The police in Bydgoszcz stopped a 46-year-old female and a 34-year-old man on Tuesday 18 August in an attack on a 14-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy from Ukraine. The female heard the charges. It's a test whether the state can defend children and public order without political theatre.
Detention following notification of 14 August
Provincial Police Command in Bydgoszcz given on Xthat 2 people who may have had a connection with the Friday 14 August event were detained. This is about attacking siblings from Ukraine in the area of Bydgoszcz station. According to the subsequent update of Polish Radio PiK, a 46-year-old female heard allegations of national insults, violations of physical immunity of a insignificant and harm to property. A 34-year-old man was questioned as a witness.
The issue is serious due to the fact that it concerns children and force in public. There's no area for street courts, tribal hysteria, or online record. There are state authorities, evidence and the work of a peculiar individual if the charges are confirmed. The Polish right should be clear: the safety of Poles, guests and children in Poland requires hard enforcement, not approval for aggression.
What was to happen in Bydgoszcz according to the report
He was the first to inform the General Consulate of Ukraine in Gdańsk. According to a diplomatic account, the children were to be challenged and intimidated, and 1 of the attackers was to twist the child's hand. The Interii material besides states that a toy drone was broken and was thrown with fragments in the boy, causing scratches. Children's wellness is not in danger.
Police are besides investigating a possible national crime. According to Article 257 Criminal Code, the public insult of a individual on grounds of nationality or violation of his immunity for specified a reason may consequence in a punishment of up to 3 years imprisonment. So this is not a dispute over opinion. It's a substance of public policy and protection of the weak.
Tusk hit a point, though the case requires a cool head
Donald Tusk called the attack on children an anti-Polish action before the government gathering and turned to those prosecuted in this case. Polsat News cited his informing that it would be better if they reported to the police. In this case, the Prime Minister was right about the point: the impact on children, the more children looking for safety in Poland, disgraces the simple Polish hospitality.
However, this does not mean that the government can cover its own mistakes in politics towards migration, benefits, labour marketplace or relations with Kiev. O Donald Tusk's government policy You gotta talk hard. The cost of aid, privileges and national interest, too. But a political dispute ends where an adult raises his hand on a child.
Poland's state of affairs begins with order
The war in Ukraine, the mass presence of citizens of this country in Poland and social fatigue are facts. Poles have the right to ask about the limits of assistance, the integrity of the system, the burden of public services and the safety of their families. This is simply a average debate in a sovereign state. However, it must not be turned into aggression against circumstantial people, especially minors.
A country that wants to be taken seriously must separate between 2 things: criticism of politics and force against man. The first is simply a citizen's right. The second is for the police and the D.A.'s office. That is why the case with Bydgoszcz is more crucial than the local incident. It shows whether Polish institutions can respond quickly, without selectivity and without propaganda.
Hospitality hates realism
National realism is not about pretending that there are no hard topics between Poles and Ukrainians. There are. There is Volyn, there is historical memory, there are benefits, the labour marketplace and the question of how long Poland is to bear the costs of the war conducted beyond the east border. This is why the war in Ukraine and region security must go hand in hand with guarding the Polish business.
But the Polish business does not request a fight with children on the playground. He needs law, border control, sound social policy and courage to talk to Kiev and Brussels. Who turns political anger into assault on minors, does not defend Poland. It harms her good name, street safety and the seriousness of the state.
Source: Polsat News, Interia, Polish Radio PiK, KWP in Bydgoszcz.
Source: Polsat News
