The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : Conquering the fear of the setting sun
There is nothing patriarchal about returning home before dark. Even for guys venturing out in dark is fraught with risks. Rape or sexual assault is not the only crime that darkness encourages. It's the plain fact that in darkness you can get away with crime that encourages even the borderline criminals to cross over the border of decency by miles.
By venturing into darkness you're inviting more possibilities of getting mugged, getting robbed, getting kidnapped, and many more gender neutral crimes. And it is nothing uncommon to carry pepper spray, even in the most gender neutral societies.
Although we wish the society is just, it's a bitter truth we all need to accept, that it is not.
There is nothing patriarchal about returning home before dark. Even for guys venturing out in dark is fraught with risks. Rape or sexual assault is not the only crime that darkness encourages. It's the plain fact that in darkness you can get away with crime that encourages even the borderline criminals to cross over the border of decency by miles.
By venturing into darkness you're inviting more possibilities of getting mugged, getting robbed, getting kidnapped, and many more gender neutral crimes. And it is nothing uncommon to carry pepper spray, even in the most gender neutral societies.
Although we wish the society is just, it's a bitter truth we all need to accept, that it is not.
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