Security and liberty mash up.

Is anything ever justified?

I was there sitting on my couch having the T.V remote in one hand and my mobile in the other. Flicking through different news channels looking for something breaking *I like to keep myself updated*.So I tuned in to Times Now. Mostly preferred news channel by the youth, I think the main reason behind this is that it’s very trendy with all its #hastags and also it is highly active on social websites. SO I started paying attention to the T.V keeping my phone away. It was a panel discussion. Most of them are mostly panel discussions .The news was about some guidelines being proposed in Bengaluru by somebody either government or University level on keeping track on the college students and their whereabouts. I didn't get the name of the body which got this idea of implementing such guidelines as I missed the starting part of the discussion.
So anyway the entire idea of furnishing and implementing such guidelines sounded completely ridiculous to me, not because I am also a college student but also because it is against our fundamental Rights and also because as an Adult it frustrates me to know that we can’t be entrusted with the responsibility of taking care of ourselves. 
Some may rubbishes my frustration by saying that in these times it is better to adopt the precautionary measures than waiting for something bad to happen. But, still does it give people to put certain restrictions for sake of our security. I completely agree with the majority's point of view that keeping in mind the scenario of the present state and the increase in number of crimes committed against women one should be cautious. But does that mean our liberties should be compromised?
We are not talking about school kids where we have our teachers to keep the parents well informed about their deeds. We are talking about college students. Young adults. We don't go to college just to study. We have various "extra curricular activities" for which we count for. And amidst all this it’s completely outrageous when you think what's next? Are they going to digitally tag us or what? Our basic human rights are being violated. And all people say that they are doing this to protect us from the big bad things in this big bad world. Seriously?
To me it appears that they are trying to find a lame ass reason to snoop on us or tag us. And the most ridiculous thing that many of the panellists were stressing on the point that it should be both boys and girls who should be brought under these guidelines and not only girls. I feel that it's understood that if ever anything like this is implemented its going for the boys too. Such things are not to be said.
The panel was divided into three different groups. One who similarly thinks like me and said that the complete idea is ridiculous and is against our right to freedom. The second group comprises of those who had a more orthodox approach to this idea. Said that SMS alert to the parents about their child’s where about won’t harm anyone. And the third group comprises of the "moderates" as I like to call them.
They are the one who pick some pros from one side and some pros from the other side. Make a mesh mash and present it in the most diplomatic way possible. For me their views were the most fascinating to have a critical view on it. One gentleman tried to put the whole thing as "pretty thing with sugar on top" point of view. He said that "It's not about taking away the liberties, it’s about providing security."To me this statement was screwed up. How is one supposed to be liberal if the person has to live with certain restrictions? To be liberal is to be free. Free with no restrictions of any kind or what so. People may say that security comes with a price. And If giving away certain liberties is the price for that security, I would rather choose to thrive and give away my security than giving away those liberties.

Because for me, there can’t be a mash up of both the things. If ever there may exist a symbiotic relation of these two unless or until we don't have a proper bifurcation for them it won’t work for us. And they will seize to exist in a highly volatile and unstable relation. This may never be justified to anyone.

Like most of the panellist who tried to justify their stand. Some one or the else had some questions up their sleeves to put a question mark on their whole justification. This made me wonder. Is anything ever justified? #FoodForThought.

So keeping this thought in my mind I asked my mother frankly about what were her points regarding this issue.
And to my surprise she said that certain regulations won’t harm anyone. I always thought of her to be very liberal women.
 So I asked her whether she approves of the idea that college kids being snooped on. To this she replied "I don't Object on your kids roaming around or going somewhere else on pretext of going to your college. Unless you have the accountability and the responsibility and also are mature enough of taking care of you and your peers.

 And also there should be no reason for us to not to  know about your whereabouts because I think it gives certain sense of satisfaction to us as parents to know that are kids are safe, because it is natural to become paranoid for us when we read of all the crimes happening in the city. Certain space should definitely be given to you guys, but we should also be careful about the amount of space given to you. Excess of everything is not good too."

Honestly her words gave me more sense of closure than anything that any of the panelists said on that discussion. She justified her stand completely and for a change I didn't have anything to counter question her and I felt good about it. After all that what matters.