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    "id": 696201,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Sunjeev",
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        "legal_name": "Sunjeev Kour Birdi",
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    "content": "I would like to say that there is no religion that preaches things that are out of the ordinary. They all preach the same things like believing in one God, loving our neighbours and all the normal things. I think the problem here is: How does one fear doing the wrong thing? For example, how do I fear my elders? How do I fear doing the wrong thing? If that thing is not there, then we are missing the point. If that practical thing is not there, then we are missing the point. Chaplains could come every morning or as the system will allow, once a week or whatever they will propose. It waits to be seen. This is a collective effort. It goes down to the teachers, parents, the head teachers and the children as well. What is really shocking - and we have had these discussions in various circles at home and even in my social circles - is the state of mind of a child who can go ahead and burn a school and still think that he or she is okay with it. How can a child be okay with going to burn down a school? What is the state of mind of that child? What is the state of the environment in that school where those things are going on? Nobody can get up and say that they know the person who did it. There is fear of one person saying: “I know what is wrong but I cannot get up and say what is wrong because I fear being pinned down and pointed at.” So, this is the state of our society that we will live in. It boils down to indiscipline. What I would also like to say is we need to have a society where we can maintain dignity. If somebody can look at me in the eye and say that I have done nothing wrong and mean it with absolute dignity with no other problems, then we will be able to say that we live in a society where we fear each other and we are moving towards a common goal and common good. I went to Loreto Convent Msongari and all through my years as a student, we had nuns who were our teachers. As children, we feared our teachers. We feared having nail polish on our nails and doing things that are not supposed to be done. However, with modern day technology and children having accessibility to modern day technology, that system of running amok needs to be checked from home by our society, preachers, leaders and every one of us. Once again, as I really want to support this Motion, I am holding back because you cannot enforce discipline on the children when they do not know the main cause behind it. They will still run amok and do the same thing. With that, I rest my case. Thank you very much."
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