No severe punishment to rapists. why?

I am kind of confused at the fact that your country doesn't have any severe repercussions for the crime of rape. That is a very serious crime. They killed that girl and that is just terrible! I would have to put strict punishment to them people. That just isn't right. Life in prison would have to fit that crime.

I think something harsh should be done to them for punishemnt also. That way, no one else would do it because of the fear of what they would be facing.

I too am aware of the incident. And I agree that there has been a notable increase in rape cases in India, specially in Delhi and NCR. I agree that severe punishments need to be there for rape cases and in the past few years, even the Govt is working on it. But the problem is that it must be made sure that the law is not misused. I think this is what is taking time for the Govt to bring about hard punishments. It should be worked out really soon. Meanwhile, ladies should be self prepared to tackle such incidents, like keeping sprays with them etc.

It should be punished more severely. What can you do in your country to change the laws?

That's very sad... I think your country should do about this. Rape is a no laughing matter. Your country should enforce any law condemning rapists! Keep safe...

This is really insane. I don't know what came over the guys suddenly. They should be hanged in public.

That is terrible. But sadly it is something we hear on the news everyday. You always hear how child molesters and rapists receive minor sentences for the pain they have inflicted upon their victims. More and more the criminals are finding they have more rights and can control this world. Working in the newspaper business I have had to speak with prosecutors when such criminals have been convicted. In our county it isn't uncommon to see a child molester receive a 90 day sentence. On one occasion I asked the prosecutor why such a light sentence. To which he explained the victim was a teen and actually wanted it. The male was 19 or 20 and the female was 13 or 14. So I asked if the suspect knew the age of the girl and he said yes to which I replied "That is enough for me."

I agree with you that they have to punish.but what to do ours is a democratic country we need proofs and they are people who ware black dress and say themselves as protectors of law first we have to change these kind of people.in my place one thrown acid on a gal saying that she deceived him so police encounter him what you say about it.

it was a horrible story..why is it that your country allows that kind of punishment only..rapist should be punished severely so that people will scared about the punishment..hope for the best in your country..have a nice day

akangirl i can see you are a girl and from noida, so your concern is understandable, but you can hang,kill,burn for every crime that takes place, then india would be Taliban we are civilised people, that mba girl who was raped was definately doing some naughty stuff in a car with her boyfriend, by seeing that those individuals must have got excited.. and the rape happend in north side, especially the mentallity of people in up,bihar is very voilent, and so many gangs, those individuals need to be punished and they will be punished, becoz they are no 1 spl,they are just common hooligans and they will be spending a very long time in jail.

That is horrible to hear. I am so sorry you have to live near such violence. I wish they could do more but i don't think it will change the way a rapist thinks. I don't know what punishment would be severe enough to open their eyes.

How tragic and tortured happened to that lady in your place.. Anyway that was happening in all areas where bad guys is there. Even in my country that was happening but thanks to the police and authorized person those bad guys always caught by them. But I know not all of them got punished by their crime because there are some protectors with the connections of some of them from the government officials too. If the suspect have much influenced in the entire govt and rich probably it is difficult for them to be punished by the officials with authority. And even I'm very much disappointed by that system . And asking too, why there is no hard punishment to all those rapist. They could do it again if they got free.

that is so disgusting and they should be punished severely,they are worse than a beast. in our country this kind of thing also always happens but mostly happens aorund universities' campus,some of the girls are easy to trust other people even if their boy frineds,they have not enough precaution to protect themselives, the rapists so just use this weak point to make it come true...so the girls should stay more alert, learn how to protect...

Please correct me if I'm wrong here, but I've talked to people from India. The thing that I don't understand is there is such a stresser that woman maintain their virginity that this act against a woman would be so minimal as 5 years. I would think that this would be a very sever crime with maximum punishiment. I don't get it.

It's no better here in the USA. Here, women are lucky if the man who raped them get caught.

akangirl, First of all, what sentence would you deem as acceptable and justifiable here? Do you think that a jail period of 5 years is not severe enough? How long would you advocate then? Do you think that the jails in your country are not a damnable places but paradises? Are you having a misconception somewhere here? I do not know about your perceptions and how you arrive at them. But, I would not even think of lasting 24 hours in any of your country's jail and I am serious. I can assure you that it is not somewhere you will and can enjoy or even last an hour in. Also, rapists who are being sent there will receive very "special" treatments beyond their previous wondrous tryst. I just cannot imagine what they will become in a day after. It is sad indeed that an innocence had been brutally violated by a gang of senseless and cruel thugs. Be it if she is a graduate or a normal girl, no one deserves such a senseless abuse especially rape. However, rape is just not predominant in your country only, it is worldwide. So, it would be prudent that women should be prudent and wary to take the necessary precaution especially when they need to travel about at night. Safety must be observed at all times and I just cannot help to say just how many times I have seen cases where they literally throw away these precautions. Fortunately, nothing of this sort happened to them, yet it does not guarantee that it never will. So, take care and have a nice day here.

final solution for this it is not about having harsh laws, you cannot curb crime by imposing harsh laws, laws are already harsh, and they are already getting misused by women for example they are using rape complaints as a tool to harass there boyfriends or to make a score against some 1 they hate 1 of my friend he is a cop, he said 80% of the rape cases are fake, so girls do misuse rape laws, and another is dowry law, you will find all the complaints made by married ladies are about harassment for dowry by her husband and there parents which are mostly likely to be fake girls purposely files fake dowry cases against there husbands, because they are dowry cases are very severe whatever happend in Noida was a example of sick mentality, i guess the level of education is bit poor, you will see lot of crime happen in north especially up,bihar in tv epsiodes(those crime reporters) you will rarely see any crime happening in south because people there are educated and are busy in jobs, and there own life the level of voilence is high there because of poverty and uneducation, uneducation and voilence goes hand in hand an educated guy will never do such a thing