'Drowned' Brampton girl - the Indian connection
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Posted on: 23-06-05 11:29:05
There’s been a story in the news for the past 2 days about a 3 year old Brampton girl who died earlier in the week. The family said that she had ‘drowned in an inflatable backyard pool’, while a neighbour who performed CPR said that the child was dry. An investigation that is underway indicates that the child’s back was broken and the case is now with homicide.
Indications are that the family is ‘desi’.
We have a few people on this board that get on their high horses in regards to ‘Indian culture’. Wondering if these sorts of occurences are also a part of that 'culture'.
The story from today’s Toronto Star follows:
BOB MITCHELL
STAFF REPORTER
Peel homicide officers are now probing the death of a 3-year-old Brampton girl, a tragedy initially reported as an accidental drowning in a backyard pool.
Police won't say how the young girl died, but sources have told the Toronto Star that the child's back was broken.
Family members were questioned extensively over the past two days about the death in a home on Rockrose Dr. in the Bramalea Rd.-Bovaird Dr. area.
Sources said homicide detectives became involved yesterday afternoon following an autopsy at the Sick Kids hospital. Results haven't been released.
Yesterday, yellow police tape cordoned off the semi-detached home for the second consecutive day and a police officer guarded the residence. There were no signs of any family members.
Forensic investigators spent much of Tuesday inside the home. Peel police officers questioned neighbours yesterday and also spent time inside.
Emergency personnel rushed to the home Tuesday morning after receiving a 911 call indicating that a child had drowned in a backyard inflatable pool.
Police said a relative living in the residence brought the unconscious child to a neighbour's house where the 911 call was made just before 9:40 a.m. The girl was rushed to Peel Memorial Hospital, but she couldn't be resuscitated.
The neighbour told reporters that the relative never mentioned anything about the child drowning. The neighbour added the girl was "totally dry."
Although neighbours said the young girl had a twin brother, police said the boy was a cousin. Another older child also lives in the home. Police said the dead girl's father lives in India.
So, what pins this down on Indian Culture?
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Orginally posted by crenshaw
We have a few people on this board that get on their high horses in regards to ‘Indian culture’. Wondering if these sorts of occurences are also a part of that 'culture'.
Two questions Crenshaw:
1. Do you consider such instances are part of culture or not?
2. If the incidence is part of culture, which culture would you put it as?
These are plain and simple quetions where you are asked to answer and substantiate - give a very straight forward answer and if possible, back it up with documented evidence of culture - or call it your opinion - but please DO NOT DIGRESS from the question.
A third question, which I agree is not so simple to answer is - WHAT IN YOUR OPINION IS CULTURE AND DOES EVERYONE HAVE A CULTURE TO BELONG TO?
Chandresh
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Chandresh
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Why the talk of digressing?
I don't believe it is a part of any culture. However, when a child in a Canadian family died due to the mother's negligence, one member thought that was representative of 'such people and such society'. Many of you appeared to agree, or perhaps if you disagreed you didn't voice your opinion with the speed with which you have responded to this post.
http://canadiandesi.com/read.php?TID=5224&page=1#27011
Therefore the question, is this part of 'Indian culture'?
Perhaps, Chandresh, you should answer this question, instead of digressing from the topic!
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Orginally posted by crenshaw
I don't believe it is a part of any culture. However, when a child in a Canadian family died due to the mother's negligence,
We still dont know what it is.
Mothers negligence, rape by the other emembers of the family, plain homicide etc....At least wait for it.
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Therefore the question, is this part of 'Indian culture'?
The incident happened in Canada...If I go ahead and say that there is some "canadian" influence in this...It would sound as absurd.
Lastly, you never had a good word about India, so why blame others for being so black and white about eveything.
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Orginally posted by mercury6
Lastly, you never had a good word about India, so why blame others for being so black and white about eveything.
.......and you never have a good word about Canada, why blame someone else for being 'black and white about it?'
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Orginally posted by crenshaw
.......and you never have a good word about Canada, why blame someone else for being 'black and white about it?'
oh, I have....many times....
I have said at other places that India doesnt even come close to Canada in so many areas. And I am saying right now I like a lot of things in Canada or generally North America. In many ways I dont find a difference between USA and Canada. So those things I liked in US and which are present in Canada, I like.
IT will take me quite some time to dig up those comments...but This thread is still current.
http://www.canadiandesi.com/read.php?TID=1562&page=6
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