Is the Society at large including Parents and Teachers guilty?

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Of late there was a news about our former President feeling unhappy about the Children not respecting National Anthem. 

This was followed by another News in the Papers about a Teacher in one of  the Towns in MP  asking the students to bring booze and forcing the Girl Students to Dance.

Last week the News rocking the whole Chennai Metro about a Teen student aged just 15 years from ST.Mary's Convent in Chennai Metro  slashing her throat and and stabbing the Teacher in the abdomen  killing the Teacher on the spot  in broad daylight with several  students and Teaching staff remaining mute spectators. Thacher's fault was that she was just trying to impart the knowledge  about maths in the students' brain and when she failed, she wrote the remarks in his School Diary to draw the attention of his parents. Apparently the boy was a spoilt brat splurging with his heavy pocket money provided by his irresponsible parents, and  displaying  vulgar disparity of his economic  superiority among his peers.

Although I have full sympathy to the Teachers ,most of the Minority Schools only look at the Pockets of the Parents and  while they are strict about students Uniforms and attendances etc. they fail to inculcate good moral behaviour in the children.Instead of turning our good future citizens when they pass out, they just remain emotionless Robots.

I am sure, while the student may at the most be lodged in a Juvenile Home because of his age, and will come out soon with the help of the money power wielded by his parents and enter in the world of crimes of higher magnitude. . In my opinion, this was not a spontaneous action, but a coolly calculated and perpetrated crime committed by the boy and deserves hanging till death without any sympathy as a lesson to others.  

Time only will answer the question as to the compensation both financial as well as psychological to the motherless children and family members of the Teacher who paid with her life for being a good Teacher showing keen interest in the students future.

Maria · Accepted Answer

I agree in general with your essay, in that all aspects of society have contributed, even if by inaction on the part of individuals or groups.  The right of the individual to choose how to participate, or not participate, is held in higher esteem than considering what effect the individual's action or inaction might have.  

Punishment of one to be an example to others is no longer effective.  Instead of taking heed, there is revolt against the authorities.  So the lesson that is taught is not to stop the undesired behavior, but to attack the enforcers instead.

To some extent, it is a reflection of our anti-communist thinking -- the rights of the many vs. the rights of the few.  We've forgotten that with rights comes responsibility.  While anyone may have the right to not respect the National Anthem, they also have the responsibility to understand what it is they are disrespecting, and to communicate why they made that choice.

Is the Society at large including Parents and Teachers guilty?

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