We Indians know of the so-called ‘criminal tribes of India,’ legislatively defined and hence effectively created by the British. Once this is realised, the nature of these ‘criminal tribes’ is exposed. In short, these ‘criminal tribes’ did not simply exist; they were created by legislation that failed to take their socio-economic lifestyle into account. Instead, they legislated from a position of power — calling for violent policing — and in the process turned ordinary tribes into criminal ones. Nothing can bode worse for a country than hasty laws that create criminals on both sides of the order/crime divide.

Source: The Hindu May 13, 2017 13:18 UTC