NPR reports on the Delhi rape victim and rape culture in India (without calling it that).
The victim of a gang-rape in New Delhi fought for her life at a Singapore hospital Friday as officials in the Indian state of Punjab fired and suspended police officers accused of ignoring the rape of another woman, who then committed suicide.
Indian authorities have been accused of belittling rape victims and refusing to file cases against their attackers, further deterring victims — already under societal pressure to keep the assaults quiet — from reporting the crimes.
Because only sluts get raped and only lying sluts report rape. The sluts.
After 10 days at a New Delhi hospital, the victim was flown to Singapore on Thursday for treatment at the Mount Elizabeth hospital, which specializes in multi-organ transplant. Media reports have said that her assailants beat her and inserted an iron rod into her body during the assault, resulting in severe organ damage.
“Into her body” of course means up her, like a longer harder sharper penis, so that it tore everything up on the way. The reports I saw on Sunday said most of her intestines were destroyed.
But by late Friday, the young woman’s condition had “taken a turn for the worse” and her vital signs had deteriorated with indications of severe organ failure, said Dr. Kelvin Loh, the chief executive officer of Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth hospital.
“This is despite doctors fighting for her life including putting her on maximum artificial ventilation support, optimal antibiotic doses as well as stimulants which maximize her body’s capability to fight infections,” he said, adding that family members are by her side.
She had earlier suffered a heart attack, a lung and abdominal infection and “significant” brain injury, according to the hospital.
All for getting on a bus while female.
Other politicians have come under fire for comments insulting the protesters and diminishing the crime.
On Friday, Abhijit Mukherjee, a national lawmaker and the son of India’s president, apologized for calling the protesters “highly dented and painted” women, who go from discos to demonstrations.
“I tender my unconditional apology to all the people whose sentiments got hurt,” he told NDTV news.
What a way to infantilize them – saying “their sentiments got hurt.” That’s not it. It’s rape culture. That’s it.
Deepak Shetty says
more horror stories from India
http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/gangrape-victim-ends-life-due-to-police-apathy-in-punjab/article4246092.ece
Offtopic – (where the heck has the login link disappeared -it doesnt let me use my email with an imposter message?)
NateHevens says
The more I read, the more I hate humanity.
Cynicism… my constant companion.
left0ver1under says
That’s taking a “notpology” to a new low. He’s including the rape victims as “overly emotional” whose “sentiments got hurt”, as if their physical well being weren’t important or affected.
Rodney Nelson says
How about tendering your apology to those who got raped?
Maureen Brian says
BBC is now reporting – 10.00 p.m. our time – that the woman has died.
I wonder what sort of apology we’ll get for that?
Ophelia Benson says
Another apology for hurting our precious little fee-fees, I suppose.
My twitter feed is full of angry sad tweets right now.
Deepak Shetty says
Another moron
http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/MP-BHO-delhi-gang-rape-she-should-have-submitted-to-rape-says-woman-scientist-4128063-NOR.html
Deepak Shetty says
ah missed your latest
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