Is Trump responsible for this hate crime?
The killing of Indian national Srinivas Kuchibhotla in Kansas is a shocking news. This gives rise to the question whether foreigners
and immigrants in America are safe. This
is clearly a “hate crime”
The event occurred at a bar in Kansas City. The shooter was U.S. military veteran Adam
Purinton. The killer yelled, “Get
out of my country,” before shooting. Does
this incident have anything to do with President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant
actions? Trump’s administration should
have condemned this act of violence more explicitly. There should be some kind of common-sense gun control reforms. This is
a case of racist xenophobia
Whereas it is undoubtedly necessary for Trump administration
to strongly denounce the unfortunate murder of an Indian engineer by a drunkard
ex-navy personal on racial ground, it is wrong to put the entire blame for this
murder on Trump's policies towards immigration. One must not forget that Trump
represents an ideological political undercurrent in US society as he is a
genuinely & democratically elected president and not a military general
having captured power through some coup.
One should appreciate the attempt made by Ian Grillot, an
American, who attacked the gunman and risked his own life to save the Indians. In India it is more common to see people
walk away and ignore the bleeding victims as though it is none of their
business. In Kansas the police responded quickly, the criminal was charged with
first degree premeditated murder and the bystanders helped the victims the best
they could.
In an increasingly populous and highly crowded world, where
socio-economic conditions seem to boil over, with each nation trying to solve
own problems of prosperity juxtaposed with unemployment and Global warming, the
happening in the most developed nation/ democracy of the world cannot be brushed
aside merely as so-called "hate crime". Probably, this is an event
that tells us more about the things awaiting to happen in times ahead.
The new concept of Globalization that began in the Nineties
seems to create more of socio-economic and environmental problems than actual
improvements. Human stress seems to have increased in unison with the said
Globalization.
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