Is it a crime to be a man? Is it a crime to be a husband? Is it a crime to be a father? If not, then I wonder why so many men (men in general and married men in particular) are committing suicides in large numbers? Every year the number of married men committing suicides increases at an increasing rate. The rate of increase of suicide of married men is close to 4% whereas the population increases at a rate close to 1%. This indicates that men are committing suicides at 4 times the rate they are born. It is an alarming trend that is hitherto being ignored by the society, media, lawmakers and the executive machinery.

Close to 57,000 married men committed suicide in 2007 as per statistics by National Crime Records Bureau. Figures for 2006 and 2005 are close to 55,000 and 52,000 and contrary to popular belief, these suicides are not happening due to financial reasons. In fact, Domestic Violence is the numero uno killer for men, especially married men and fathers contributing 27% to the suicides. And still the judiciary is insensitive to the despicable situation of men. Yesterday one more father laid down his life at the altar of "Women Empowerment" since he was not allowed to visit his son by his estranged ex-wife. This incident clearly shows the insensitive attitude of the society and the judiciary towards a father's feelings. None of them have the spirits to question a mother as to why she is not allowing the father and son to meet, which is the natural right of both?

The judiciary needs to be sensitized to a father's feelings and that when custody orders are not respected by mothers, than not punishing mothers in such cases leads to setting of wrong precedents and pampers wrong people to commit more crime.

In this case, even if the culprits are booked for abetment of suicide ends of justice will not be met, as fathers are continued to be tortured over custody issues internationally and till the time errant mothers are not punished for depriving the child of a father's love and care and a father of the feeling of belongingness towards his son justice will be a far cry.

Will the judiciary take responsibility for creating an orphan which could have been well prevented?

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Mithun  - This Society..................     |124.125.209.xxx |11-04-2009 08:33:46 Our defunkt society perhaps doesn't consider a child to be orphan if the father is dead... The child becomes orphan only when the mother is dead, and the child is either left alone in the cruel world, or even if the child is left with the father alone. No matter how good the father take care of his kid, everyone always keeps pestering him, that nothing can replace a mother. Does anyone ever say the same thing to the mother, that nothing can replace a father? No. Why? Isn't the father equally responsible for bringing the child to this world? Did the mother conceive like an earthworm? Why are all fathers treated as a Criminal? If it was a crime to have given birth to a new life, then why don't you make a new law to prevent that 'CRIME'? Reply | Quote 0   0

Kavi  - It is not a crime   |60.254.37.xxx |13-04-2009 00:05:27 Being a simple men is as much erroneous as being a lone deer or lamb in the jungle full of predators. Manhood is vulnerable and it is merely a business oppurtunity for someone else. Perhaps, it is less painful when viewed this way. Reply | Quote 0   0

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