Originally posted by nividances
I'd say that the only reaction to this news that I found to be appropriate was Alia Bhatt's. "It hurts when your own are punished, even if they are in the wrong. We love you and are standing by you." ๐
To everyone else who spoke against the verdict citing Salman's humanitarian efforts and "Being Human," that charity was started in 2007 to reinvent his brand image. Prior to that, Salman has a huge history of not so clean behavior. I'm no one to pass judgements against anyone based only on their past actions and I certainly do believe that people can change for the better if they so choose, but I don't think that the verdict is wrong in any way whatsoever. He committed a crime, now he has to do the time.
As for the absurd comments where people are blaming the victims? I find it absolutely baffling that people can find a way to bring the "it's the victims fault" mentality into any and every situation, regardless of whether it's a rape case or a hit-and-run case. The next thing we will hear is that someone gets robbed in the market and it is their fault, not the thief's, they got robbed because they have nice things. *rolls eyes*
In all honesty, if you find the victims who got run over by a car to be at fault here, why not put your money where your mouth is and do something to get those "criminals" off the sidewalks? Oh what, cat got your tongue now?
Nivi unfortunately in a country like India where politicians go to bed with Bollywood and Bollywood is clearly funded by a bunch of criminals you cannot be shocked if people expected him to be "forgiven"
I will again blame Bollywood for the maafi shit, u know through their movies "woh janwar se insan ho gaya hai usko maafi milni chahiye types" Ask Salman if he knows WHERE the guy's family is today, I bet you he wont know.
Politicians rely on Bollywood for everything. I am happy people are outraged and are voicing out their opinions that he needs to be jailed. Indians are unfortunately on their own, neither the laws, neither the law makers, nor the justice system, NOTHING works FOR them. Thanks to the explosion of digital media and THANKS TO DEMOCRACY things are salvageable
Nahi to Politicians and Bollywood would have decimated the country.
If u secretly poll India's politicians they will all universally agree "Free speech should go"