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Indian Supreme Court upholds death sentences for Delhi gang rape.

New Delhi (CNN)Four men convicted of a gang rape that shocked India and attracted worldwide attention will be executed.

India's Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court's decision to sentence the men to death.
According to CNN affiliate News18, the judgment was met with applause in the courtroom.
Vinay Sharma, Akshay Thakur, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh Singh were originally sentenced in September 2013, but they appealed the decision in the country's top court.
Another perpetrator was underage at the time and received a lesser sentence, while a sixth attacker died in prison.
The case led to protests across India and intense media coverage around the world, shining a light on India's pervasive problem of sexual violence against women.
 
 
They deserve that noose!

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GTAngler posted:

Modi seems to be doing a lot for the poorer people. Indian chap here was telling me about the improvement in the railway system.

He has a project to stop the shitting on tracks. He promised in the next five years every indian will have a toilet. Presently almost half has never seen a toilet. The remarkable tolerance for filth is seen in the lack of sewer systems in some city planning. Imagine living in close quarters by the millions and no toilet. The chinese are no different. They are also on track to regularize the areas where defecation is allowed. Their kids squat anywhere. They even have pants designed with special pull apart seams for a random squat.

FM
Stormborn posted:
GTAngler posted:

Modi seems to be doing a lot for the poorer people. Indian chap here was telling me about the improvement in the railway system.

He has a project to stop the shitting on tracks. He promised in the next five years every indian will have a toilet. Presently almost half has never seen a toilet. The remarkable tolerance for filth is seen in the lack of sewer systems in some city planning. Imagine living in close quarters by the millions and no toilet. The chinese are no different. They are also on track to regularize the areas where defecation is allowed. Their kids squat anywhere. They even have pants designed with special pull apart seams for a random squat.

The issue is not so much the toilets, but running water.  I was involved in a project to build 63 toilets in a village.  The problem here was just not enough water ready to flush so many people abandoned and went back to the bushes.

Open pit latrines like we had/have in Guyana are illegal due to infanticide so the toilets must carry a narrow duck-neck like you have here.  These require water!

FM
Stormborn posted:

India has been one of the worse places form women on the planet. This Modi administration has been the first to enforce the laws even if in a disorganized way

It is tough for women in some respects, but it's also better in some respects. It's not all bad. I met several returning families when I lived there and the women said they enjoyed a better life there.

However, overall it's a tougher life for most, not necessarily because of abuse or rights, just general hardship!

FM

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