Comments on: Hushed Media. Watch Riots on YouTube http://theyoungindia.com/2010/03/15/hushed-media-watch-riots-on-youtube/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:30:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kartikey http://theyoungindia.com/2010/03/15/hushed-media-watch-riots-on-youtube/comment-page-1/#comment-5264 Kartikey Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:00:44 +0000 http://theyoungindia.com/2010/03/15/hushed-media-watch-riots-on-youtube/#comment-5264 @Muhammad Hasan Khan:the next sentence reads: "the cast of those affected in the violence includes educated people. Except that they don’t belong to the politically controlled environment of cities" Focus on those affected by the violence. The term "educated" is used in reference to the people affected. And don't confuse 'educated' with 'literate'. We cannot sit back, condemn the attacks and expect things to be back to normal. This is no solution for those affected. They won't be satisfied by this armchair condemnation and are likely to strike back sometime. The videos pose as an emotional outlet since the media is more or less hushed about the riots, preferring IPL over the plight of the victims. Yes, these videos may lead to direct identification of the perpetrators. They may force the police and the administration to 'not' be inactive. Action against the rioters may prevent revenge-attacks and more bloodshed. Yes, the videos are important because they explore the small-town realities that have been ignored by the media. After all, the people living there are not guinea pigs to our ideas of fairness and secularism. @Muhammad Hasan Khan:the next sentence reads: "the cast of those affected in the violence includes educated people. Except that they don’t belong to the politically controlled environment of cities" Focus on those affected by the violence. The term "educated" is used in reference to the people affected. And don’t confuse ‘educated’ with ‘literate’.

We cannot sit back, condemn the attacks and expect things to be back to normal. This is no solution for those affected. They won’t be satisfied by this armchair condemnation and are likely to strike back sometime. The videos pose as an emotional outlet since the media is more or less hushed about the riots, preferring IPL over the plight of the victims. Yes, these videos may lead to direct identification of the perpetrators. They may force the police and the administration to ‘not’ be inactive. Action against the rioters may prevent revenge-attacks and more bloodshed.

Yes, the videos are important because they explore the small-town realities that have been ignored by the media. After all, the people living there are not guinea pigs to our ideas of fairness and secularism.

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]]> By: Muhammad Hasan Khan http://theyoungindia.com/2010/03/15/hushed-media-watch-riots-on-youtube/comment-page-1/#comment-5263 Muhammad Hasan Khan Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:56:40 +0000 http://theyoungindia.com/2010/03/15/hushed-media-watch-riots-on-youtube/#comment-5263 'Whatever community, sect or religion you belong to, it would not be wise to ignore these riots as the handiwork of mad men and sit back in peace' I didn't really get what this statement tries to imply. If riots aren't the handiwork of mad men then what are they? Mad men and educated people aren't two mutually exclusive classes. And deplore any videos that tell us about particular incidents unless they will lead to a direct identification of the perpetuators. Whether they be from Gujarat or Bareilly. You don't need to see people crying and describing atrocities to condemn a criminal attack. Such videos do nothing but incite hatred which is later directed towards people who weren't involved. ‘Whatever community, sect or religion you belong to, it would not be wise to ignore these riots as the handiwork of mad men and sit back in peace’ I didn’t really get what this statement tries to imply. If riots aren’t the handiwork of mad men then what are they? Mad men and educated people aren’t two mutually exclusive classes. And deplore any videos that tell us about particular incidents unless they will lead to a direct identification of the perpetuators. Whether they be from Gujarat or Bareilly. You don’t need to see people crying and describing atrocities to condemn a criminal attack. Such videos do nothing but incite hatred which is later directed towards people who weren’t involved.

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