I wanted to write something on rape and the death of the 23
year old in Delhi but then enough has already been written.
The writers,columnists,bloggers,etc have all described in
short and tall everything from the brutality of the incident to cursing the
police and the politicians to basically How they feel – Sad,Angry,Hurt,etc.
This is what the reactions look like to me :
Man on the street –“Do this,do that”
Police – “We are already doing this and that”
Politicians – “We feel very sad this has happened.We will
ensure that the girl gets Justice”
TV Guys – “Who will save this country?Yeh kya ho raha hai?!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
So called practical person – “What is the point of all this noise?
Nothing will happen anyway.We will forget soon”
Whatever .
Instead of adding to this Diaspora of justified reactions, I
thought I’ll list out a few details which can hopefully help our People and the
women in our life to be safer, even its just a little bit.
We can’t depend on the cops to protect us. They’re too busy
protecting others *WINK*WINK*. So here’s a quick guide I’ve compiled .Please let
the womenfolk in your life know about this.
1.] This is a list of websites from where you can buy Pepper
Sprays in India online and at an affordable rate :
http://www.chilliguard.com/
http://www.healthkart.com/product/cobra-magnum/PP001
http://www.snapdeal.com/product/knockout-pepper-spray-combo/602670
http://www.healthkart.com/product/cobra-magnum/PP001
http://www.snapdeal.com/product/knockout-pepper-spray-combo/602670
2.]These are videos which guide you on how to attack the
most effective body parts and get immediate results in case of an attack .Each
video is not longer than 3-4 minutes.
- Attacking The Eyes – http://www.ehow.com/video_2355873_womens-self-defense-eye-attack.html
- Attacking the Groin - http://www.ehow.com/video_2355874_womens-self-defense-groin-strikes.html
- Attacking the Throat - http://www.ehow.com/video_2355875_womens-self-defense-throat-strikes.html
3.]This is a list of phone numbers of helplines(Violence and
Suicide) and NGO’s in different cities for counseling and rehabilitation gathered via crowdsourcing.
4.] This is a smartphone Android app called Sentinel developed by an Indian Company for Personal Security.Useful for men and women alike - http://sentinel.mindhelix.com/
5.] The Justice Verma Panel has started work on changing the Indian Anti-Rape laws.If you have suggestions and views please feel free to email the Judge at justice.verma@nic.in or via FAX on 011-23092675.(This is now closed)
5.] The Justice Verma Panel has started work on changing the Indian Anti-Rape laws.If you have suggestions and views please feel free to email the Judge at justice.verma@nic.in or via FAX on 011-23092675.(This is now closed)
This list will be updated periodically.Do leave your
suggestions and any useful info in the comments thread.