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Lack of human rights in Poland? [132]
This is not the first time this week that you've displayed your xenophobia against Poles.
Either there is evidence of wrong-doing on the part of those arrested or there is not.
Either the Polish police are competent or they are not.
Or should the Polish police be allowed to just do as they please without being criticised, for fear of offending Poles?
Whether I am right or wrong, or rather whether the Italians arrested were guilty of wrongdoing, is all that interests me.
Why not confine your comments to the facts, which are that 150+ Italians were arrested without any serious disturbances having taken place.
If 'football fans' are carrying weapons it's usually because they intend to use them.
I don't see a problem with pro-active policing in this case (although I am aware what Paulina has said about the arrests occuring after the Police being attacked).
The 'weapons' were allegedly found in hotel rooms. Those allegedly carrying them were deported to Italy before the match. None of the main group of supporters who were arrested on the day of the match were carrying weapons.
I don't trust the Polish police. Do you know about the incident in Gdynia, where a group of Mexican competitors at the tall ships races were attacked by football hooligans? (This was in August). The police didn't intervene, and arrested the competitors rather than the hooligans. The following day they falsely claimed it was the Mexicans who started the violence.
The incident led to the disciplinary proceedings against senior officers.
If you don't believe me I can provide evidence. And if I provide the evidence will you withdraw the allegations of xenophobia?