Teacher to the world.

"CCTV: Why do so many Indians love surveillance?" asked the BBC. "There are more than 1.5 million security cameras across 15 cities in India, according to Comparitech a UK based cyber security and privacy research firm." "Citizens believe they help reduce crime - though some studies show they are more useful in solving crimes than preventing them - but civil liberties groups warn of the perils of mass surveillance." "In Indore, where the cameras per 1,000 people was the highest, the crime index - the estimated overall level of crime in the city - was slightly higher than in Kozhikode in Kerala which had a mere 0.5 cameras per 100,000 people." Indians have little faith in the police who are controlled by politicians and act as their private militias. But what if cameras protect against the police?  "When sleuths of the National Investigating Agency suddenly descended on human rights defender and school teacher Abdul Wahid Shaikh's house on October 11," "He had been monitoring the three CCTV cameras that are installed on the front and rear of his house." "When the policemen discovered the CCTV cameras outside his house, they began hitting it with their batons, destroying one of them mounted right over the door." The Wire. Police officers deliberately vandalising private property! "In his speeches over the years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken about India taking on a leadership role in global affairs as 'vishwa guru' (teacher to the world), given its population and scale of economy." TIE. Even if we want to teach the world, what if the world is seriously unimpressed and does not want to learn from us? The Wire. "Press freedom has gone from 'problematic' to 'very bad', with the country slipping 11 ranks in the World Press Freedom Index, an analysis released by Reporters Without Borders." HT. The Supreme Court agrees. "Unchecked powers with the investigating agencies to search and seize digital devices during probes is not only 'very, very dangerous' but also impacts the privacy of individuals, the Supreme Court said." HT. Will they listen? Not a chance. "It was to deal with these and related problems that the Supreme Court gave a historic judgement on September 22, 2006, directing state governments to set up three new institutions," and "Complaints Authority to ensure a higher level of accountability by the police. Besides, it prescribed a transparent procedure for the selection of the director general of police," wrote Prakash Singh. They will never do it because they and their families will end up in prison. "The Supreme Court has issued welcome guidelines to monitor the speedy disposal of cases against Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) who stay above the law even after committing heinous crimes." DH. Will the criminals be finally made to pay? Not a chance. That's why they control the police who will lose all the evidence. If the police messed up the evidence in the murder of 19 women and girls (HT) what hope is there that they will actually help convict their masters? Surveillance, fake arrests, police brutality, protection of crony crooks, corrupting institutions of governance (TW), and unending mendacious bombast. We are vishwa guru already.