Outrageous judgement!!

The judgement today on the Delhi rape case was shocking, to say the least. Considering the severity of the crime, a paltry 3 year remand in a juvenile home seems to be a mockery of the Indian justice system. It is hard to imagine the trauma the victim's family must be going through, especially since it is alleged that the juvenile was the one who was the most horrific among all the rapists. This was something more than a rape, it was a monstrous crime which cannot be even imagined by a sane person. The doctors trying to rescue the girl had never seen such injuries before. The nation has never seen such a rape before. The outrage across the country was never seen before. But the laws continue to remain the same. If a person can get away with such a crime just because he is a juvenile, imagine what this judgement will do to future offenders. It will not only help juveniles to get away with crimes, it will also encourage hard core criminals to use juveniles to perform crimes for them. This is only going to increase the crime rate among the uneducated youth of this country and dims the hope for a bright, young and prosperous India. Laws have to be changed drastically and punishments have to be meted out faster. Juvenile age limit must be brought down to 15 or 16 and education must imparted for all children who cannot afford it. The recent Mumbai rape case shows that criminals are not bothered about the laws and they have no fear. The current Congress government seems to have no intention of bringing in these laws as they are more interested in introducing new bills to gather votes for the election next year. As an Indian, I sincerely hope, whichever government comes to power after the next election, takes up the initiative and does something more for the welfare of women in this country.