Murderers exonerated again

I would seriously hate turning my blog into a commentary on the social environment in India, but I am aghast at the levels this society is getting to.
TOI HT

Can this get worse?

The taps are dry and I have spent the whole day out in the sun, so my shirt is far from dry. I am hungry but I am reminded of the long sweaty day whenever I lie against a pillow or on the bed. Even switching on the AC at full speed doesn't help much. I worry about how I will manage to reach office tomorrow without feeling like a crumpled, sweat-drenched shirt.

To add to it, Strato refuses to talk to me. Different people behave remarkably differently to stress situations. Strato just shuts up and stops contact with just about everyone, including me. I tell you, it strikes me like Bush's shock and awe therapy. Suddenly, I have no clue whether she has lost her cell or is sleeping or is not willing to talk. As hours pass, I come to understand that there must be something bothering her. Lots of cajoling ensues. She relents to talk, only on gtalk, and then on her insistence, I decide to let her be alone, hoping that it would calm her down.

All the dishes are lying on the sink, dirty from the last day and half. I had nothing else to eat, so I decided to cook some Maggi. Half way through the process, which is when I the tastemaker into boiling water, I realised that I am short of tastemaker. A potfull of colorless tasteless cooked Maggi now lies on the sink.

So here I am, dirty and hungry and lonely.

As part of damage control, I ordered sandwich from subway and decided to take bath in the half bucket of water that is still there in the bathroom, hoping that the water shortage problem will be solved by tomorrow. Suddenly, life is not all that bad. May be, a new day will come and taps will be flush with water and Strato will talk and the dishes will be clean again.

There are worse things which have happened, but too much gloom is not good for the reader count of this blog.

May you have a better day than I did.

By the way, I watched and enjoyed ICe Age3 today. The good feeling it generated, however, is suddenly lost somewhere in all this gloom and doom situation.

Revelation?

When the warrior feels lonely
and the battle feels long,
he needs a dose of love
to feel renewed and strong.

But such are quirks of life
and rapid twists of fate,
that no one seems to bother
and life is a long long wait.

He hoped he wouldn't succumb
to the feeling of despair,
he waits and finds all over again
that life isn't really fair ...

A murder is a murder...

If it is committed by policemen, it is even more heinous.
What has happened in Dehradun is a clear case of murder. If Ranbir was shot dead point blank, he couldn't have been escaping. His call records can easily corroborate or disprove police's claim that he had criminal connections. A lie detector test of the prime witness can clearly establish the manner in which Ranbir was rounded up.
If the government wants to find out the truth, it is not going to be difficult. If this was a fake encounter, the police officers involved directly should be tried for murder and those who tried to brush up the case should be tried for obstruction of justice.
Isn't the police supposed to protect common men?
Is the common man's life of no value ?
This case calls for a speedy trial and a clear and quick justice.
Cold-blooded murder!
ref: TOI HT IBNLIVE etc etc
You might say that I am jumping into conclusions, but hey, the circumstantial evidence against the police's claims are just too strong ! There is a PRIME witness who refutes policemen's claim.

Shekhar Suman says...

"To maintain your character as a woman is the most difficult task on this earth"...
What shall I say!
[Disclaimers : This has been plucked out of context. But still... He he]