Raping & Child Abuse

In recent days it was a common news about child abuse, raped and killed. Those news broke the heart of people into small pieces. When people saw those news what they thought was rapist must be punished, rapist must be killed, rapist must be hanged, rapist must be punished as in middle east (those very people criticize the same law before and after). As usual media used those news to increase the rating of their channels by broadcasting the news in a dramatic way other than a news.

But among those who tries to find out the real reason behind all those things. The first reason to child abuse and child raping is parents.. They must be keen about their own child and they must do everything to save their child. Rapist use the points that parents loose. But as good parents they must take care of their children as their eyes. In most of the cases half of the blame must goes to the parents.

What are the reasons a rapist tends to rape a girl? The main reason for that is lack of sexual education in Sri lanka. Yes it is true when we go through the text books there are lessons about the sex, but the problem is how many teachers teach those lessons in the class room. Other problem is whether the content is enough. Definitely content is not enough, because only teaching about reproductive system child won't get a clear idea about the sex and sex life. It is true there are limitations for those ages. But this education system must teach the child how to control their sexual feelings and how to treat opposite sex as friends, sisters and brothers. Without teaching those sexual education won't be completed. 

The leaders of religion, what have they done to develop the thinking of the people? Accept that they are teaching all the other nonsense and putting germs into heads of the people. Not all, but the small group who are doing this get attraction of media and they ultimately make a big effect on the society. Yes that is true their are youth programs conduct by temples and churches. But is their any plan to attract the majority of youth to those programs? I think not. Without those things how can we develop the good thinking of the society? The heart, emotions are cleaned by a religion. Just protecting the traditions, there is no any benefit on society. While addressing the youth there must be programs to attract the old people who lives away from churches and temples to attract to them. Without doing those things we can't expect a society without any danger to a girl. In the past people say a woman/girl can walk from Dewndarathuduwa to Peduruthuduwa along wearing gold. Nothing will happen to her. That discipline was developed in the people by the influence of temple. But now people are not close to temples and churches. And there disciplines have washed away.

These are the two main reasons. There are other reasons but those reasons will be nothing if these two are corrected. Hope these will be corrected soon.