Davis Case Updates - The Twist

The way Raymond Davis case was going, it was quite evident that this incredibly obvious case would ultimately be twisted and taken into completely different directions. Although, who would possibly have doubt in understanding that the American did in fact kill two people who didn't threaten him in anyway. A bystander died miserably for no reason by a few people in a car that came see that Davis stayed secured and well protected after killing two common Pakistanis. And then the suicide committed by the young wife of one of the men killed by Davis in protest against government's political change in attitude that would set Davis free.

Anyhow, now for the record US Senator John Kerry after his short visit to Pakistan regarding the Davis case things are taking another turn. It is being noticed that there is shift in the US stance from talking about diplomatic immunity to now blood money and compensation. Pakistan's government is worried that bad ties with US would mean heavy losses in aid of many forms, which is why they are suggesting low measures. 

Thus, now it is quite possible that US might apologize for the incident and would pay compensation to the heirs of the victims. Our puppet Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani was the one who urged US to tackle the case by thinking about the family members of those killed and the sentiments of the people of Pakistan who want justice.

On the other hand, it is reported that the all the families of the three victims have unanimously agreed on not accepting any compensation. They want death sentence for Davis. In fact, one of the victim's family refused to meet American Senator John Kerry who wanted to grief on the death of the young man. 

It is so strange that such a big nation like America can't support justice in this case and are going mad to release a man who did in fact commit  crime, which is so obvious. He did kill two men for no reason. Because of him another man died on the road. Indirectly, because of him a young girl who was expecting her first child also committed suicide. It is unfair the way this case is being handled. How can money compensate human life? 

Bullies are all around us

“When we are struck at without a reason, we should strike back again very hard; I am sure we should – so hard as to teach the person who struck us never to do it again.”

Charlotte Bronte

“It hurts my eyes to see the things I’ve seen.”

Moliere

I was horrified after reading the ordeal of a 14-year old girl named Nadia Dorrington. It’s one of the cases of bullying. In fact, 4 schoolgirls have been suspended as they were the culprits & a police probe is underway after a video of Nadia Dorrington being bullied appeared on YouTube. The shocking clip depicted a gang of cruel bullies punching & kicking the victim & pulling out her hair. Others were jeering & calling her abusive names. I don’t know the crazy story behind it, as it was not reported. Maybe it’s not yet known. Anyway, the victim was left with cuts & bruises to her face & bald patches on her head from where clumps of her hair had been pulled out. To humiliate her further, the footage had been uploaded on the website under the title “Fighting a Dirty Bitch.” The video had been removed, however.

Bullying is not a shocking phenomenon. Bullies are all around us. We come across assholes & bitches on a daily basis. Some are really fucked up & we call them bullies. I once read that bullies have low self-esteem & due to some inferiority complex, they bully others & it actually makes them feel good. Nevertheless, there is no justification for being so evil & vile. And if they want to feel extremely good, they can masturbate using knifes or pieces of broken glasses. That would be more of an exotic experience. Why inflict pain on others? Do that on yourselves.

Anyway only the victim can shed some light on the level of humiliation & insult that she has suffered at the hands of these monsters. I’m amazed while typing ‘Fighting with a Dirty Bitch’ they didn’t add ‘by fucking lunatics’ who are too low for even the word low. Even if some serious action is taken against the culprits (they are only suspended & that’s nothing), the damage on the psyche of the victim has been done. Whenever she would look back, how is she going to feel about this episode?

Some of my friends & I too had been victims of cyber-bullying. Now my story is not like Nadia’s ordeal, but nevertheless I want to share it as cyber-bullying is a crime as well & the culprits never rot in jails. There was a gang who used to send us fake ids on a daily basis. Since we were not 14, it wasn’t that horrible an experience. They used to tell us everything what they thought after reading our scraps & comments on the communities at Orkut. Our accounts used to get hacked every now & then. Every day they used to send us dirty profiles. A couple of time, I seriously had the urge to puke. We used to get abusive scraps. There was no restriction & so anyone could insult you on your scrapbook. If you thrown one fake profile on your ignore list, they used to send another. It was a pretty bad phase, cause there was no way to control what was going on.

You see what you want to see; whatever you are capable of seeing. And you also give people what you have. If you only have animosity, then you can only pass that on. Even at Facebook, fake ids by our names used to add us. I don’t know what was the point. Anyhow, it was definitely easier to bully us on the net.

The fact is bullying is an abuse & a crime. Again scars don’t go away. Naturally it’s far more difficult for a younger person to take this & deal with it in a positive way. In our case, those immature adults were behaving as 14 year-old retards.

You may hate & you can hate someone for the rest of your miserable life. But what difference would that make? You’re nobody & you would remain that for us. I don’t see any justification for stooping down to that level from where you won’t ever get up. By telling someone what you think of them, you are only highlighting your own complexes & fears. If you think bad of me, tell yourself, don’t tell me. You’ve got to convince yourself first. By telling me all this, you are giving me importance & I don’t attach too much significance to importance of any sort. Alright.

It’s the choices that we make define us. One must choose wisely. I truly do not have time for people who hate me & are jealous of me. However, when I think of this particular teenager, I feel really bad. Right now I’m writing all this, but even I’m going to forget about her & so will you.

I believe God doesn’t forsake anyone, but He tests us from time to time. However, when I read such stories, which I do almost every day…I often wonder why doesn’t the world end now? We have authentic lunatics all around us who are ever ready to devour anyone who is weaker than them. Throwing dirt at someone’s character doesn’t make anyone superhero. Reducing anyone to dirt doesn’t make anyone God. Nobody is invincible & by nobody, I mean not a single person on this planet. And you’re certainly mistaken, if you think you are something of the sort. Everyone gets a wake up call sooner or later.

I don’t know if life gives you a second chance…I don’t know if miracles happen…All I know is that strength within you can never let you down. And yes, what you think of yourself is far more important that what others are saying about you. Don’t let them do this to you.

“I don’t regret the difficulties I experienced; I think they helped me to become the person I am today.”

Paulo Coelho


Nadira Rahman