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SRK

Nitajk — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:52:11 -0500

Snigdha, I feel something else must have happened, because he seemed really upset. Maybe it was the he was talked to or something. Anyway, I do not support him on this issue although I do sympathise. I mean he felt bad, and well anyone who is treated like royalty here would feel bad. But I guess he has learnt something in life, knows what it feels like to be ordinary. I think this should help him in his profession. Anyway, I think our Indian security needs to improve drastically. All the VIP should be thoroughly checked. Unfortunately in India it is not just the VIP who get through, but also their families. For eg, Robert Vadra, Priyanka's husband sails through! I wonder why!!

Nita

Which is what makes it odd...

snigdhasen — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:46:24 -0500

SRK. If this was anybody else, I wouldn't have bothered. But SRK has never shown this side of his character. So it was strange.
At the same time, if the immigration procedure was indeed skewed -- he says he still doesn't understand why they hadn't used his fingerprint and retina scan for identification -- then there may be more to the story.

One blog comment I read made sense -- this guy pointed out that it may have gone both ways: an immigration officer needling a well-known star for the heck of it and a star with bruised ego reacting to it.

As you said, we may never know, Msumana.

Meanwhile, hopefully, our celebrities and political VIPs have got a taste of what people think of their attitudes and the country's own security system.

You are right"it simply

msumana — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:34:25 -0500

You are right"it simply isn't worth a post"- as when it comes to celebrities you never know what really happened.... and in India they are so used to get exclusive treatments that a little common people like treattment makes them throw tantrums. But, yes in favor of SRK i have never read of him using his Muslim identity to get attention......

Never mind.

deva — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:58:23 -0500

I see that you're invested in Taser International yourself, selling them from your site. That explains a lot, and probably means you won't take my comment too seriously. Well, I hope that you'll do some research. I have serious doubts as to whether a Taser qualifies as a "non-lethal, self defense product".

Tasers?!

deva — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:54:10 -0500

I don't mean to be too belligerent here, but why on earth would you carry a Taser with you while traveling? And is this line ("Avoid being stopped by local police in different cities") meant to suggest that if the local laws forbid your "self defense product" you should bring it anyway, concealed?

You may have lenient laws in the US, but the least you can do is respect other countries' views on weapons. There are currently numerous investigations ongoing in Canada into the deaths of roughly 20 people who were Tasered while in police custody (for minor crimes) and died as a result. There are also investigations into Taser International's habit of giving stock options to high-ranking police officials to keep them quiet. Up here, Tasers are increasingly viewed as tools of police murder and brutality, not as "self defense products."

Tasers kill. If you want to risk killing a drug addict (among the most vulnerable to Taser-induced death, when they're high, because of accelerated heart rate) because he makes a creepy comment on the subway, that's yours to live with. But do it on your own side of the border.