Don't be a victim of GROPING - Raise your VOICE

Let me first began this article by explain what groping actually means in a sexual context.

Groping means fondling or touching a person in an undesired sexual manner without his or her consent. The term groping can also be considered as a sexual assault. The areas which are most frequently groped are the buttocks, breasts and thighs on a woman and the penis, testicles and buttocks on a man. Yes, not only women but even men at times are a victim of groping. Gropers might also press any part of their body against another person. These gropers are most of the time very sexually frustrated people and they wouldn’t let even the slightest of opportunity pass by.

Groping is very common these days in crowded public places and public transports such as buses, metros and local trains. Thousands of people fall victim to groping on a daily basis. Why do we fall prey to such perverts? The answer is pretty simple, we are too afraid to raise our voices against them. This attitude of staying silent and being a victim gives these perverts more confidence. The problem with us is that we feel that creating a scene at public places is not a good idea, my station is just a few stations away so let me just be silent about it. But little do you know that after you get off the metro this pervert who was groping you a few minutes ago will now grope someone else and this is only because you were too afraid to raise you voice.

I do understand that some people are really very timid but I urge you all to come out of your shell. You are not alone, look around you, there are so many fellow passengers around you. Make some noise and the crowd will for sure join in. This is India and we all are frustrated with something or the other. Some people are frustrated because the prices or onions have gone high while the others are frustrated because their boss just screwed their peace of mind at office. If you take a stand and question the actions of such gropers then trust me the people around will question his actions too. Eventually you will witness this groper being trashed black and blue by the frustrated people of our country.

So simple, isn’t it? All that you need to do is turn around and fight back.

This article is more of an appeal to the youth of my country. If you see such an unpleasant activity going on around you, please question their actions. You have all the rights in the world to stop a pervert from sexually assaulting someone. Be fearless ... The need of the hour is fearless people. Let us all come together and fight this evil of groping. Please do not wait for someone else to do the needful when you can be that someone yourself.

Let us not leave everything to the cops, let us make their jobs easy by clearing out the mess that the country is in. Now once again this doesn’t mean that you would end up considering violence as the only available option when the best available option is questioning their actions. Shame them in public and drag them to the nearest police station.

You, me, we all can bring about a difference. All that we need is the will to bring about a difference and the urge to bring about a change. The youth of my beloved country will have to start shifting gears and will have to start taking a stand for the others in order to make this country groping free.

Jai Hind