Of Pesky Profs, Playful Students and Provocative Porn!

Last week, I was schocked after reading this, in fact, whole world read about the what happened in Anna University hostel. Professors who raided the hostels caught four students with porn VCD. No, I was not shocked at students watching or carrying porn VCDs, rather at the short sighted acts of a few professors, who are pulling the University back to stone age in the name of culture and moral. Moral policing is at its peak, following imposition of dress codes, ban on cell phone across the campuses including hostels.
It is very normal for guys of that age to watch porn movies (though it is illegal in our country to circulate porn). And, more than the legal standpoint, We are always known to flout rules and regulations and do somethings that we shouldn't. Looking at it from another perspective, there is no logic in keeping porn illegal and here is where we have to talk about legal reforms.

The English, who ruled us for close to 300 years enacted some laws duing their rule. More than 50 years after they have left, we are yet to make any modifications to them (to suit the modern times) whereas, in the intermediate time, UK has made amendments to many of its laws which empower their citizens a lot, at the same time, keeping the crime levels in control. Universities in the US, inclusive of the Ivy league dons, bring out magazines to satisfy the basic instincts of humanity. (For eg. Boston's Boink, Harvard's H Bomb) Here, in Anna University, where professors still live in cocoons built in stone age, dictate students what they should and what they should not do. They would better do research or further specialisation in their field instead of these retrogade moves!! Progress through knowledge or Regress through Insanity?