Despite laws aimed at women’s safety, an active judiciary and the government’s commitment to their empowerment, they are forced to use social media platforms to make us aware of what they went through in the past (“#UsToo,” editorial, Oct.12). This forces us to realise that the mechanisms available are clearly not sufficient to hold the perpetrators to account. The movement should not stop at naming and shaming but move towards making the accused pay for their acts by strengthening the justice system.
Pooja Kumar,
Pune
The #MeToo movement is empowering women to step forward and take a stand against their oppressors. Shaming the men and making them a subject of public scrutiny might be a very effective tool against powerful people at a time when the judicial system has not been effective. However, to ensure that this doesn’t lead to a situation where, once you are accused on social media, you are ‘guilty unless proven innocent’, a comprehensive system for booking the culprits and delivering brisk justice to the affected is needed.
Kshitij Mani Tripathi,
Lucknow