We have just witnessed what I can most euphemistically term ‘THE RAPE’ of the Indian Judicial System. In one of the most ignominious verdicts pronounced by an Indian Court in recent memory, Alistair Pareira, responsible for the death of 7 labourers has got away with a mere 6 months imprisonment. Such an appalling judgment translates to less than one month of imprisonment for one life claimed. Is human life (of the poor) as cheap and as unvalued as this? Its time that we adopt capital punishment, more so, what I call ‘Like for like’ justice. A murderer should be killed, a rapist should be raped. Let them get a feel of what they inflict on others. If eye for an eye makes the whole world blind, its better the entire world is blind than some seeing with one eye and some with two. Any person who murders has no right to live. ‘Hang unto Death’. That’s what it should be. Serving out a mere 6 month term in prison for taking away 7 lives is something as ridiculous as murdering and saying “I’m sorry”. The entire judicial system has sold itself cheaper than prostitutes. May be I would look up to Prostitution with more respect than to the Indian Law Enforcement. On what grounds can a person responsible for 7 murders even think on mercy & compassion? What kind of HUMAN RIGHTS are people talking of for a person who doesn’t remotely border the definition of HUMAN. There is not even a remote scope of pardon for such heinous negligence. It may have been unintentional, but such errors just cannot be excused. Initial reports indicate the convict to have been under the influence of alcohol, and then further investigations suddenly indicate that the convict wasn’t under the influence of alcohol. What more evidence do we need that Indian Judicial System can be bought as cheaply in the pimp market with no hassles whatsoever.