Serves him right. Review on Salman Khan

Salman Khan is back in news for a wrong reason . He has been severely punished for killing an endangered species. And Salman Khan is involved in not one but three cases, involving the killing of three chinkaras and two blackbucks.

Why does someone who's a social role model and rich beyond imagination, and therefore having everything he needs, have to commit the heinous crime of pushing endangered animals towards extinction?

I think that this punishment serves him right because if we allow the Salman Khans to get away with it, what argument can we use against ordinary poachers, who may be dependent on this banned activity for a living?

Sunil Shetty and Mahesh Bhatt believes Salman does not deserve the flak he is getting from our Government for shooting a buck when so many get off Scot free for taking human lives.I strongly disagree here.

Take Jessica Lal case for example which underlined how social and political clout can distort the prosecution of crimes.

The accused was set free on account of lack of evidence . Even though there were 200 people present when she was shot nobody was ready to become a witness . Those who did testify backed out during the trial. So how can we expect justice from the law when the citizens are not co-operating.

In the Salman Khan case the difference was made by the tenacity of the Bishnois, a community which believes in the sanctity of animal life and provided the crucial evidence that nailed Salman.

Unfortunately no witnesses with a corresponding faith on the sanctity of human life could be found for Jessica, nor could the prosecution machinery do its job.

The sentence handed to Salman sends out two messages, both welcome and overdue. One, the law looks seriously at violation of laws that protect wildlife.

Two, we are not a society of lords and serfs, with some people deemed above the law