[Assam] Assam's terror victims demand justice

[Alpana B. Sarangapani]

> *** if everyone played by those 'modern rules' or even by the old ones 
> THEN on the books, the insurgencies
> could never have materialized. They happened, because the powers that 
 

That would be like saying - "they started it!" and letting the killers go. To these families it DOES NOT matter, who started. In fact, in most cases, the victims did not even start it, they were just there at the wrong place at the wrong time.

 

> *** That is called selective retribution, not justice for all.


To the immediate families of the victims, that would be lectures from the book. 

 

They will have to be extra-ordinarily 'mohaan' to not to ask for justice, even if they have forgiven the perpetrators, it still would not be right to not ask for a trial. 

 

Asking them to look at the bigger picture just would not be the fairest thing. I won't force them to do that.

 

The killers need to be held responsible and tried in the court of law. 








 

> From: cmahanta at gmail.com
> To: assam at assamnet.org
> Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:32:17 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Assam] Assam's terror victims demand justice
> 
> >I admire them for following the rules of the modern society by 
> asking for justice and NOT an eye for an eye.
> 
> *** if everyone played by those 'modern rules' or even by the old ones 
> THEN on the books, the insurgencies
> could never have materialized. They happened, because the powers that 
> be did not care about the 'rules' and the
> their self-proclaimed constitutional bounds or duties.
> 
> 
> > Can't we at least support them for seeking justice instead of 
> > comparing and bringing examples of this and that?
> 
> *** That is called selective retribution, not justice for all.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Jun 29, 2010, at 2:12 PM, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:
> 
> >
> > Sometimes I wonder, there are so many insurgetn groups now, would 
> > the peace talk wit one group really bring peace back to Assam?
> >
> >
> >
> > Did ULFA open the flood-gate for all kinds of insurgents in Assam? 
> > Do you need to talk with "outsiders" to bring peace into your own 
> > home?
> >
> >
> >
> > I agree with the families that lost their loved ones.
> >
> >
> >
> > Only the victims' families know and have to bear the effects of the 
> > fancy/sophisticated/political words like "collatoral damage" and 
> > this and that. Those responsible for their losses must go through 
> > the trials by the justice system, talk or no talk.
> >
> >
> >
> > All they are asking is justice, not revenge. They already paid the 
> > most expensive and unbearable price for it.
> >
> >
> >
> > I admire them for following the rules of the modern society by 
> > asking for justice and NOT an eye for an eye.
> >
> >
> >
> > Can't we at least support them for seeking justice instead of 
> > comparing and bringing examples of this and that?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > 
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