Summary
An Indian court acquitted a man convicted of raping his wife, who later died, citing that marital rape is not a crime in India.
The ruling has sparked outrage, renewing calls to criminalize marital rape. Activists argue the decision is legally valid but morally unacceptable.
India’s outdated laws do not recognize non-consensual sex within marriage as rape.
Despite widespread domestic violence, resistance from the government and conservative groups has stalled reform efforts.
I’m sympathetic to the idea of castrating rapists (well except for that I’m still against it for the same reason as the death penalty, wrongful convictions happen just a little too often for such permanence), but that’s not what they said. They said…
…without regard for conviction or even accusation of rape, just “hey look balls, lemme cut these off.” Why would I be sympathetic to that? It’s just gender based wanton violence and that person is a danger to others and should be involuntarily commited.