In India women and her baby girl where allegedly burned herself and her baby alive. The report states this case is a dowry case. It could also be a little influenced because her first child was a girl. According to this report three suspects poured kerosene on her and her baby and set them on fire. The baby died instantly and the mother went to the hospital with complications. The court has sent the suspects to court. According to this article! "Police across India registered 8,233 murders of women as dowry deaths in 2012, according to national crime data" (Singh). This is a lot of people who died just because of dowry. Of course we know that this number is bigger because many people do not report it to the police. As a class we also recognize how long the courts take with one of these cases of bride burnings because of dowry. This is an example how bride burnings are still happening in India.
1. This is a great example that bride burnings because of dowry still exists in India. What would you recommend to try and stop these women trying to kill themselves?
2. Do you think the number of murders of women just because of dowry is accurate or inaccurate? Why?
I agree that there is an issue with dowry in India. I highly doubt that any woman in today's world would just set herself on fire for no reason. I personally think that dowries need to go away in India because most other countries do not practice this at all. I also think that the numbers of incidents is inaccurate. Most disturbances in India are not reported to the police because many small villages do not have a big enough police force. I think this is a greater issue than people think and that dowries need to go away.
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