04-08-2005, 03:51 AM
Few things that need to be kept in mind as far as the data provided by Pathmarajah is concerned.
1. 250,000 crimes are total number of crimes over a decade classified as crimes registered by dalits.
2. 1.77 million crimes total for year 2000 ONLY. I was being charitable when i calculated the percentage of crimes against dalits for a decade compared to total crimes in india for a year. When calculated over a year the percentage is even less.
3. There are 2 rows in the data that Pathmarajah provided (POA-atrocities act & PCR-civil rights act) which *might* hint towards crimes against dalits. The data (year over year) shows a marked DECREASE in 90s itself. There are problems with such classifications and special laws too but that is for a different debate. Even ignoring that, numbers under these heads are nowhere near the numbers that Pathmarajah quotes (why am i not surprised?).
In order to prove that there is a "silent war against dalits" the requirement is :
1. What is the percentage of crimes against dalits.
2. What percentage of these crimes is commited by upper-castes on dalits.
3. What percentage of crimes are commited by dalits on upper castes.
4. What is the percentage of crimes commited by dalits on dalits themselves.
5. What is the equivalent statistic when compared to others in the same economic category.
6. What is the amount of crimes per million in other countries as compared to India.
7. What is the amount of crimes per million for dalits as compared to other countries.
8. much more..
Allegations of 'genocide' are serious matter and need to be backed with solid data. Without this kind of support such claims will be treated for what they are worth -> statistical jugglery, bigotry and hate-mongering.
PS : What was that law about jew slaughter, khmer rouge analogies in internet forums ?
1. 250,000 crimes are total number of crimes over a decade classified as crimes registered by dalits.
2. 1.77 million crimes total for year 2000 ONLY. I was being charitable when i calculated the percentage of crimes against dalits for a decade compared to total crimes in india for a year. When calculated over a year the percentage is even less.
3. There are 2 rows in the data that Pathmarajah provided (POA-atrocities act & PCR-civil rights act) which *might* hint towards crimes against dalits. The data (year over year) shows a marked DECREASE in 90s itself. There are problems with such classifications and special laws too but that is for a different debate. Even ignoring that, numbers under these heads are nowhere near the numbers that Pathmarajah quotes (why am i not surprised?).
In order to prove that there is a "silent war against dalits" the requirement is :
1. What is the percentage of crimes against dalits.
2. What percentage of these crimes is commited by upper-castes on dalits.
3. What percentage of crimes are commited by dalits on upper castes.
4. What is the percentage of crimes commited by dalits on dalits themselves.
5. What is the equivalent statistic when compared to others in the same economic category.
6. What is the amount of crimes per million in other countries as compared to India.
7. What is the amount of crimes per million for dalits as compared to other countries.
8. much more..
Allegations of 'genocide' are serious matter and need to be backed with solid data. Without this kind of support such claims will be treated for what they are worth -> statistical jugglery, bigotry and hate-mongering.
PS : What was that law about jew slaughter, khmer rouge analogies in internet forums ?