Vigilante problem in the US, and in India

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 Vigilante problem in the US, and in India

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    • ENGLISH ANALYSIS
  • In India, the term "vigilante" is related to images of goons who indulge in lynchings, or beatings of helpless citizens
  • Vigilantes in India are undemocratic, bad and dangerous
  • But in the US, it's not so anymore, as the law has now been used in a particular state to make at least a part of vigilantism respectable!
  • An already existing format of citizen vigilantism in US is the "citizen arrester"
  • Anyone who breaks the law may be pursued and 'arrested' by another citizen, lawfully; it flows from the 12th century British Common Law tradition where a citizen could do so on behalf of the Monarch (now, 'State')
  • Of course there are risks involved, and hence debates, on the need to cut down such powers
  • The legislature of the State of Texas has gone one step ahead (not back) in 2021
  • A Senate Bill 8 (SB8) introduced recently (the Heartbeat Bill) was signed into law, and prohibits abortion after six weeks, once the foetus registers a heartbeat
  • An old "pro-life versus pro-choice" debate has been reignited in the US, based on aspects of women's rights, law, bioethics, medical science (reference: Roe vs Wade judgment, 1973)
  • Five things to note - (i) it takes away women's rights, (ii) even victims of rape and incest are included, (iii) anyone associated with abortion will be culpable, (iv) the Supreme Court declined to intervene, and (v) enforcement is outsoures to citizens!
  • FIRST - Women lose the right over their own body, as abortion is made illegal after six weeks when many don't even know they're pregnant (so abortion, when needed, won't be available)
  • SECOND - Victims of rape and incest would now be subject to double victimisation as they have to carry the pregnancy (or abort illegally)
  • THIRD - Anyone who helps can be held guilty, even the taxi driver who takes such a woman to an abortion clinic! (and of course the nurse and doctor)
  • FOURTH - The US Supreme Court declined to intervene (5/4) in the injunction petition challenging this Anti-Abortion Law (J. Sonia Sotomayor wrote that a majority of judges have chosen to give up their duty to protect the rule of law)
  • FIFTH - Private citizens can enforce this law, and will even be paid $10000 for this service; any citizen of the US (even outside Texas) who can show any connection to the abortion can be remunerated; a new class of "bounty hunters" (or "citizen arrester") is born!
  • Texas state has cunningly protected its own officials (from getting sued) and outsourced this dirty job to private people
  • All rights given to women by the "Roe vs Wade" case are gone
  • Settled law has been overturned, in a mature democracy like the US, by partisan groups, just to suit their religious ideology (God has been let into the legislative chamber, exactly like that in India!)
  • Now - "Reforms to the Voting Law" - in Texas (SB1), was signed into law recently
  • It bans drive through voting, 24 hour voting, and distribution of mail-in applications
  • It creates new ID needs for voting by mail, new rules for voter assistance, monthly checks, etc.
  • Democrats cried foul, alleging this was voter suppression, and targeted at minority voters
  • Democrats flew out of Texas, to ensure no quorum, hence no voting, hence no law
  • The Speaker then issued warrants for arrests of these Democrat representatives - an absolutely shocking incident
  • Many Democrats said they felt more threatened by "citizen arresters" than by officials
  • An expert in the US argued then, that the scope of citizen arresters has to be curtailed to just shopkeepers, out-of-jurisdiction police and private police forces
  • But SB1 and SB8 of Texas shows they are expanding the scope!
  • America has a proper vigilante problem now, and the oldest democracy seems to be competing with the largest one!
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    • HINDI ANALYSIS
  • भारत में, "विजिलांते" शब्द (स्व-घोषित न्याय संरक्षक) उन गुंडों की छवियों से संबंधित है जो लिंचिंग या असहाय नागरिकों की पिटाई में लिप्त रहते हैं
  • भारत में विजिलांते अलोकतांत्रिक, बुरे और खतरनाक समझे जाते हैं
  • लेकिन अमेरिका में, अब ऐसा नहीं है, क्योंकि कानून का इस्तेमाल अब एक विशेष राज्य में कम से कम सतर्कता के एक हिस्से को सम्मानजनक बनाने के लिए किया गया है!
  • अमेरिका में नागरिक सतर्कता का पहले से मौजूद स्वरूप "नागरिक बन्दीकर्ता" (सिटीजन अरेस्टर) है
  • जो कोई भी कानून तोड़ता है उसका पीछा किया जा सकता है और दूसरे नागरिक द्वारा कानूनी रूप से 'गिरफ्तार' किया जा सकता है; यह 12वीं शताब्दी की ब्रिटिश कॉमन लॉ परंपरा से निकलती है जहां एक नागरिक सम्राट (अब, 'राज्य') की ओर से ऐसा कर सकता था
  • निश्चित रूप से इसमें जोखिम शामिल हैं, और इसलिए ऐसी शक्तियों को कम करने की आवश्यकता पर बहस होती है
  • टेक्सास राज्य की विधायिका 2021 में एक कदम आगे (पीछे नहीं) चली गई है
  • हाल ही में पेश किया गया एक सीनेट बिल 8 (SB8) (हार्टबीट बिल) कानून में हस्ताक्षरित किया गया था, और छह सप्ताह के बाद गर्भपात को प्रतिबंधित करता है, एक बार जब भ्रूण दिल की धड़कन दर्ज कर लेता है
  • महिलाओं के अधिकारों, कानून, जैवनैतिकता, चिकित्सा विज्ञान (संदर्भ: रो बनाम वेड निर्णय, 1973) के पहलुओं के आधार पर अमेरिका में एक पुरानी "जीवन-समर्थक बनाम पसंद-समर्थक" बहस फिर से शुरू हो गई है
  • ध्यान देने योग्य पाँच बातें - (i) यह महिलाओं के अधिकारों को छीन लेती है, (ii) बलात्कार और अनाचार की शिकार भी शामिल हैं, (iii) गर्भपात से जुड़ा कोई भी व्यक्ति दोषी होगा, (iv) सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने हस्तक्षेप करने से इनकार कर दिया, और (v) ) प्रवर्तन नागरिकों के लिए आउटसोर्स है!
  • पहला - महिलाएं अपने शरीर पर अधिकार खो देती हैं, क्योंकि छह सप्ताह के बाद गर्भपात को अवैध बना दिया जाता है, जब कई लोगों को यह भी नहीं पता होता है कि वे गर्भवती हैं (इसलिए गर्भपात, जब आवश्यक हो, उपलब्ध नहीं होगा)
  • दूसरा - बलात्कार और अनाचार के शिकार अब दोहरे शिकार के अधीन होंगे क्योंकि उन्हें गर्भावस्था (या अवैध रूप से गर्भपात) करना होगा।
  • तीसरा - जो कोई भी मदद करता है उसे दोषी ठहराया जा सकता है, यहां तक ​​कि टैक्सी ड्राइवर भी जो ऐसी महिला को गर्भपात क्लिनिक में ले जाता है! (और निश्चित रूप से नर्स और डॉक्टर)
  • चौथा - अमेरिकी सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने इस गर्भपात विरोधी कानून को चुनौती देने वाली निषेधाज्ञा याचिका में हस्तक्षेप करने से इनकार कर दिया (5/4) (जस्टिस  सोनिया सोतोमयोर ने लिखा कि अधिकांश न्यायाधीशों ने कानून के शासन की रक्षा के अपने कर्तव्य को त्याग दिया)
  • पांचवां - निजी नागरिक इस कानून को लागू कर सकते हैं, और इस सेवा के लिए उन्हें $10000 का भुगतान भी किया जाएगा; अमेरिका का कोई भी नागरिक (टेक्सास के बाहर भी) जो गर्भपात से कोई संबंध दिखा सकता है, उसे पारिश्रमिक दिया जा सकता है; "बाउंटी हंटर्स" (या "नागरिक बन्दीकर्ता") का एक नया वर्ग पैदा हुआ है!
  • टेक्सास राज्य ने चालाकी से अपने स्वयं के अधिकारियों (मुकदमा होने से) की रक्षा की है और इस गंदे काम को निजी लोगों को आउटसोर्स किया है
  • "रो बनाम वेड" मामले से महिलाओं को दिए गए सभी अधिकार खत्म हो गए हैं
  • अमेरिका जैसे परिपक्व लोकतंत्र में, पक्षपातपूर्ण समूहों द्वारा, बस उनकी धार्मिक विचारधारा के अनुरूप स्थापित कानून को उलट दिया गया है (भगवान को विधायी कक्ष में जाने दिया गया है, ठीक उसी तरह जैसे भारत में!)
  • अब - "वोटिंग कानून में सुधार" - टेक्सास (SB1) में, हाल ही में कानून पारित कर दिया गया
  • यह मतदान, 24 घंटे मतदान, और मेल-इन अनुप्रयोगों के वितरण के माध्यम से ड्राइव पर प्रतिबंध लगाता है
  • यह मेल द्वारा मतदान के लिए नई आईडी आवश्यकताएँ, मतदाता सहायता के लिए नए नियम, मासिक जाँच आदि बनाता है
  • डेमोक्रेट्स ने बेईमानी से रोया, यह आरोप लगाया कि यह मतदाता दमन था, और अल्पसंख्यक मतदाताओं पर लक्षित था
  • कोई कोरम सुनिश्चित करने के लिए डेमोक्रेट टेक्सास से बाहर चले गए, इसलिए कोई मतदान नहीं, इसलिए कोई कानून नहीं
  • स्पीकर ने तब इन डेमोक्रेट प्रतिनिधियों की गिरफ्तारी के लिए वारंट जारी किया - एक बिल्कुल चौंकाने वाली घटना
  • कई डेमोक्रेट्स ने कहा कि उन्हें अधिकारियों की तुलना में "नागरिक गिरफ्तारियों" से अधिक खतरा महसूस होता है
  • अमेरिका में एक विशेषज्ञ ने तब तर्क दिया, कि नागरिक गिरफ्तारियों के दायरे को केवल दुकानदारों, अधिकार क्षेत्र से बाहर पुलिस और निजी पुलिस बलों तक सीमित करना होगा
  • लेकिन टेक्सास के SB1 और SB8 से पता चलता है कि वे दायरे का विस्तार कर रहे हैं!
  • अमेरिका में अब एक बड़ी विजिलांते समस्या आ गयी है, और सबसे पुराना लोकतंत्र सबसे बड़े लोकतंत्र के साथ प्रतिस्पर्धा कर रहा है!
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Vigilante problem in the US, and in India
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