ThePrintPod: Cow vigilantes & those killing in name of blasphemy are alike—justify violence for ‘higher purpose’

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‘The cow vigilantes in Faridabad, who now express regret over killing a Brahmin reveal a troubling double standard—sorrow seems to hinge on the victim’s identity. Their statements make it sound as though the loss would have been more acceptable if the victim had been a Muslim. This perverse reasoning reveals a great deal about the mentality that is at work, which values some lives more than others. This murder is a chilling reminder that violence, once justified in the name of a cause, can easily spread its net to ensnare anyone in its path,’ says Amana Begam Ansari in her column.----more----https://theprint.in/opinion/cow-vigilante-blasphemy-murders-are-two-sides-of-the-same-coin-we-need-policing-reform-now/2254837/