Letter to the Hoot: The Mattoo sentencing

IN Opinion | 01/11/2006

Is justice only for the higher ups or those who are "blessed" enough to get the apparent media Midas touch?

All throughout the day I watched news channels giving themselves a pat on the back for a job well done and how media has played such an important role (emphasis added) in ensuring justice in this case. But what about the bigger picture. I understand there are many who have been grossly wronged, who would not ever receive even a semblance of justice in his or her life.

By being jubilant over what I can safely call a minuscule victory, delayed due to judicial lethargy, only because the media chose to emphasize this case (and a few others) would be an insult to those who yearn for their rights. Would this case have reached its logical conclusion if it was not a high profile case?

Is justice only for the higher ups or those who are ?blessed? enough to get the apparent media Midas touch?

Hemant Morajkar,Borivli, MumbaiOctober 30, 2006

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