This article raises the question... Does airing a documentary about the brutal rape incident in India increase awareness and expose the truth? Or is it encouraging violence and inciting such horrible acts?
In 2012, a woman was on a bus and was attacked and raped by a group of men. After a British woman saw and heard about the mass protests after this horrific gang rape case, she was inspired to expose the truth and voice for women in India. She created a documentary and named it "India's Daughter", exposing the truth, interviewing the perpetrators, and also the family. The secretary of India's Progressive Women's Association said she had no problem with it, but it's bad timing because those men are currently appealing their death sentences.
On the other hand, people are seeing this and speaking out that it's given the men an opportunity to explain themselves and justify their actions. This has caused an uproar because that is seen as tolerated and almost putting them in the spotlight.
"India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has told all news channels not to air a controversial documentary about rape in India -- warning that the excerpts "appear to encourage and incite violence against women."
The official Times Of India tweeted, "Bizarre that a person convicted of brutal rape, murder gets a platform to justify his act."
This has raised much controversy, and shown how extreme of an issue it is in India still. I can see both sides, but mostly understand why it's so important that it is exposed to raise even more awareness and speak up for not only the victim who lost her life, but also a voice for the rest of the women who have been in harm. I don't agree with getting the opinions from the perpetrators, or if it is included it shouldn't be justified.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/03/04/asia/india-rape-documentary/index.html
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