Re: Kerala: Sex workers 'Festival With No Pleasure'.

[Guest guest]

Yet again we have clear evidence of class distinctions based on

interpretations of law in India and reinforced by law enforcement

officials to protect classes.

When will India wake up to the fact that everyone who is a citizen

in a democracy is equal. The Constitution apparently says so yet

there is evidence clearly shown that some are more equal than

others.

My travel literature suggests that India is the largest democracy

in the world. My observations are that in many cases it looks like

29 tribes verging on politically based civil war umpired by the

constabulary who usually favour one side over the other.

Citizens of India need to be more proactive, after all there are

1000 million of you. Laws need to be updated; Britain is working

on their's and India should be drafting their amendments since

they inherited that legal system.

Then training academies that turn out constabulary need to be

re-educated in democracy and the Indian Constitution and above all

some Community based reality therapy about recreational drug use

and casual sex might just be the solution to prevent the present

figures of 4 million living with HIV/AIDS escalating to 10 million

by 2010 as has been predicted by experts, if nothing changes.

At least the folk in Kerala supported by colleagues from West

Bengal and other places are prepared to put their money where

their mouth is. More power to you all.

Geoffrey

Brimbank Community Initiatives Inc

5 Brisbane Street, P.O. Box 606

SUNSHINE 3020 Australia

Ph: +61 3 9449 1856

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