Can we ascertain the value of a human being?

On May 31st, CNN.IBNLIVE.COM covered a story about a dalit boy,Vinod, who was tied to a tree, humiliated,had his head shaved, beaten by a group of lawyers, irony of it all, "within the court premises".This spectacular degradation was done with much fanfare, surrounded by a jeering audience with a television camera to record this to posterity.Lawyers, who are supposed to be pillars of law and order,led this onslaught against humanity. In a world, where we have many organizations to protect the rights of animals etc, does a dalit value less than a beast?. when do we say " say when?".

for video of this heinous act, check the below link.

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/41757/debate-why-lawyers-break-all-laws.html