Comments on: Let’s talk justice http://sakshijuneja.com/blog/2006/04/11/lets-talk-justice/ Don't just sit there...do something ! Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:23:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: RV http://sakshijuneja.com/blog/2006/04/11/lets-talk-justice/comment-page-1/#comment-3547 RV Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:22:32 +0000 http://sakshijuneja.com/blog/2006/04/11/lets-talk-justice/#comment-3547 Hi there - The public prosecutor at Jodhpur did his job honestly and did not take bribe. Matoo and Lal and all the other cases were lost because of the PP getting bought and not being honest. Besides Sallu is a violent type of a guy who is being reined in. I wonder why his dad and mom did not tell him not to kill innocent animals. Or is it that muslim thing where you bring a goat and keep it as a pet before killing it with your own hands. So it is difficult for mum and dad to tell the kids that it is wrong to hunt and kill and eat the flesh of the killed animal. Think Hi there – The public prosecutor at Jodhpur did his job honestly and did not take bribe. Matoo and Lal and all the other cases were lost because of the PP getting bought and not being honest. Besides Sallu is a violent type of a guy who is being reined in. I wonder why his dad and mom did not tell him not to kill innocent animals. Or is it that muslim thing where you bring a goat and keep it as a pet before killing it with your own hands. So it is difficult for mum and dad to tell the kids that it is wrong to hunt and kill and eat the flesh of the killed animal. Think

]]> By: Utsa http://sakshijuneja.com/blog/2006/04/11/lets-talk-justice/comment-page-1/#comment-3512 Utsa Wed, 12 Apr 2006 03:03:23 +0000 http://sakshijuneja.com/blog/2006/04/11/lets-talk-justice/#comment-3512 IMO, the verdict against the actor is harsh for the crime he is being punished for. I would have thought it just right if it were for the other crimes committed by him such as the accident. Even though, he has a few other charges against him some lodged by his former girlfriend (Aishwarya Rai) and others such as his links with the Underworld. His 5year jail sentence for killing the blackbuck is a bit much. It is alost uncanny that the judge has passed such a harsh imprisonment. I am no Salman Khan fan but I reckon it is still unfair that he is to be made the "scapegoat" to prove a point as per the judge's ruling. And I also feel that his being a celebrity has got a lot to do with it since his case gained a lot of media coverage(quite unnecessarily too). IMO, the verdict against the actor is harsh for the crime he is being punished for. I would have thought it just right if it were for the other crimes committed by him such as the accident. Even though, he has a few other charges against him some lodged by his former girlfriend (Aishwarya Rai) and others such as his links with the Underworld. His 5year jail sentence for killing the blackbuck is a bit much. It is alost uncanny that the judge has passed such a harsh imprisonment. I am no Salman Khan fan but I reckon it is still unfair that he is to be made the “scapegoat” to prove a point as per the judge’s ruling. And I also feel that his being a celebrity has got a lot to do with it since his case gained a lot of media coverage(quite unnecessarily too).

]]> By: sudeep http://sakshijuneja.com/blog/2006/04/11/lets-talk-justice/comment-page-1/#comment-3507 sudeep Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:14:19 +0000 http://sakshijuneja.com/blog/2006/04/11/lets-talk-justice/#comment-3507 oh come on sakshi !! the maximum punishment possible was 7 years of RI, the judge gave him 5.. so what if 5 years is not handed out very often ? The law does not specify exactly how long a sentence is to be given, only an upper bound. Exactly what sentence is handed out is upto the judge. Sman pissed off the judge, tried his best to turn all the witnesses hostile, played the muslim card - and the judge handed him a severe sentence. Whats wrong with that ? Your argument is tantamount to saying, two wrongs make a right. The cases where the influential are brought to the book are few and far in between in India. This is one of those times, let us applaud the people who risked their careers, did not succumb to a lot of temptations and did the right thing in preparing a water tight case against Salman. oh come on sakshi !! the maximum punishment possible was 7 years of RI, the judge gave him 5.. so what if 5 years is not handed out very often ? The law does not specify exactly how long a sentence is to be given, only an upper bound. Exactly what sentence is handed out is upto the judge.

Sman pissed off the judge, tried his best to turn all the witnesses hostile, played the muslim card – and the judge handed him a severe sentence. Whats wrong with that ?

Your argument is tantamount to saying, two wrongs make a right. The cases where the influential are brought to the book are few and far in between in India. This is one of those times, let us applaud the people who risked their careers, did not succumb to a lot of temptations and did the right thing in preparing a water tight case against Salman.

]]> By: Saakshi O. Juneja http://sakshijuneja.com/blog/2006/04/11/lets-talk-justice/comment-page-1/#comment-3504 Saakshi O. Juneja Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:33:30 +0000 http://sakshijuneja.com/blog/2006/04/11/lets-talk-justice/#comment-3504 Libran - My point excatly. The Judge has done nothing more than making a mockery of the law and order system, but then again it aint anything new. What gets to me is that we say that 'Law should treat everyone equal', then why wasn't it done in this case ? Just cause he is a star does he deserved to be used as an example for the society, would a 'regular person' guilty of the same crime be punished in a similar fashion ? If a judge has a right to decide to take matters in his hands, then why didnt the judges in the cases cited in the post, act in the similar fashion..cases where the crimes are even more severe. Libran – My point excatly. The Judge has done nothing more than making a mockery of the law and order system, but then again it aint anything new. What gets to me is that we say that ‘Law should treat everyone equal’, then why wasn’t it done in this case ? Just cause he is a star does he deserved to be used as an example for the society, would a ‘regular person’ guilty of the same crime be punished in a similar fashion ? If a judge has a right to decide to take matters in his hands, then why didnt the judges in the cases cited in the post, act in the similar fashion..cases where the crimes are even more severe.

]]> By: Born a Libran http://sakshijuneja.com/blog/2006/04/11/lets-talk-justice/comment-page-1/#comment-3502 Born a Libran Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:04:12 +0000 http://sakshijuneja.com/blog/2006/04/11/lets-talk-justice/#comment-3502 @sakshi: Well taken points about so many other cases being neglected due to bearaucracy, politics, money, et. al. However, one mustn't confuse the issue about whether Salman should have been punished when all the other people were not... We have to start somewhere - So Salman should have been punished. The next question is whether it should have been such a harsh punishment - the answer, IMHO, is that it was too harsh for that particular crime... I dont know what the laws are for poaching but 5 yrs for one particular case seems a little harsh. I think even the judge said that it is so strict because he wanted to make an example. I think what worked against Salman is he is involved in so many controversies - from underworld to accident to poaching. I dont think the rest of the cases against him should have a bearing on this particular hearing but good luck bringing neutrality into the system... Usne is janam mei itne paap kiye hai ke usko abhi hi bhugatna padh raha hai... I do believe he had all the money n political power he would have wanted... So this is a case where all that didnt work what is bad is the really strict verdict. I mean if he would have got 5 yrs for being involved with the underworld or for negligent driving, I would have wholeheartedly applauded it. @sakshi: Well taken points about so many other cases being neglected due to bearaucracy, politics, money, et. al. However, one mustn’t confuse the issue about whether Salman should have been punished when all the other people were not… We have to start somewhere – So Salman should have been punished. The next question is whether it should have been such a harsh punishment – the answer, IMHO, is that it was too harsh for that particular crime… I dont know what the laws are for poaching but 5 yrs for one particular case seems a little harsh. I think even the judge said that it is so strict because he wanted to make an example. I think what worked against Salman is he is involved in so many controversies – from underworld to accident to poaching. I dont think the rest of the cases against him should have a bearing on this particular hearing but good luck bringing neutrality into the system… Usne is janam mei itne paap kiye hai ke usko abhi hi bhugatna padh raha hai… I do believe he had all the money n political power he would have wanted… So this is a case where all that didnt work what is bad is the really strict verdict. I mean if he would have got 5 yrs for being involved with the underworld or for negligent driving, I would have wholeheartedly applauded it.

]]> By: nabeel http://sakshijuneja.com/blog/2006/04/11/lets-talk-justice/comment-page-1/#comment-3500 nabeel Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:40:24 +0000 http://sakshijuneja.com/blog/2006/04/11/lets-talk-justice/#comment-3500 lagta hai ke iss becharey ne pichle janam mein kuch paap ki hogi, lagta hai ke iss becharey ne pichle janam mein kuch paap ki hogi,

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