angrily to the idea of fighting off gangs of rapists with chili powder.
In the latest case, six men raped the woman and savagely beat her and her male companion with iron rods. It is hard to see how handfuls of chili powder would have deterred that attack even if she had a handful at the ready in anticipation of an attack. Then of course there is the solution of staying indoors at night if you are a woman.
Source: Guardian
