In a viral video, a woman makes a child urinate in a coconut shell and throws it on the road. This incident has sparked a debate on civic sense, while some people are calling it a conspiracy to defame someone or a ‘shaming’ video.
Social Desk: In today’s digital age, with a smartphone in hand, even small incidents go viral across the world in the blink of an eye. But, there are some videos which force us to think in which direction the civic sense of our society is going. At present, one such strange and shocking video has become a matter of great debate on social media.
What is the matter after all?
In the video going viral, a woman uses the coconut shell left after drinking coconut water as a ‘mobile toilet’. She makes her child urinate in the same shell. Then, instead of throwing the shell in a dustbin, she casually throws it out of a moving car onto the road. Someone captured this entire incident in his camera and posted it on social media. Now after watching this video, netizens are angrily asking, ‘Is this the civic sense of our country?’
What message is being sent by the viral video?
Many people sharing this video are expressing their displeasure over the lack of cleanliness in public places. People say that how right is it to spread filth like this in front of someone’s house or shop? Is this kind of behavior becoming common in society? Many people have complained that despite campaigns like Swachh Bharat, there has been no change in the mindset of people and this incident is living proof of it.
Twist in the tale: Is this a conspiracy to defame someone?
However, a separate debate has also erupted on this video. In the comment section, some people are raising questions on the maker of the video. One user wrote, ‘This video may be misleading and half true. It is possible that where the woman threw the shell, there was already a heap of garbage or a dustbin was kept. Tarnishing a woman’s reputation by posting such videos without doing a thorough investigation is tantamount to defamation.
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Some people have tagged institutions like NCIB (National Crime Investigation Bureau) and demanded that the authenticity of such videos should be investigated. Now the question is also being raised whether this is really a case of lack of civic sense or is it a ‘shaming’ video made to defame the people walking on the road?
Civic sense and responsibility of social media
Whatever the case, it is the duty of every citizen to maintain cleanliness in public places. Also, the discussion on whether it is right to publicly humiliate someone by making a video in the name of correcting someone’s mistake is also gaining momentum. Overall, this one incident has given rise to a new debate on both cleanliness and responsible use of social media.