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Rape and Retribution: Perspectives on Justice || Interview with Acharya Prashant (2019)
Acharya Prashant
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Justice
Individual Consciousness
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Materialism
Consumerism
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Crime and Punishment
Self-Observation
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses the recurring issue of sexual assault and crime in society, arguing that the common approaches to justice are fundamentally flawed. He identifies three superficial levels of response: blaming the individual offender, blaming the system (police and judiciary), and blaming culture or social attitudes. He asserts that while these approaches have varying degrees of insight, they all share a common failure: they allow the observer to avoid self-reflection by pointing the finger at someone else. This externalization of blame serves as a way for individuals to absolve themselves of responsibility and avoid facing their own internal tendencies that contribute to a criminal ecosystem.