Extradition to Poland

jonni 16 | 2475

19 Oct 2008 / #1

This article surprised me. Seems like a waste of time and taxpayers money in both countries.

The number of extradition cases being dealt with in the UK courts has reached record levels, fuelled by a number of "trivial" requests from Europe that have exasperated the police and clogged up the system, the Guardian has learned.

guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/oct/20/immigration-extradition-poland-lithuania-law

Bartolome 2 | 1083

20 Oct 2008 / #2

Yeah, it's stupid. And after the trial, many of them probably are released because of low meaning of their offences.

enkidu 6 | 611

20 Oct 2008 / #3

Yeah, it's stupid.

Stupid?
There is no such thing like "trivial crime". Crime is a crime - at least in Poland. And every crime have to be punished.

Krzysztof 2 | 971

21 Oct 2008 / #4

There is no such thing like "trivial crime". Crime is a crime - at least in Poland.

enkidu, urwałeś się z choinki?
We also have "przestępstwa pospolite" and "przestępstwa o niskiej szkodliwości społecznej".
Stealing someone's used coat isn't punished (if punished at all) the same way as stealing a car.

ShelleyS 14 | 2883

21 Oct 2008 / #5

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If they were "real" criminals - then that would be fine, but as pointed out in the article most were not - all it does is cause yet more stress on public services in the UK.

Maybe we should do checks before people enter the UK and if they have any any any kind of past or present criminal (or pending action) record then they should be banned from the UK forever :)

enkidu 6 | 611

21 Oct 2008 / #6

przestępstwa pospolite

wikipedia

By the way - they ( I mean British police forces) should be happy to take this opportunity and get rid of these little polish thefts or hooligans. They can do that or they would have to deal with this problem here - in the UK. Why the heck UK shall be a safe shelter for polish trouble-makers?

And other thing: "Trivial crime" is something like ASBO, right? Today we have got another case of young lad being stabbed in London. Probably people who did it were proud members of ASBO-as-a-badge-of-honor club.

ShelleyS 14 | 2883

21 Oct 2008 / #7

By the way - they ( I mean British police forces) should be happy to take this opportunity and get rid of these little polish thefts or hooligans. They can do that or they would have to deal with this problem here - in the UK. Why the heck UK shall be a safe shelter for polish trouble-makers?

It just causes more work :( as for the scummy Polish people, just more scum to add to the list :(

And other thing: "Trivial crime" is something like ASBO, right? Today we have got another case of young lad being stabbed in London. Probably people who did it were proud members of ASBO-as-a-badge-of-honor club.

These little b*stards should be gassed :)

Bartolome 2 | 1083

21 Oct 2008 / #8

Stupid?
There is no such thing like "trivial crime". Crime is a crime - at least in Poland. And every crime have to be punished.

Yeah, it is stupid. It's wasting taxpayer's money (cost of flight to Poland may well exceed fines for these 'crimes' which in fact are just offences). Instead it probably would be better if interested countries would sign some bilateral deals on punishing these 'criminals'. They would be of good use e.g. sweeping streets for 200 hours.

noimmigration

21 Oct 2008 / #9

What you have to understand is that while stealing a pudding or a door does not mean a lot to us western europeans. But to eastern europeans a door is something like 5 months wages. it is grand theft.

OP jonni 16 | 2475

23 Oct 2008 / #10

Only if the door is made of gold or something! Six month's wages (after tax) for somebody in Warsaw would be 3 or 4 thousand pounds which would be a very nice door indeed.

Maybe the pudding was made of black truffles :-))

wildrover 98 | 4430

23 Oct 2008 / #11

But to eastern europeans a door is something like 5 months wages.

Any quote by this person should not be regarded as having any relavence to reality...