The cruel penalty of whipping is horrific enough alone, but used as punishment towards an innocent child blamed for her own rape overrides any notion of humanity and compassion. The heinous crime that surfaced on the internet via cellphone captures the heartbreaking scene of a 14 year old Indian girl tied up and brutally beaten after it was discovered that she failed to speak out about her father raping her. This attracted attention from the village elders of the girl's community, who believed a proper punishment for her painful silence was to be tied up and repeatedly beaten with a branch. The main issues surrounding this situation is that one, the girl was treated as the aggressor rather than the victim, and two, the community failed to prosecute the father and better the situation for the girl. This tragic incident speaks volumes on how violence against women in India remains malignant and prevalent due to failure in reforming misogynistic cultural values. The video also captures the infuriating normalcy of the situation as onlookers stood by and did nothing to help. This story is a perfect example of the consequences that can emerge due to a child being subjected to a poor environment and a patriarchal home life from her first breaths. The world needs to work together to prevent incidents and millions more like this by ensuring that ALL men are taught to respect women and ALL women are born into a just environment where they are protected.
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