Excessive police actions and indifference is a Global occurrence, it’s no surprise that a country like India, is affected by it. India is one of the most diverse countries in the world and this diversity leads to ignorant indifference from those tasked with upholding the law.

A lot of incidents used to fly under the radar but with the rise in social media and smartphones, a lot more incidents and situations are getting captured and highlighted, Here’s some stuff that might help shed some light.

 

Water Cannons & Tear gas fired at Protesters

 

One of the biggest protest clashes occurred in 2012 to ensure justice for a rape victim, most protesters were students.

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Excessive police actions and indifference is a Global occurrence, it’s no surprise that a country like India, is affected by it. India is one of the most diverse countries in the world and this diversity leads to ignorant indifference from those tasked with upholding the law.

A lot of incidents used to fly under the radar but with the rise in social media and smartphones, a lot more incidents and situations are getting captured and highlighted, Here’s some stuff that might help shed some light.

Lathi Charge

The Most common deterrent for any public unrest is a Lathi (Stick) charge

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Excessive police actions and indifference is a Global occurrence, it’s no surprise that a country like India, is affected by it. India is one of the most diverse countries in the world and this diversity leads to ignorant indifference from those tasked with upholding the law.

A lot of incidents used to fly under the radar but with the rise in social media and smartphones, a lot more incidents and situations are getting captured and highlighted, Here’s some stuff that might help shed some light.

 

Your Average Police Lathi

Effectiveness depends on physical proximity.

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Excessive police actions and indifference is a Global occurrence, it’s no surprise that a country like India, is affected by it. India is one of the most diverse countries in the world and this diversity leads to ignorant indifference from those tasked with upholding the law.

A lot of incidents used to fly under the radar but with the rise in social media and smartphones, a lot more incidents and situations are getting captured and highlighted, Here’s some stuff that might help shed some light.

 

Women are often manhandled by male officers.

 

Until recently, Indian police forces didn’t have enough female cops so male cops were forced to commit horrible transgressions.

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Excessive police actions and indifference is a Global occurrence, it’s no surprise that a country like India, is affected by it. India is one of the most diverse countries in the world and this diversity leads to ignorant indifference from those tasked with upholding the law.

A lot of incidents used to fly under the radar but with the rise in social media and smartphones, a lot more incidents and situations are getting captured and highlighted, Here’s some stuff that might help shed some light.

 

Activists getting Lathi Charged in Haryana

Lathi charges are a common feature when upholding the law in India.

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Excessive police actions and indifference is a Global occurrence, it’s no surprise that a country like India, is affected by it. India is one of the most diverse countries in the world and this diversity leads to ignorant indifference from those tasked with upholding the law.

A lot of incidents used to fly under the radar but with the rise in social media and smartphones, a lot more incidents and situations are getting captured and highlighted, Here’s some stuff that might help shed some light.

 

Lathi charge in Kolkata

 

 

It just keeps getting worse, guess it’s a good thing they can’t use guns.

 

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Excessive police actions and indifference is a Global occurrence, it’s no surprise that a country like India, is affected by it. India is one of the most diverse countries in the world and this diversity leads to ignorant indifference from those tasked with upholding the law.

A lot of incidents used to fly under the radar but with the rise in social media and smartphones, a lot more incidents and situations are getting captured and highlighted, Here’s some stuff that might help shed some light.

 

Cops shooting Tear gas at protesters in Chennai

 

Shouldn’t the Barrel be pointed a little higher for better efficiency and ensure no fatalities, Weapon based shooting stance training… that’s the problem.

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Excessive police actions and indifference is a Global occurrence, it’s no surprise that a country like India, is affected by it. India is one of the most diverse countries in the world and this diversity leads to ignorant indifference from those tasked with upholding the law.

A lot of incidents used to fly under the radar but with the rise in social media and smartphones, a lot more incidents and situations are getting captured and highlighted, Here’s some stuff that might help shed some light.

 

This was fired in 2012

Now who gets the blame for this, must be the manufacturers fault for not sending out expiration notices upon expiration.

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Excessive police actions and indifference is a Global occurrence, it’s no surprise that a country like India, is affected by it. India is one of the most diverse countries in the world and this diversity leads to ignorant indifference from those tasked with upholding the law.

A lot of incidents used to fly under the radar but with the rise in social media and smartphones, a lot more incidents and situations are getting captured and highlighted, Here’s some stuff that might help shed some light.

 

Stones thrown at a protest in Kasmir

No lathi… What else can we use as self defense, Ooh stones.

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Excessive police actions and indifference is a Global occurrence, it’s no surprise that a country like India, is affected by it. India is one of the most diverse countries in the world and this diversity leads to ignorant indifference from those tasked with upholding the law.

A lot of incidents used to fly under the radar but with the rise in social media and smartphones, a lot more incidents and situations are getting captured and highlighted, Here’s some stuff that might help shed some light.

 

Not your usual slingshot

 

Along the borders, certain personnel are armed with chili powder pellets… like rubber pellets weren’t painful enough already.

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Excessive police actions and indifference is a Global occurrence, it’s no surprise that a country like India, is affected by it. India is one of the most diverse countries in the world and this diversity leads to ignorant indifference from those tasked with upholding the law.

A lot of incidents used to fly under the radar but with the rise in social media and smartphones, a lot more incidents and situations are getting captured and highlighted, Here’s some stuff that might help shed some light.

 

A Farmer lathi’d for jumping Queue

 

Yeah, that’s right, we just hate people who can’t stand in queue so let’s lathi charge them and get covered on national news

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Excessive police actions and indifference is a Global occurrence, it’s no surprise that a country like India, is affected by it. India is one of the most diverse countries in the world and this diversity leads to ignorant indifference from those tasked with upholding the law.

A lot of incidents used to fly under the radar but with the rise in social media and smartphones, a lot more incidents and situations are getting captured and highlighted, Here’s some stuff that might help shed some light.

 

In the Service of the People – Indian Police Service

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The Indian Police, similar to police departments the world over, are just employees for the worst employers, and we’re their customers, but in this case, the customer is never right.

Lets us not forget that law and order are necessary, however, in the words of the late Dr Martin Luther King : ” A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God ”

We are born with an innate sense of morality, of what is wrong and what is right, if we all play our part, then it’s only a matter of time before the entire system becomes obsolete.