Blog-a-thon: BLANK NOISE PROJECT:Stop Eve-teasing

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Bit late on this, but please do support The Blank Noise Project's Blog-a-thon being run today. As per the site - "The project seeks to recognize eve teasing as a sexual crime and establish the issue as something that may be normal, but is unacceptable."

Eve-teasing is a sexual crime. Accept it. I don't think it's normal and it is most definitely not acceptable. From a man's perspective, it's easy to trivialise it. Even easier to say that the woman is at fault because she "dresses that way". This logic has to be killed. Dresses in what way ? Low-cut tops ? Tight blouse and jeans ? And that's supposed to be a sign to the man that she wants to be groped ? Any man who thinks along those lines should get his testicles checked. I doubt they work. Neither does his brain, but then we all know which organ works more for the eve-teaser.

Ban eve-teasing. Plain and simple. Make it a crime. And let the people implement it. See an eve-teaser, bash him up and get others to help you. Perhaps a primitive solution, but do you think the hapless victim would walk up to a police station and register a complaint ? Against who ? Try that in a crowded train or Churchgate at peak hour. The fear of God has to be instilled into anyone who thinks he can get away. He can't. Beat the hell out of him and publicly shame him so that others who see it get the message loud and clear. A deterrent can only be as effective as the degree of punishment.