I don't think Naitik is wrong.. - Page 4

Originally posted by: gksk

Well, Suchi and Charu. I agree with what you guys are saying.

Suchi, I dont know why your list shows US as having high crime rate. I did not see it here. If you say so, maybe some people here may have killed for 5 dollars. Well, when I was in Noida, a shared auto driver had killed a 17 year student with an iron rod because the student did not want to pay new fare which had increased from 3Rs. to 5Rs. So, even in India, people are killed for 2Rs.

I think your list shows more crime rate in US because a lot of people here are ready to sue everyone else for anything minor too. You bumped me slightly with your shopping cart, case reported to police. I slipped in front of your house because you did not properly remove snow, case reported to police. Well, here I have insurance which easily pays if anyone sues me for such reasons.

In India, noone wants to go to police until its entirely necessary. And if they go to police, police would do everything possible to not file an FIR. One of my friend's bike got stolen in India. Police refused to file an FIR till forced to do so by contacting the commisionner. When my friend was just about to get the bike's value (Rs. 30,000) from insurance company, the police actually found his bike in another city when they caught the theif in an unrealted case. Insurance refused to pay as the bike was found. He had to give Rs. 20000 in bribe to police officers in 2 cities to get his bike back and pay transportation for bringing it back. So, finally after spending Rs. 25000 he got his bike back but it was in such a bad condition that he sold it for Rs.1000 to a scrap dealer and bought another one for Rs. 45000. He cursed the day the thief was caught. So, final result: less cases filed in India. Crime rate would ofcourse go down. Should I believe on the official reports and think crime is less in india or believe on what I saw first hand?? You tell??

I know running away is not the best solution. I also wanted to change things. I always shared how I felt when I was eve-teased on bus etc. to all my male friends. A few of them admitted they did so too and said that girls like it because it being eve-teased means you are looking good. I told them how humiliating it was really and no girl would ever like that. If even one of them decided not to do so after talking to me, it makes me feel good. But, it would still be like removing a drop from an ocean.

I always made sure to vote for the best candidate in my understanding, not for caste, religion etc.

I always used to throw garbage in the roadside garbage can even if that meant walking extra.

But slowly I felt I could not do much and nothing seemed to be changing for the good. Things seemed to go from bad to worse.

I know people say why you did not go in politics and change it. Well, I did not wish to be a politician. After 10th, I fought with my father because he wanted me to take biology as elective and become a doctor. I hated biology and wanted to learn computers and become a software engineer. I did not wish to be a doctor. Same way, I did not wish to be a politician. And if I would have wished, would I have succeeded. No. I am too much of an emotional person to be a politician. I cry if things go bad and shout while fighting. Would you like such a leader?? No, right?? 😃

I understand I got an option that not the entire 1 billion population in india has. When i decided to leave India, I felt exactly how people must have felt while leaving others behind on Titanic. They must have felt sorry for those who were left onboard and finally die. But staying back would not have helped either. So, they saved themselves. I did too.

I know the saying 'Rats are the first ones to leave a sinking ship'. I maybe a rat but I am a safe rat.