Vikram Buddhi case

Yet another dark Deepavali for Vikram Buddhi
By churumuri . I did not hear this before but it is a shock to see a son's suffering similar to his father's. I remember his father Subba Rao from my Tata Institute days (64-79) as a studious navy officer who used to attend several mathematics seminars in the institute. We used to talk a bit off and on, mostly because of our Telugu background. I met him again around 2002 attending a conference in Tata Institute and was surprised to hear from him all that he has gone through in the mean time. The worst seemed to be over and he was looking forward to a period of study. And now this news.
P.S. An article by the father Roxana Saberi And Vikram Buddhi – Compel A Comparison. See also the comment by the concerned indian and the links he gave:
"What we must demand is a fair trial and also, in the event that he is found guilty, a punishment that fits the crime. For this the only viable defense seems to be that he had no intention of carrying out the threats, and that he should not be singled out from among the many many people who post as bad or worse threats on the internet. Punishing him is not likely to deter others because of the sheer commonness of such online behaviour. If those who provide forums where this behaviour goes unchecked and is in fact highly encouraged, even to the point of addiction are also held responsible then perhaps it can actually be curbed.

I hope a more responsible campaign is launched to protect this young man and his family from this injustice.

See also: http://nwitimes.com/news/local/ a...cd39491024.html
http://nwitimes.com/news/local/ a...0a300bdfd7.html "
P.P.S. The story from Openthemgaazine:
http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/international/innocent-but-guilty
(via a comment in churumuri)