{"id":5562,"date":"2007-06-01T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-01T06:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indiauncut.com\/?p=1071"},"modified":"2007-06-01T12:10:00","modified_gmt":"2007-06-01T06:40:00","slug":"mob-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/mob-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Mob rules"},"content":{"rendered":"
“Capital chaos continues amid Gujjar protests<\/a>,” the Times of India<\/i> tells us. <\/p>\n Really, I don’t care what these chaps are protesting, or whether I agree with their cause or not—protests that inconvenience others in this manner should simply not be allowed. An ideal protest should be peaceful and non-intrusive, but in India the law turns a blind eye on all public displays that cause damage or disturb other people’s everyday lives, as long as it’s for a political or religious reason. Bandhs, morchas, processions, if they get in someone’s way, the law should crack down strongly. Period.<\/p>\n Sadly, that rarely happens<\/a>. So the next time you want to protest, gather a mob and set some buses on fire. A lonely, civil voice counts for little.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"