The India gang-rape and murder of a student on November 21 , 2012 sparked outrage . Many Indian are calling for harsher punishments or death penalty for convicted rapists . Guruswamy says the death penalty is not the solution to the problem . There is no question that the country 's women deserve much better legal protection , but the death penalty is not the answer . Ananth Guruswamy says that execution `` would just perpetuate the cycle of violence ''
The India gang-rape and murder of a student on November 21 , 2012 sparked outrage . Many Indian are calling for harsher punishments or death penalty for convicted rapists . Guruswamy says the death penalty is not the solution to the problem . Ananth Guruswamy says that execution `` would just perpetuate the cycle of violence ''