Watching news these days can prove to be quite a trying exercise. There are a vast variety of 24/7 news channels and they seem as confused as everyone else is about the role they have to play in society. They seem to be caught up in a dilemma; to cover cases that need to addressed in a public forum or to cover the sensational news items which are bound to result in a rise in the TRPs.
The handling of the Aarushi Talwar murder case has only made matters worse. Within hours of the body being removed from the crime scene, there were reporters crawling all over the place. Vital information essential to the crime investigation would have been lost. You had news reporters hounding the family, re-enacting the crime and attempting to take the role of a detective. In the last month and a half, police insinuations complicated by the media's interpretations have lead to a classic case of mismanagement. The distraught father has been languishing in jail for over a month, only to be released today on bail because the CBI claims that they have not been able to find any evidence against him.
The whole episode has brought several issues to the forefront. If Aarushi must be answerable in death about her character, the policemen need to be answerable to theirs. They are supposed to be responsible for the security of the general public. Does that give them the right to judge a victim's character? Why have they taken on the role of the moral police? Transferring of these wayward policemen isn't going to do much to solve the issue at hand. Doesn't this kind of behaviour call for a public apology to the Talwar family? Nothing will be able to make up for the child that they have lost, the total disregard for their privacy and the harrowing experience of a father being thrown in jail at the time of a family crisis.
This is not one of those stories which has a happily-ever-after ending. One can just hope that this serves as a lesson to the people watching the news. It could be you or me on TV next.
3 comments:
they need to understand tht these are real ppl and not some characters in some stupid ekta kapoor serial... personally they sue these ppl for their actions
actually its the media who should be blamed.....the cops have the right to take into custody anybody they think is the suspect...its the media which glorifies every suspect like a criminal and inturn make there life miserable after they are sent innocent.....if it was not for the media's involvement....the suspects would not face so much problems...and thats my POINT OF VIEW
@ anil - true..media should be blamed for dragging this family's name into the dirt. but then..they're also the ones who brought the policemen's weird opinions into the open..
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