I’m completely done with my country (India)! A 3 year old girl was raped on her first day at school, the 57yo rapist got bail, and Indian lawyers on Reddit are defending him.
I feel physically sick even typing this. I just need to get this out of my system because I feel like I'm losing my goddamn mind living in this society.
On April 30th, a 3 year old girl in New Delhi, India went to her first day of kindergarten. A 57-year-old school caretaker took her to an isolated area on the premises and raped her. When she got home crying in pain, her mother found out and immediately went to the police.
And what did the police do? They made the traumatized family wait for hours at the station. The Deputy Commissioner of Police literally threatened the parents instead of cooperating with them (which, of course, the corrupt police force is now officially denying in their PR statements, because God forbid they admit they protect monsters).
But wait, it gets so much worse. Despite strong opposition from the prosecution, a court GRANTED THE MONSTER BAIL on May 7th.
A 3-year-old. Raped. Bail. Let that sink in. What an absolute joke of a "justice" system.
But honestly, what fully broke me today wasn't just the corrupt system. It’s my own countrymen.
I shared this news on the indialaw subreddit, hoping for some outrage or at least some legal insight into how such a gross miscarriage of justice could even happen. Instead? I got multiple comments actually defending the rapist. From a sub populated by Indian lawyers! If the very people who are supposed to defend rape victims in the future are defending a man who assaulted a toddler, what hope is left?
I’ve been on Reddit for 8 years. I cycle through accounts a lot for privacy (this is literally my 60th account), and I have never, ever seen the Indian side of Reddit this vile. Ever since the platform started becoming mainstream in India around December 2024, the demographics have completely shifted. It is now completely overrun with this pro-rape, misogynistic, chauvinistic, incelcore, toxic patriarchal garbage. It’s a massive echo chamber of toxic masculinity justifying the most horrific crimes against women and literal children.
I can’t do this anymore. I'm seriously leaving Reddit for good because my mental health can't take it. But the terrifying reality is that it's not just the app, it's the people living around me.
I have lost all hope in the Indian police, who are too busy taking bribes and intimidating the relatives of victims. I have lost all hope in a "justice" system that takes the side of rapists and encourages their actions by letting them walk free.
I am making serious plans to leave this country before 2027. If I can't manage to get out, I'm just going to go off the grid and live completely isolated from this sick, rotting society. I just can't breathe here anymore. Thanks for hearing my rant. Goodbye All of Reddit.