turbine, ok i concede that i should not be shocked about this turn of event because humans make mistakes. and i am not. but the point i have been unsuccessfully trying to drive home is: do you honestly believe this 'murder' was a 'mistake' ? i see a big disconnect here. i'm not trying to absolve sankaracharya at all. hell, if you ask me, if he is guilty i think he should be put on a 'shuli', poetic justice vedic style. but that's for the court to decide if it finds him guilty. all i'm doing is wondering why Turbine is even using the word 'human mistake' in relation to a case that involves cold murder? & hurray, i have heard that 'he is a human first' line one too many times. i do not take comfort in cliches like that. god knows what sankaracharya is first, or what he is last. but i think right now, sankaracharya is an alleged murderer first and foremost. enuf said.