There have been a few people in the TV shouting matches who have spoken passionately and sought hard to dispel “rumours” that Jaanwar was not the most brutal of the lot. It is unfathomable how the level and quality of brutality is a measurable quantity. Intellectualism and liberal intention sometimes cut off the feeling function and disregard the importance of emotion. It seems to add an air of superiority. How often do you hear, “That’s an emotional reaction. Be practical.” Rarely heard in other cultures where most often being emotional is a treasured, lauded trait. Emotional Quotient is measured in job interviews. We forget that it is emotion that triggers our most important life decisions. You cannot discount the despair that the victims go through and more so of those that are left behind. So a question must be addressed to those supporting the release of Jaanwar: would your position be the same if it was your daughter?