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