Probably most of us would have heard about the incident in which a woman who was hit and chased by a policeman ended up delivering a baby in open. We all must have come across such stories of total insensitivity of our police personnel. Another incident comes to memory when a person lost his life around Ashok Vihar in New Delhi, when he went to relieve himself near railway tracks. A policeman posted there to ensure that persons do not defecate first chased him and then hit him by a stick. The person died on the spot.
What is the cause of such insensitivity ? Is it numbing of the sensibilities of the police personnel who are constantly exposed only to the dark side of the society and hence have become immune from any value system when it comes to dealing with public at large. Sensitisation of police personnel possibly is one solution. Or worse is it just a class value-system where a police personnel regards all beggers / street-dweller a class much below him and hence treats them almost like animal. Will sensitisation help in such a situation ?
How does one ensure that such incidents are not repeated time and again. Would like to hear from others who may have been witness to similar situation or may have something to share on how such incidents could be avoided?
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