Crap, that's really unbelievable. tushantin, is there any investigative journalism into this kind of thing going on within the Indian press? We needed some good old-fashioned muckraking in the US to get people fired up about really blatant corruption back in the day. Some would probably argue we need more of it today.
Now, if you see the problem as more generally cultural (can the people of India get fired up over this sort of thing?), then you can take some pride in the role art must have to play in turning this around over time, IMO.
Yes! The people of India
can get fired up over this sort of thing! But even so, they would not be able to do anything. See, the whole point with public silence is that if you point a finger you may as well await the apocalypse, as whoever you're pointing at would also retaliate with every power they have. You have to take it in the behind but you're not supposed to squeal. Suppose you published an honest article in papers about some corrupt cops, whether or not you have any evidence to prove them, and manage to get the public excited while you're content feeling you're safe and anonymous. But you're not safe, and they'll never stay quite. They will find you. They will hunt you down, gag you, and arrest you under false charges, say, drug smuggling. They will torture you until you confess for crimes you did not commit, and keep this as a lesson for other smart asses.
In the USA it's pretty easy to protest and say shit about the government, even if you aren't an influential and powerful fellow. But here in India there is no value for free speech. Money matters more than life. Thus, since majority are family folks, they wouldn't dare opening their mouths and making enemies.
I
was hoping I'd make a file of names and data of every corrupt official I come across, though, and once I have enough info I'd publish it anonymously. No evidence, however. I wouldn't provide any info that might endanger other innocent folks. I'm aiming for the public here, with the same political strategies used in the USA: scandal thrill, and invoking what people want to here. Implant a worm of paranoia without the need of evidences, keep half the things in the dark and watch the mayhem.
I recall some local news about a young man raided a police station and killed several policemen. It seemed to be a simple murder case, but actually many (if not most of) people sympathized with the murderer. And even a guy who reported the news on a forum showed his excitement before he knew one of the victims was actually the father of his colleague. Sounds like a satire? But that is true.
Ah, that depends. Why did they raid the house?
Tush, your story sounds just like events that have happened to my family and friends of my family back in the Philippines. The Philippines is one of the most corrupt countries in the entire world and it seems like India is as well. I'm so sorry about Krishna and the awful things his family is going through. 
Thank you... I may not be able to be able to do much about Philippines, but I promise that I will do my best to make things safer than before. It's amazing how some nations half-assedly give so much power to rural/urban police that goes unchecked. It's like we're living in a computer circuit, while electricity is "power" of the police forces. It's essential, but too much of it that goes unchecked and unregulated would corrupt any electronic device.
Then again I remember the Stanford Prison experiment. Then again I remember these quotes:
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
And I wonder. Would I become the same monster if I was in their place? Sure, everyone would say that they wouldn't and that they respect justice, but the Stanford Experiment did prove otherwise. Which is why I doubt, even myself. Would at least I really turn into that very monster with that kind of power over other people?
