An Ethical Denial

One more time and counting; a woman from the district of Budgam in Kashmir has been murdered by a man, far older to her. Misogyny in the valley is growing at a faster pace whether it is the ill treatment of women at the hands of their husbands or in-laws often resulting in domestic violence, or harassment of women in public. Females have been a target for ages. What reasons could be leading factors for violence against women? It makes a big difference when women in society are provided with security to live a safer life. Though all the men cannot be held responsible for crimes that are on rise, those hiding their faces in utter shame must face the music. The young woman murdered in Budgam is an ideal victim of sexism. The big hue and cry should not be left to vanish into thin air. Today’s crime is tomorrow’s pledge. The moment the noose around the neck of a criminal is loosened, another criminal will prepare himself for a similar crime (or the next might be even horrendous). The situation demands justice for women. Denying justice to them is an ethical failure that can be measured in terms of increasing criminal identity in the region.