News / School shooting in Sweden. Should Poland be worried about a copycat? [24]


A new investigation finds that Sweden has gone from being one of the safest European countries 20 years ago in terms of gun crime to the second most dangerous.

News / What should Poland do with the problem of Belarus? [1800]


Not so simple at all in some cases.
You keep repeating this lie and I thought I had you straightened out on it six times ago.
The police can detain you to do an investigation even if you are not under arrest, so No, you are not free to go until they are done with their investigation.

NOW can we get back On-Topic ........AGAIN !

I can only see two solutions with Belarus.
Get together an international coalition, knock Belarus's army out, topple the dictatorship, and put Lukashenko behind bars.
At the other end, (which will most likely happen) is to do as little as you can get away with by summoning the Belarusian ambassador for a shake down, support a condemning U.N. resolution and issue a strong worded media release.

Sanctions don't work and only hurt the wrong people.

History / remember, forget, forgive, blame ... Holocaust Memorial Day in Poland [231]


As did the Americans.
Poland's Memorial Day should remember America's Memorial Day also for what we did for Poland.

pinearts.smugmug.com/The-Boy-on-the-Beach-Omaha-Beach-2014/i-vPVMh5F/A

News / What should Poland do with the problem of Belarus? [1800]


Ad to that the pilots repeatedly ask where the mysterious audio was coming from declaring the bomb threat without getting a reply.
Ad to that: Lithuania is working to confirm the identities of the passengers who disembarked from a diverted Ryanair plane after it was forced to land in Belarus, the chief of Lithuania's criminal police said on Friday.

Russian KBG agents are the primary suspects for some obvious reason.
(side note:) U.S. was hit with a wave of Russian hackers last night.
If it can happen to the U.S. you know it is happening in all of the E.U.

News / What should Poland do with the problem of Belarus? [1800]


Who told you that. lol
Planes have a completely different sets of laws in airspace.
Has it been found out who the 'Joker was that lied' about the bomb being aboard ?

News / What should Poland do with the problem of Belarus? [1800]


I did........the pilots repeatedly ask who initiated the bomb threat.
They never did get a credible answer in the heat of he moment.
Do we know yet who started that hoax to get the plane grounded ?
Maybe the guy was a 'Joker'.

News / What should Poland do with the problem of Belarus? [1800]

Meanwhile to get Back On-Topic
A Belarusian passenger plane flying from Minsk to Barcelona turned back on Wednesday after Poland said it may not be able to enter French airspace.

Poland currently allows Belavia flights to enter its airspace.
Air France canceled a Paris-Moscow flight on Wednesday after Russia failed to approve a new route bypassing Belarus, the airline said.

News / What should Poland do with the problem of Belarus? [1800]

Lukashenko has now claimed that Protasevich was plotting a "bloody rebellion."

News / What should Poland do with the problem of Belarus? [1800]

Tell me your trick, Crow. Hoot !
Lukashenko said in televised comments on Wednesday that he believed there would be no repeat of the mass protests that erupted last summer.
Why, does this terrorist dictator and hijacking criminal plan on shooting the protesters next time ?

News / What should Poland do with the problem of Belarus? [1800]


Are you missing Teflon Trump yet ?
biden will meet with Putin in Switzerland on June 16, a high-stakes summit that comes amid escalating tensions between Moscow and Washington.
I wonder if the conversation will include the terrorist kidnapping and hijacking by the Russian KGB over Belarus will come up.

News / What should Poland do with the problem of Belarus? [1800]

Well at least Putin didn't order the plane shot down this time.

News / What should Poland do with the problem of Belarus? [1800]

The European Union on Monday called on all E.U.- based airlines to stop flying over Belarus and began the process of banning Belarusian airlines from flying over the bloc's airspace or landing in its airports - effectively severing the country's air connections to Western Europe.

Looks like the gospel is being spread across Europe. Hoot !

News / What should Poland do with the problem of Belarus? [1800]

Putin offered political and financial support to Mr. Lukashenko amid Western sanctions and warned EU leaders against interfering in a political crisis that engulfed Belarus last year amid protests against its leader.

We all know who was responsible for this hijacking.....well except for our two Russian trolls here that are trying to play dumb.

News / What should Poland do with the problem of Belarus? [1800]


Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko scrambled the fighter, which forced the Ryanair commercial aircraft to land.
Plus there were Belarus secret service aboard.
Do you need more evidence then that or do you know something I don't.

News / What should Poland do with the problem of Belarus? [1800]

Clear case of State sponsored air piracy.
"It was intercepted, there was effectively warning given to the pilots and crew that there was a security risk on board, and then the plane was escorted by military jet to the Minsk airport, which was not the closest airport," Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney told Ireland's RTE radio on Monday.

Some airlines are already refusing to fly in Belarus airspace now.
If it is determined sanctions are necessary to hold the rulers of Belarus accountable for this outrage it may just collapse the already fragile economy of Belarus.

Putin's puppets should be jailed for downing the jet because of "said security risk".
Could not have such a security risk be detained at the airport the plane was destined for ........ well unless someone claimed the security risk was a bomb that is.

News / What should Poland do with the problem of Belarus? [1800]


YES !
Hijacking a commercial plane by force to kidnap a political opponent is terrorism.

Life / The climate for gardening in Poland [340]


To early to really tell yet for sure.
Bees play a huge part and they like it to be at least 50 degrees (10 Celsius) to do their part in helping pollinate.
Here is a good article about it from the area where I live.

record-eagle.com/news/business/agriculture-forum-cherry-bloom-date-hard-to-pin-down/article_f493fe70-b295-11eb-92c8-373538289bec.html

Ever try cherry whiskey ?

News / What should Poland do with the problem of Belarus? [1800]

Clearly an act of terrorism.

msn.com/en-us/news/world/european-leaders-condemn-belarusian-authorities-after-plane-is-forced-to-land-and-opposition-journalist-is-detained/ar-AAKinpG?ocid=msedgdhp

Life / The climate for gardening in Poland [340]


They were here but didn't seem to hurt the apples but they sure did the cherries.

Life / The climate for gardening in Poland [340]

@Pawian
How is Poland's apple crop looking so far this year ?
Here in Michigan the trees are covered with blossoms like none other.
The hummingbirds are loving it.
Looks like a bumper crop on the way which is good because apple prices are very high right now.
Tell me what you are seeing in Poland.

History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]


Absolutely !
Who remembers Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate ?
Polanski allegedly forced Tate to have threesomes and film adult tapes so he could share with friends.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

White chocolate bears ?

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

Honey bears

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]


Emit sound to prevent birds from landing on the suspensions.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

A French Horn case

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]


Tuning forks.

Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [237]


Stop spikes are used frequently in the U.S. to stop fleeing vehicles.
The cops carry a roll of them in their cars and just roll them out in seconds.
Here is a video how they work.
Go to one minute into the video to see how they work on a fleeing vehicle.

bing.com/videos/search?q=stop+spikes&&view=detail&mid=F171298D0311A587B9C2F171298D0311A587B9C2&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dstop%2Bspikes%26%26FORM%3DVDVVXX

Life / Litter in Poland [24]


These bins are taken to a recycling center and dumped onto big conveyor belts which run the refuge under a big magnet that separates all the metal from the rest of it.

(You can google this operation)
It then continues down the belt where all the glass is automatically separated and continues down the belt where all the plastic is plucked out, cardboard and paper, and so on.

It quite an operation.
All this is recycled into reusable raw materials cutting down on pollution.
Now my question again is, "Does Poland have such recycling plants for the Polish people to take their refuge to for free ?"
This is what helped huge to stop illegal dumping's on public and private lands here in the U.S.A.
Also it is illegal to burn plastic or treated wood in the U.S. even if it is on your own land.
Serious On-Topic responses welcomed.

Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [237]


In the U.S. they would have just rolled out their stop sticks and punctured all the guys tires.
Then turn a dog loose on them if they run.
They only shoot people that are a threat to them.
Threaten to run over a cop with a vehicle and they will shoot you.
Point a gun at a cop and they will shoot you.
I am surprised there are not more Polish police killed for being nice guys.

Life / Litter in Poland [24]


Throw an empty cigarette pack out your car window going down the road = $100 fine (380 PLN)
Throw a bag of trash out along the road or in a park or rest area = $500 fine (1900PLN)
Make a mess like the above picture and it will cost you $1000 fine (3800PLN) plus clean up costs.
And if can't pay you sit in jail for 30 to 90 days or until someone pays your fine for you.
Throw your garbage in a private dumpsters like a restaurants = $500 fine even if it is a small bag.
They have free recycle bins for glass, tin cans plastic, and paper everywhere so there is no excuse.
Does Poland have free recycle bins available ?