The law must follow the path of reason and it should remain away from varying emotions. We have discussed how emotionally charged decisions may lead to criminalization of innocent and victimize them. We have also discussed how collective decisions in favor of so-called ‘greater cause’ of the society turn out to create havoc in the society through the post Logic of Legal or Illegal1 . We reasoned why prostitution should be legalized and why pimping is not a crime. The same application of logic was used to articulate why drugs should not be illegal. Here we will discuss about a particular criminal case which is based on a ridiculous law that suggest that it is a crime to possess illicit liquor or bootleg alcohol. Let me first explain what bootleg alcohol is. In case when the government decides to control the habits of people and take responsibilities of deciding how much one should eat, or drink, it starts issuing licenses and rations. When a government issues license over liquor or alcohol, it means that only some chosen people will have …Read the Rest
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Manmohan Singh Vows to Curb Corruption
The government headed by Manmohan Singh is constantly being attacked as the most corrupt and incompetent democratic government India has faced till now. Just like Mrs Indira Gandhi got fame for being the most brutal and ruthless prime minister of India after the imposition of emergency in 1975, Manmohan Singh also followed almost similar path when the Congress central government and Delhi police attacked peaceful protesters at Ramleela Maidan. One more similarity between Indira Gandhi and Manmohan Singh can be observed. Mrs Indira Gandhi was facing huge corruption charges in 1974 and the Allahabad High Court judged her guilty of corruption and fraud. Indira Gandhi was found guilty of dishonest election practices, excessive election expenditure, and of using government machinery and officials for party purposes. The court thus ordered her to be removed from her seat in Parliament and banned from running in elections for six years. As a response, Indira Gandhi filed a petition in Supreme Court, but she knew that her chances of winning the case were very thin and hence, she decided to impose Emergency in India. …Read the Rest
A Refreshing Aide for Sex Workers
Prostitution is known as the oldest profession and it is also one of the most controversial professions. Sex workers are often considered as despicable and prostitution is assumed a heinous or low work in different parts of the world. However, in India, the situations for sex workers are much more difficult. Here, not only the society, but the law also keep punishing the sex workers. As a matter of fact, every person holds complete right on his or her body, and if he or she agrees to offer bodily pleasure for someone in exchange of money with consent, than it is certainly not a crime. Rather, it is just another type of service for money. Yet, the Indian government just cannot understand it and hence the police always keep looking to nab prostitutes and pimps and extorts them. Obviously, sex workers and prostitutes are one good source for policemen to gain black money through extortion and blackmail. And if a sex worker denies paying the price to policemen, they will punish her by making case against her because prostitution is …Read the Rest
