http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303460004579192040826366178
On November 29, a young and pregnant Indian woman was left by her groom to be on her wedding day. Taking advantage of the rape issues in India, this woman felt the best course of action to bring her should-be husband back was to abuse the legal system and exploit him for rape. This is a commonality as of late in India, as women are using the legal system and police, who are trying harder to implement punishment upon rapists and convict those men who are guilty, to bring back innocent men. This specific woman, Ms. Guatam, even said she "didn't have any other option." Women don't know what to do when faced with abandonment. As young women in India are gaining more freedoms, such as dating, education, and personal desires, they are beginning to abuse the system in Orr to secure their social standing even further.
1) By abusing the legal system in this way, are women in a way being self detrimental? How so?
2) How should women approach abandonment differently?
3) Are the progressions toward women's rights in India a good decision for all?
When women in India experience abandonment, they do not know what to do or how to react. Recently, women in this situation have tried to abuse the legal system and have turned in rape complaints against their future husbands to bring them back to them. I believe that by abusing the legal system, women are being self detrimental. Even if they are not physically hurting themselves, they are lying and making immoral decisions. Therefore, they are hurting their pride and virtues. Instead, women should react to these situations differently and never abuse the legal system or lie to the authorities. Women should react to these situations in a moral manner and make moral choices. I believe that women deserve the right to date, education, and have personal desires, so giving them these rights is a good decision, but they should never abuse the legal system. I think that since women in India did not own these rights until recently, they do not know how to react to situations like abandonments so they abuse the law. Women should be allowed their rights but they should never abuse them or abuse the legal system in any case.
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