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Re: Mumbai girl arrested for Facebook post

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Post by jasim »

Bal Thackeray or communal politics is not the issue here. It is the freedom of expression of individuals. The Chairman of Press Club of India had an article on The Hindu (a national daily) which painted Thackeray in a bad light (http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/why-i-cant-pay-tribute...) - but the state won't act as recklessly against him as they have against these two.

Recent events in the country that sets the alarm bells ringing:

- Kapil Sibal (minister of communication) doesn't understand the internet. He wants active censorship of online media - http://www.labnol.org/india/censorship-in-india/20527/.

- An individual was arrested from his home at 5am due to a tweet he made alleging the son of an Indian minister was corrupt. He had 16 followers. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iac-volunteer-tweets-h...

And now this - both the individual who made the post on FB and her friend who 'like'd it has been arrested. This abuse of power in a country with a lot more urgent problems to solve.

This very much seems to be a generation gap between people in positions of power (politicians, bureaucrats, police) who are not used to the internet and the way it gives voice to everyone.

I can only hope that as internet becomes ubiquitous across the country, people will realize the value of free speech and the need for an uncensored internet.

Re: Mumbai girl arrested for Facebook post

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Post by piyush_ranjan »

Guys free speech has limits. Bal thackrey died three days ago. His funeral yesterday was attended by 2 million people. The whole community mourned his death. I don't think talking ill of a person on the day he died is a wise idea. More so because such a comment may enrage a lot of grieving people.

Moreover she was not arrested. There was complain registered against her but she was not arrested.

I say move on!

Re: Mumbai girl arrested for Facebook post

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Post by dm8 »

jasim wrote: post #51

Bal Thackeray or communal politics is not the issue here. It is the freedom of expression of individuals. The Chairman of Press Club of India had an article on The Hindu (a national daily) which painted Thackeray in a bad light ( http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/why-i-cant-pay-tribute... ) - but the state won't act as recklessly against him as they have against these two. Recent events in the country that sets t…

>> This very much seems to be a generation gap between people in positions of power (politicians, bureaucrats, police) who are not used to the internet and the way it gives voice to everyone.

Unfortunately, it is true and I fear we might have draconian laws to "regulate" Internet in India!

Re: Mumbai girl arrested for Facebook post

#56

Post by ashray »

denzil_correa wrote: post #52
vinothshankaran wrote: post #5

The story is false https://twitter.com/SreenivasanJain/status/27039450506319462...

Sreenivasan Jain is a very respected veteran journalist. I would like to go with what he says.

He now says that the girl was indeed arrested: https://twitter.com/SreenivasanJain

Re: Mumbai girl arrested for Facebook post

#57

Post by jeffjose »

neya wrote: post #15
ashray wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Really ? The guy tweeting seems legit but even timesofindia has this story: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/21-year-old-girl-ar... Also the vandalism of the clinic definitely happened.

Times of India is a shitty news organization, they're just like Techcrunch, but for the whole nation.

I wasnt expecting such a witty comment on HN.

Re: Mumbai girl arrested for Facebook post

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Post by ashray »

vinothshankaran wrote: post #5

The story is false https://twitter.com/SreenivasanJain/status/27039450506319462...

The story is not false. As confirmed by the same guy: https://twitter.com/SreenivasanJain

And Hindustan Times who say that the girls are to appear in court. http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Mumbai-woman...

Re: Mumbai girl arrested for Facebook post

#59

Post by denzil_correa »

ashray wrote: post #56
denzil_correa wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sreenivasan Jain is a very respected veteran journalist. I would like to go with what he says.

He now says that the girl was indeed arrested: https://twitter.com/SreenivasanJain

Yes - I see that [0,1].

[0] https://twitter.com/sreenivasanjain/status/27045889419368448...

[1] https://twitter.com/sreenivasanjain/status/27045900751119564...

Re: Mumbai girl arrested for Facebook post

#60

Post by denzil_correa »

manamol296 wrote: post #22

No girl's arrested. They just made up the story to stop negative online trend related to Bal Thackeray. His death made a lot of people to start a worthless debate on facebook and twitter.

> His death made a lot of people to start a worthless debate on facebook and twitter.

First, the girl is arrested and that's confirmed. Second, it is not for you & me to decide how people use their personal Facebook and Twitter accounts. You and I get no say in it - if they want to indulge in 'worthless debates' they should be allowed to. In addition, that should not be held against them in any sort of way.

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