Cow Protection Laws should be practical, not just sentimental

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Rosalie Malik wrote:

 

>How can you say that the

>government shouldnt pass laws out of sentiment? Is a total ban on cow

>slaughter sentiment? Its due to pass.

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A total ban on cow slaughter is not sentiment -- if such a law has been

formulated to address the complete realities of the situation:

 

1. There must be funding to enforce the law.

2. There must be funding and arrangements for alternative measures to

take care of old animals, who would normally be sold to slaughter.

3. There must be new job training and job placement for all the people

who previously depended on the slaughter industry to make their livelihood.

4. There must be support for small family farmers and training and

encouragement for them to use improved means of ox power. The bull

calves must be productively engaged.

 

A total ban on cow slaughter -- if such a law has been thrown together

in a slap-dash way that does not address the complete range of realities

of the situation -- is indeed sentiment.

 

Any sober person who has their eyes open, must realize that passing a

law without providing adequate means for transition, enforcement, and

implementation is simply a method of cheating naive voters.

 

What is the point of passing a law which is formulated so that its

purpose can never be realized? The purpose of it is to cheat the public

and get votes from them.

 

We see this again and again under President Bush. He passes so many

laws, such as improved education laws -- but there is no money or

structure to implement it.

 

The result is that he gets votes -- but does not provide any improvement

in education.

 

In the case of passing a sloppy cow protection law -- the results are

worse. If there is no provision for alternative job training and

employment for people who are currently in the cow slaughter industry --

the law is certain to fail. The main results of such an insincere law

will be an increase of violence between Hindus and Muslims.

 

If there are no provisions for encouraging improvements in ox power --

then Hindu farmers will sell their useless bull calves to the Muslims.

Then, when the Muslims slaughter them, they will kill the Muslims.

 

A sentimental cow protection law is an excellent means of harvesting

votes. But it is a bad method of protecting cows or promoting peace in

a country.

 

your servant,

 

Hare Krsna dasi

 

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