Kindness is indeed a privilege! That is a shift in perspective for me. Thank you
I’ve had experiences in airports and seaports that had me feel not any better than a piece of paper; you exist only because of a paper. The colour of your skin helps; Or not.
So terribly sad and yet, so terribly unsurprising that this is the way governments across the world treat law-abiding people. The slapping by the policeman brought to mind a Kashmiri friend's similar experience IN Kashmir. Imagine walking down the street in your own city and getting slapped for no reason by a policeman drunk on the power of the state. 'Infuriating' does not begin to cover it.
I find it funny when people talk about trusting the police. Even in a city like Bombay in the middle of a privileged life you learned quite young that govts, police and courts are best avoided unless you can buy them.
After a long long time, I felt sad that such things are happening across the world and so called human rights are not there for humans who need them most.
May be all refugees are not ruffians. But grew may be the cause why the world looks at them differently.
Kindness is indeed a privilege! That is a shift in perspective for me. Thank you
I’ve had experiences in airports and seaports that had me feel not any better than a piece of paper; you exist only because of a paper. The colour of your skin helps; Or not.
Yes! Sometime I feel like This whole system of passports and visas is designed to keep people out rather than let people in…
So terribly sad and yet, so terribly unsurprising that this is the way governments across the world treat law-abiding people. The slapping by the policeman brought to mind a Kashmiri friend's similar experience IN Kashmir. Imagine walking down the street in your own city and getting slapped for no reason by a policeman drunk on the power of the state. 'Infuriating' does not begin to cover it.
Absolutely. It's even worse that they're being treated like this by their own countrymen!
I find it funny when people talk about trusting the police. Even in a city like Bombay in the middle of a privileged life you learned quite young that govts, police and courts are best avoided unless you can buy them.
After a long long time, I felt sad that such things are happening across the world and so called human rights are not there for humans who need them most.
May be all refugees are not ruffians. But grew may be the cause why the world looks at them differently.
If you judge many from few for one group, and not for the group you are a part of - that’s what racism is, no?