I agree with most of what you say, like had Prateek just apologised for making Vidhi feel unsafe as a result of his actions, the issue would have been done and dusted by now.
A few points I'd like to add:
Even though Vidhi did see him messing with the latch just as she was about to enter the loo doesn't necessarily mean she should've put two and two together about him continuing to do so even when she's inside the loo, taking a shower. I can honestly not fault her for having thought he wouldn't go ahead with his actions. I mean no one in their right mind would try to detach the lock of a washroom when a person is inside it. So I don't think she was switching her statement.
No matter how many locks are there on the inside of the loo keeping the room secure, the fear you feel when you hear someone tampering with the locks outside , while you're inside in nothing but your birthday suit is more than enough to scare your socks off. Also, people respond to situations differently, no two people's response to frightful situations will be the same, maybe you and I would raise our voices in hopes of making the other person back off, but not everyone has to respond in the same way, even though their response seems illogical to us. Vidhi may have been too shocked by his actions to even get a word out, imagine the numerous thoughts that would be running through her mind, listing every possible thing that could go wrong for her in off chance of the door somehow not holding up.
Do I think it was wrong of Prateek to remove the latch? Yes and no. It was wrong of him to do if it is indeed considered destruction of BB's property. Idk what fits the bill for destruction as per the rules of the house so if the shoe does fit, then yes it was wrong of him especially when his wrongdoing led to 13 people being nominated, who had to bear the brunt of his actions. If this doesn't fit the bill for destruction of property then I believe he wasn't in the wrong for taking the lock off.
HOWEVER, removing the latch when someone is inside the room, is wrong. The wrong here is the stress he caused the person inside. I guess that's what the whole issue boils down to, Vidhi just wanted him to apologise for the fear he caused her, she was never trying to malign his character. Had that been her aim, she could have ruined him and dragged his name through the mud easily by spinning the story in a slightly different way. Even whe she first narrated the ordeal to the other housemates, she made it a point to not say anything that would lead to Prateek's character being questioned.
Prateek would have fared much better had he just apologised to Vidhi for making her feel unsafe by removing the lock. Had he done just this when Vidhi brought this topic up with him, it would have ended there. He did apologise, but there was nothing genuine about it. It was almost like he was mocking her. He was the one who said she was trying to paint his intentions in a bad light when she clearly stated that she never once did questioned his intentions behind doing so because she knew they weren't impure.
He would have been fine had he said, "Vidhi I apologise for having done what I did while you were showering, but I do not apologise for removing the lock. I'm sorry for my timing, it was in bad taste but not my action." And all would have been fine. Instead he got defensive, blurted out questionable sentences regarding being okay with his mother or sister facing the same. He basically severed himself on a platter to Karan and gang.
I also think his actions further solidified Shamita's doubts about him not thinking his actions through and her fears about his actions bringing Nishant and her down with him. Like imagine BB had punished all 3 OTT members for Prateek messing with the bathroom door, what would he do then? Tell off BB and say even BB is against him?
That's it, that's what I have to say. Thank you for listening, Bye..
Edited by CobraKai1972 - 2 years ago
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