Comments on I'll prefer to fly and crash than to snubble and sleep.: The .303 Problem.

You are right on the point senthil. More than mone...

2009-01-21T08:31:00.000-08:00

You are right on the point senthil. More than money,it's the fulfilment of other needs like quality housing,sound education & a relaxed family life that motivates one to deliver better.

I agree with your point, that we need to provide b...

2009-01-13T10:26:00.000-08:00

I agree with your point, that we need to provide better amenities to the lowermost rank of the police constables..

in my opinion, a policemen should not be valued on just money.. he has to be valued on the protection he provides..

There should be atleast basic set of amenities for pollice constable, so that he need not worry for his family of children..

Also money should not be the benchmark for everything.. if the government decides to provide the police force with amenities, it can be in lot of ways apart from being monetory..
Like providing free health care, free education to the children etc.

Very true Ranjit, the funds that fill the potbelli...

2008-12-30T05:50:00.000-08:00

Very true Ranjit, the funds that fill the potbellies should be put to use,now!!

Agree with you Sriram. As I said, for aimed firing...

2008-12-17T14:58:00.000-08:00

Agree with you Sriram. As I said, for aimed firing, .303 would have been enough.
But I won't be the best person to say why the policeman didn't fire. He might have been numbed by the severity of the event or something else, we can't comment. What I do know is that it's very difficult by Indian laws for a police constable to raise his rifle and kill another human being. Our laws are so strict that even a mad elephant on the rampage killing people cannot be shot at unless ordered by the District Collector.

So I guess a systemic solution has to be found out. Then again, policemen could be very well out of practice too. Though I believe firing practices once every 6 months is mandatory in all armed forces in India, won't be surprised if lot of people are let off without undergoing it..Remember , it's our India, the 'Chaltha hain' attitude. Not any more, I hope.

Thanks for sharing Sukumar.
Yes, & I feel ...

2008-12-17T14:08:00.000-08:00

Thanks for sharing Sukumar.
Yes, & I feel we can learn 2 cents from the point Obama made recently. Govts shouldn't keep throwing money at a problem thinking that they would get fixed. Strict & effective monitoring of the funds till the last penny should be enforced.

And yes, in case of our country, we first need to even look at where the money is headed as you pointed out.

You are right Opal.
Stricter laws and enforcem...

2008-12-17T14:05:00.000-08:00

You are right Opal.
Stricter laws and enforcement should reduce the stress on Trafic policemen. Somehow in India we think that driving in any fashion is our democratic right. Once hefty fines & compulsary jail terms/on spot 10k fine for drunken driving etc..is imposed , only then we would mend our ways.

And yes, when that is fixed, we can add more automated signals with the hope that we all follow it systematically. Signals and discipline can reduce interventions needed by policemen.

The darndest thing is that these rifles would have...

2008-12-17T09:31:00.000-08:00

The darndest thing is that these rifles would have been enough! The policeman at the station was woefully outa practice and hence had not practice shooting his rifle. He did not fire his weapon at the terrorists and another policeman had to grab his rifle and shoot. And the rifle jammed after firing two rounds!

Just by increasing the training of the policeman in using their firearms periodically would have negated the above two. Imagine, if the terrorists had been gunned down in the station itself.

Good one Ranjit. When we can spend valuable taxpay...

2008-12-14T22:34:00.000-08:00

Good one Ranjit. When we can spend valuable taxpayer money on giving free TVs worth 7500 crores and counting, we can definitely upgrade our security forces weaponry.

I completely agree with You.Lets not forget the tr...

2008-12-14T20:10:00.000-08:00

I completely agree with You.Lets not forget the traffic policemen who spent most of their shift under burning sun, having to suffer traffic pollution and worst of all abusive languages being showered on them by the drivers in case of a block.They deserve much better treatment.