What's wrong?

New Year violence-Girl molested. Such news reports are becoming too frequent for comfort.
The only way to prevent such things from happening is to ensure that the junta develops a healthy respect, nay fear, for the law and law keepers. That's what missing in India. Very sorely missing.Why else would the bus driver of the public transport company start his bus 10 minutes late? He knows that the travelling public has come to believe that 10 minutes late is quite all right. I mean, the poor driver is probably badly paid and let's not be too harsh on him. That kind of an attitude.The argument that Indians are bound by Dharma-a personal sense of right and wrong- and not law, is pure unadulterated bull shit. We have in our country the bastard who diverts funds meant for mid-day meal schemes. I mean how low can one get? Try to siphon off funds meant for poor innocent kids? The chap knows that he can get away with it too.That's the reason he does it right? See what I mean? We also have the doctor who thinks nothing of removing a kidney or two from the poor peasant who got admitted in the hospital for ankle pain. I mean it's just a farmer, right? Who cares? We have plenty more where he came from. We need to get our act right; and the sooner we do it, the better. I think we can safely assume that the legislators will not lift a finger. If you ask me India's only hope is the judiciary and the press. And a few committed individuals like Justice Venkatachala. And probably an NGO here and there.So can you and me do anything to stem the rot? Sure we can. If u see an injustice being done, shoot an email to your local newspaper. Doesn't matter if it doesn't get published the next day. Rest assured somebody has read your piece and it has probably set him thinking. And that person, being an editor, is all powerful in our current setup.
Our 'mature' citizens are beyond repair. U can't teach new tricks to an old dog. We need to start with our kids. Teach them in LKG that throwing bits of rubbish on the street is bad. Teach them that being punctual is hip. And of course stealing kidneys is totally uncool.We need the next generation to grow up with a totally different set of morals and values. That holds the key.
Then and only then would (as PGW would say) God would be in His heaven and all would be right with the world !