"Why did she take a bus home from the mall, when she should have taken a taxi? Why did she take a taxi home, when she should have had her own transport? Why did she ride a two-wheeler, when she should have driven a car?"

My column on the #HyderabadRape, #DelhiBusRape and the nation's favourite hobby, #VictimBlaming #India

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Why didnt she call the police instead of her sister? Perhaps because she thought of how the police would react when she told them she was calling to report a puncture. Perhaps because when women are afraid, the fear is based on instinct and not logic. Perhaps because she did not want to hear, Madam, this is the police station. You should have called a mechanic.