Right to Kill & Right to Bury

Many people debate two things these days.

One is the xenophobic suggestion by a Television journalist of having the right to kill one segment of the society and the other is to have the same segment’s rightful burial rites.

First thing first I cannot endorse and or approve if anyone advocates killing and or condoning such brutal advocacies.

Now to the second issue of whether someone should be able to bury a dead body according to their own believes.

Yes, they should not be denied that under normal circumstances and otherwise it will be a case of suppressing someone’s religious freedom.

However, having said that let me add that this situation of CORONA virus causing havoc cannot be considered as a normal situation when the whole world (except China of course and many know the reason why as well) is battling this deadly virus spread.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a world body and represented by almost all nations in the world and they have come up with some recommendation on how to handle and disposing of a body of a person died due to this deadly virus infection.

And based on those recommendations, the Sri Lankan government has issued instructions accordingly.

A few politicians have objected to those recommendations simply because some conditions therein are violating their usual burial rites.

And let me be honest that I am not a religious scholar so I deal with things using my common sense.

This is a world crisis situation and what is important and has to adhere is to are to the systems created with the notion of “Good for All Mankind” and not one segment of the society in mind.

All crises are dealt with differently.

Those who profess, advocate and endorse even to have their own burial rights no matter what the prevailing situation is should be reminded that it is not acceptable and tolerated anymore by the majority who believe that the recommendations are for the benefit of all mankind and they too are part of the big picture.

Either comply voluntarily or the authorities will force to comply.

Same goes with those who advocate killing.

Either keep your inner feelings to yourself than creating disharmony in society.

Or the authorities will have to step in and deal with it too.

I am not a legal expert too, so I will keep it this simple not knowing what entails such xenophobic vitriols.

Ps.

The sad thing about our so-called professionals is that they don't have the shame of going back on their own words a few days later.

Now they say that the WHO recommends burying is another acceptable way of disposing of a body of a person who had died due to the Corona infection.

Then, in the first place, why did you opposed to it and waited till some discord in the society to check the proper details.

My initial reaction when I read their retracement was to take down this post totally but later I decided instead to add a further note to it or otherwise, it will not be fair to those who patronize and read my blog often.

As far as the xenophobic comment made, some still try to defend him by saying that he did not use the very word KILL.

Yes, I fully agree with that but what he really meant was to HARM and that too is in no way acceptable in this century.

We are now not living in an era, where killing (or read beating) someone because they do not fit into our (perfect) way of thinking, is acceptable.