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Public hangings do not stop rapes, the answer lies elsewhere

Public hangings do not stop rapes, the answer lies elsewhere

Public hangings only lead to further brutalisation of a society.
Updated 12 Sep, 2020

The horrifying assault and gang rape of a woman driving on the Lahore-Sialkot motorway has shaken Pakistanis to the core. People want to see accountability carried out and justice done in the case and they want the country's law enforcement to ensure that all members of the public will be provided with adequate protection, irrespective of what hour of the day they decide to venture outside of their homes.

At the same time, many have also been making calls for public hangings of rapists in this case and in rape cases in general. However, do public hangings ever serve as a deterrent? Or do they only lead to further brutalisation of a society? Did the hanging of six-year-old Zainab Ansari's rapist stop further similar crimes? Is a call for public hangings an expression of fury and not in fact an actual solution to the problem?

Public hangings do nothing for victims and survivors

Violence is not the answer

The problem is bigger than we think

Nothing will change unless the mindset changes

Public hangings further brutalise societies

Teach men basic human decency and respect

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Iqbal carrim Sep 12, 2020 11:27am
Public hangings may not stop rapes but permanent corporal punishments will reduce them greatly.
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Zuk Sep 12, 2020 11:50am
The problem about rape crime is that exceptional low number of perpetrators are convicted. Overwhelming cases are not reported. Then most of the reported rapists in our country are influentials compared to victims so they are never prosecuted. Very few out of the tiny number who are prosecuted are punished. Unless we simplify the reporting, make the investigation process humane, prosecute the influentials and punish all perpetrators this menace is not going away.
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Taimur Sep 12, 2020 12:52pm
Years back there was another narrative that teaching Islamiat in all classes will make all Pakistanis good Muslims and good humans. Now Islamiat is compulsory but crime rate is as high as never before
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