A week of fear in Polish schools. Police stopped over 190 people

The balance of the large operation conducted after a series of attacks and threats is impressive: 192 detainees and 155 secured dangerous items. The movie was expected to origin fear. Police reached a 16-year-old on October 9, 16-year-old Krakow region published on 1 of the social platforms a movie depicting a dangerous situation. She added a signature to the video indicating where the threat would appear. According to the Malopolska police, the movie was to give emergence to the belief that the lives and wellness of students of 1 of the schools were at risk. Officers have determined the recording's author. She's been detained. A 16-year-old female heard 2 charges concerning criminal acts: related to the false alarm and public promotion of banned ideologies. The police did not give details of the second charge. due to the fact that a insignificant is detained, the household court will decide her fate. Her case shows that the services respond not only to physical incidents in schools. There were besides films, threats and alarming posts published on the Internet. 192 detainees and 155 dangerous itemsA scale of fresh events shows data presented by the Ministry of abroad Affairs. Police reported 482 incidents in which there was suspicion of a criminal offence. 192 people were detained and 68 materials went to household courts. 106 criminal proceedings were initiated, and officers secured 155 dangerous items. 56 people were placed in care facilities or temporary detention. The proceedings concern, among others, criminal threats, calls for crimes, false alarms, notifications of non-existent threats and the vulnerability of another persons to danger. The scale of the operation itself was unprecedented. The authoritative communication of the Ministry of abroad Affairs speaks of sending over 90 000 police officers to action and carrying out 160 000 inspections. During the summary of the action, the chief commander of police gave an even newer balance sheet – over 102,000 officers active and 187 1000 checks. Police: there is no evidence of a nationwide "challenge"After a series of events, there have been suspicions that any cases may be the consequence of an online "challenge" or coordinated action. Service didn't confirm that. The head of the Ministry of abroad Affairs Marcin Kierwiński informed that there were no indications that the tragic events were coordinated or jointly planned. Nor has the existence of a nationwide online “challenge” or the inspiration of specified activities by external groups been confirmed. At the same time, the net remains under service observation. The government had previously reported on network monitoring, including accounts and content that could mimic erstwhile events. The police do not vanish from MSWiA schools, but this does not mean the end of activities. Police officers are to proceed to be present in schools and their surroundings and cooperate with the directors of the facilities. The nature of the action will change. In addition to patrols and interventions, expanding emphasis is to be placed on prevention, training and discussion with students. After a week in which thousands of police officers watched schools, the state is moving on to the next stage. But the case of a 16-year-old detainee shows that besides an online “joke” suggesting an attack on the school may consequence in police intervention and a case before a court of law. Survey: more than half of Poles misjudge safety at schoolsThe police scale of the operation is well in tune with social sentiments. More than half of Poles believe that schools do not supply adequate protection to students due to aggression and force – according to the survey of UCE investigation and ePsychologologii.pl, whose results are described innpoland.pl. Negatively, the level of safety was assessed by 54.4% of respondents, while a affirmative opinion was expressed by 34.5 percent – 25.3% responded "more or little so", and 9.1 percent "agreement so". Another 11.1 percent could not answer clearly. The advantage of negative over affirmative assessments is so almost 20 percent points.