I find it preposterous that the Youth accused of rape were denied bail. It should be plainly clear to any person thinking rationally that what the Judge pronounced was just to appease the powers that be.
It was said that just because the girls virginity was intact did not mean she was not raped. Heaven forbid if she was not a virgin. What is the Judge implying? That only partial penetration took place ? The girl it seems now contends that she was sodomized. I have it from a good source that if this had happened she would not merely have had a sore bottom but would have been brutalized and the medical panel investigating her would have had no doubt what so ever of this. The Doctor's are bound by the hippocratic oath they took, the judge too took an oath to uphold the law. It is a sad, sad day indeed for all Goans when fairness cannot be shown because of pressure brought down to bear. I hope those responsible are happy with what they have done. When and if it eventually turns out that the girl made up the story will the authorities concerned bring charges to bear against her ? In the mean time the boys are languishing in jail. Cecil Pinto has written a nice article on this subject - a bit of investigative journalism. It warrants to be posted on this site. I feel for the youth and hope that very soon reasoning will prevail and they will be set free. Cheers Gabe Menezes ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
