The scene began with Hindus raiding the slum young Jamal called home and starting to kill people at random because they were Muslim. They even killed Jamal's mother. Then Jamal, his brother Salim, and their acquaintance Latika, ran away. At first, they went to a crowd of policemen playing cards, but received no help and were told to go away. They then must make their own way through the mayhem, and the police do nothing, even when they see the attack. This not only demonstrates how easily raids can happen, but it also shows the corruption of the police. Though they could see it happening, right before their eyes the officers did nothing about it. Instead, they just allowed the citizens to fight for themselves, and watch people they love die. This corruption wasn't just focused on India, either, but the idea was brought to the attention of the world when this movie was
The scene began with Hindus raiding the slum young Jamal called home and starting to kill people at random because they were Muslim. They even killed Jamal's mother. Then Jamal, his brother Salim, and their acquaintance Latika, ran away. At first, they went to a crowd of policemen playing cards, but received no help and were told to go away. They then must make their own way through the mayhem, and the police do nothing, even when they see the attack. This not only demonstrates how easily raids can happen, but it also shows the corruption of the police. Though they could see it happening, right before their eyes the officers did nothing about it. Instead, they just allowed the citizens to fight for themselves, and watch people they love die. This corruption wasn't just focused on India, either, but the idea was brought to the attention of the world when this movie was