The spurt of cases involving violence/molestation against women, particularly of the sexual sort in our country, has finally given us a place in the world podium. The "Most Unsafe Country For Women". Now, this surely calls for three cheers for the seemingly incapable Indian Male who suddenly finds himself at the forefront of everybody's attention. I had always nurtured the opinion that "Man is inherently Evil" but it is quite discomforting for me see him going head over heels to prove it. Now do not be tempted to think that here also we are doing a copy paste job with no creativity in the scene. In fact the Indian male has demonstrated that he can be as cruel as the Nithari killers to as adventurous as the three boys who molested a girl inside a car on a long driving spree. The Nithari killers would easily put Dracula to shame and in fact we can soon have our own desi version.
Whats most discomforting, however, to the common man is, not the act but the sham around giving justice to the victim. Now at the ebb that we are in, in terms of justice deliverance by the legal fraternity, I was tempted to look at the animal world for possible answers which our medical fraternity could use to do some gene manipulation to bring about some favorable behavior
1>Fixed Heat Period: Men are known as dogs across culture. And Indian males I believe have taken the adage too seriously. On a second thought however, if a fixed heat period, like summer for our canine brothers, can be brought over to mankind, it would be a kind act for the fairer sex. Though this could also mean mayhem during those period but at least the unwilling ladies, having known the time, can take adequate precautions like staying back home with a long leave.
2>Male Killing after Mating: The Black Widow Spider occasionally kills and eats the male after mating. Though this might sound like reverse Nithari, it would at least ensure that only the bravest genes are passed through Darwin's principle of natural selection. The pigeon heated would do good staying indoors. Not sure if death at all can be a deterrent to those psychopaths.
3>Males Becoming Pregnant: In the sea-world, sea horses have set an example by being a species in which the males become pregnant. Now this can be debatable by people who would say that this can be again misused by the very same sex we are trying to protect. However, with the psychological difference in the make up of both male and females in human, the gains will be more with the males becoming controlled and responsible transmitter of their genes.
All these might be read in a lighter mode. but the issue is not. We do need some radical solution to stop this over exhibition of misplaced male libido.
