The idea of hierarchy in an organization, apart from control and direction, is the hope that someone in a higher position would posses greater wisdom and serve thoughtfully. This is all the more desired of public institutions like the CBI and Police that play a large facilitation role redressing the aggrieved by faithful and sincere application of law and mind. An error in judgement here only further abuses the victim the extent of which is greater, greater the position of the erring authority.
The CBI director's casual remark on advising to 'enjoy rape if it cannot be prevented', should be viewed as nothing less than him setting his callous attitude as the direction to the agency in dealing with such crimes. Clearly, this doesn't help our law enforcement agencies already mired under patriarchal insensitivities.
The director's negligence to the matter could be sensed from his regret statement that apparently came out of a paper, probably drafted by someone else, which was visibly in contrast to his temperament at the time of making the remark about 'rape'. If you heard or watched the video whereby Mr.Sinha makes the remark, you will know that it neither fitted into the context nor was humorous. By his own logic, if he cannot address issues facing his office he should learn to celebrate his failures!!!! (Is this what he tells himself). . .
The director has revealed not merely his insensitivity to gender issues but also his formula for managing incompetence neither of which is acceptable to rightly thinking Indians.
As an ordinary citizens I'm alarmed by the presence of such a banal director who, to me, represents the risk of vitiating the conscience of the agency from top to bottom through his vicious influence; because now we know that we cannot expect wisdom and judgement to flow down from the director to clear the apathy at the lower rungs.
It is only right to sack Mr.Ranjit Sinha from the office of CBI director for admitting his misgivings about rape, in particular, and shortcomings in his perceptual ability of social problems, in general.
The CBI director's casual remark on advising to 'enjoy rape if it cannot be prevented', should be viewed as nothing less than him setting his callous attitude as the direction to the agency in dealing with such crimes. Clearly, this doesn't help our law enforcement agencies already mired under patriarchal insensitivities.
The director's negligence to the matter could be sensed from his regret statement that apparently came out of a paper, probably drafted by someone else, which was visibly in contrast to his temperament at the time of making the remark about 'rape'. If you heard or watched the video whereby Mr.Sinha makes the remark, you will know that it neither fitted into the context nor was humorous. By his own logic, if he cannot address issues facing his office he should learn to celebrate his failures!!!! (Is this what he tells himself). . .
The director has revealed not merely his insensitivity to gender issues but also his formula for managing incompetence neither of which is acceptable to rightly thinking Indians.
As an ordinary citizens I'm alarmed by the presence of such a banal director who, to me, represents the risk of vitiating the conscience of the agency from top to bottom through his vicious influence; because now we know that we cannot expect wisdom and judgement to flow down from the director to clear the apathy at the lower rungs.
It is only right to sack Mr.Ranjit Sinha from the office of CBI director for admitting his misgivings about rape, in particular, and shortcomings in his perceptual ability of social problems, in general.
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