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Paulina   
7 Dec 2023
Classifieds / Polish Linguist Opportunity in Tampa FL [23]

@jon357, that's the thing - you don't say anything - you're just trying to insult me and as result you're showing what a immature a$$hole you are :)))
Paulina   
7 Dec 2023
Classifieds / Polish Linguist Opportunity in Tampa FL [23]

@jon357, this is a really lame behaviour on your part. You've just descended to johnny_reb's level. You were wrong and it looks like you're not mature enough to admit it. Pity.
Paulina   
7 Dec 2023
Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [204]

It works well

The UN and experts seem to disagree with you:

theguardian.com/society/2019/nov/04/age-of-criminal-responsibility-must-be-raised-say-experts

"Representatives from youth services, the justice system and politicians are urging the government to raise the minimum age a child can be convicted of a crime by at least two years from 10 to 12, in response to the Guardian's investigation into youth courts."

"The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has urged reform across the UK after the UN's committee on the rights of the child (UNCRC) decided the global minimum age at which a child can be prosecuted should be 14."
Paulina   
7 Dec 2023
Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [204]

@jon357, I wouldn't say that having the age of criminal responsibility at 10 is something "done properly". That's a very young age. In my opinion - too young. In Poland it's at 13.
Paulina   
7 Dec 2023
Classifieds / Polish Linguist Opportunity in Tampa FL [23]

@jon357, are you having a stroke or something? :)))

I asked you a simple question. Can you answer it like a normal human being? 🙄
Paulina   
7 Dec 2023
Classifieds / Polish Linguist Opportunity in Tampa FL [23]

And I'm pleased to see that the UK is still more careful about clearance.

In what way is it "more careful about clearance"?
Paulina   
7 Dec 2023
Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [204]

You seem very interested in English/Welsh sentencing policy.

You should be happy :))) Thanks for the link and the info, I'll study it when I have more time.
Paulina   
7 Dec 2023
Classifieds / Polish Linguist Opportunity in Tampa FL [23]

We're talking about a job ad in Florida.

Well, you started comparing it with recruiting in Poland and the UK, so... :)

You suggested it might be OSINT which it doesn't appear to be

I asked and it was the job description that made me think that it could be OSINT (the "WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING" part):

lensa.com/polish-linguist-jobs/tampa/jd/fe6779b8e20f0f3968c3805005067bb1?fbclid=IwAR1kB9yKLMHlUqFn871AU9w2Q_9VQ4qdwSzO-5pm24RlISaFUHWPPUAHx4k
Paulina   
7 Dec 2023
Classifieds / Polish Linguist Opportunity in Tampa FL [23]

@jon357, in what way the UK ad is "much more discreet"? It actually looks more detailed and specific than the American ad.
Paulina   
7 Dec 2023
Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [204]

@jon357, I'm not trying to "make an argument' - it's just the article says one thing and you - another and that link you gave doesn't explain everything.

In the UK, they don't.

So what does that mean? Can a minor in the UK be given a life sentence, for example, or not?
Paulina   
7 Dec 2023
Classifieds / Polish Linguist Opportunity in Tampa FL [23]

The fine cuisine of the good old USA would require loose fitting clothes ;)

*rolls eyes"

Could you imagine PL or UK doing it like that and specifying the level of security clearance?

Well...:

nabory.kprm.gov.pl/mazowieckie/warszawa/specjalista,128363,v7

"Poświadczenie bezpieczeństwa do informacji niejawnych oznaczonych klauzulą "tajne" UE secret, NATO secret lub zgoda na poddanie się postępowaniu sprawdzającemu"

uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=36616f2e5b5f12d0

"This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Developed Vetting (DV) level before taking up the post."

:)
Paulina   
7 Dec 2023
Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [204]

That is the subject of the article

Well, almost all of the article is about the US, so that's why I'm asking...

cps.gov.uk/crime-info/youth-crime

In this link it's stated though that:

"Youth courts deal with offences including theft and burglary, anti-social behaviour and drugs offences. More serious offences are usually transferred to Crown Court but can be dealt with in Youth court"

So is the Crown Court a court for adults?

have different sentencing

Why does the title of the article says then that "The UK and US are still indulging in the barbaric practice of handing children adult prison sentences"?
Paulina   
7 Dec 2023
Classifieds / Polish Linguist Opportunity in Tampa FL [23]

Perhaps best not to discuss here since the US is on our side

OK...

Unusual to see it advertised like that.

It's a bit cack-handed to say the least to mention security clearance in an ad (never mind giving specifics!!!!!)

Yeah? Huh... This job offer and other similar ones from other companies are on LinkedIn, Lensa and indeed and they mention security clearance, so it looks like it's normal, I guess...
Paulina   
7 Dec 2023
Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [204]

@jon357, why does it say in the article then that: "In the UK, children as young as 10 can be tried as adults for the most serious crimes."?
Paulina   
7 Dec 2023
Classifieds / Polish Linguist Opportunity in Tampa FL [23]

Hmm, interesting... Judging by the job description and the location (MacDill Air Force Base)... Is it some kind of an OSINT job? 🤔
Paulina   
7 Dec 2023
Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [204]

Not true.
They can be tried in the same way

It is true then that they can be tried as adults. And that's what the quoted fragment states.
Paulina   
6 Dec 2023
Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [204]

It's bizarre. Minors are minors and should never be tried as adults.

It's the same in the UK... Actually, it seems like the age of those who can be tried as adults is even lower than in Poland o_O :

independent.co.uk/voices/responsible-child-prison-justice-reform-trial-crime-a9308671.html

"In the UK, children as young as 10 can be tried as adults for the most serious crimes. This is already one of the lowest ages in the world."
Paulina   
5 Dec 2023
Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [204]

@Alien, PiS and... making illogical, flawed laws? How could that be?? lol:

areszt-tymczasowy.pl/wiezienie-dla-nastolatkow/?fbclid=IwAR0ug5iRZeMkMwT5jrib9pGfG36Nd0ntkUwzF9ve902wxj42ivnbzFOadfs

"Paradoksalnie sytuacja prawna 15 latka jest korzystniejsza niż 14 latka, który odpowiada przed sądem karnym. W stosunku do osób po ukończeniu 15 lat a przed 17 rokiem życia sąd może samoistnie zastosować nadzwyczajne złagodzenie kary. W odniesieniu do 14 latka takiej możliwość nie ma.

Ponadto kara wymierzana dla 14 latka przed ukończeniem przez niego 15 lat jest taka jak dla osoby dorosłej (dokładnie od 17 lat na potrzeby k.k.). Natomiast wobec małoletniego po ukończeniu 15 lat a przed 17 rokiem jego życia kara nie może przekroczyć dwóch trzecich górnej granicy ustawowego zagrożenia przewidzianego za przypisane sprawcy przestępstwo."
Paulina   
5 Dec 2023
Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [204]

Then why they didnt?

They did. They were minors and yet they got 25 and 15 years in prison. They weren't sent to juvenile detention center. There are certain limitations in sentencing minors in Poland who are 15-16 years old - they can only get max 2/3 of the sentence an adult would get. Weirdly enough, as far as I understand, unlike 15-16-year-olds, a 14-year-old can get 100% of an adult prison sentence (that's PiS' invention).
Paulina   
5 Dec 2023
Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [204]

I wonder if Poland prosecutors can charge a minor as an adult as in the US,depending on the severity of the crime?

Yes, they can.
Paulina   
5 Dec 2023
Genealogy / What does my Polish name mean? [402]

@Bobko, Jan Kobuszewski - died before 1874:

kielakowie.com/getperson.php?personID=I1726736&tree=tree381

Куйбышевский

That's "Kujbyszewskij". Similar, but not the same. Also, it seems to be only a place name and not a surname in RuSSia?
Paulina   
5 Dec 2023
Genealogy / What does my Polish name mean? [402]

@Kubu, don't listen to Bobko - he's a RuSSian imperialist.

Trying to find origin of surname Kubushefski there must be correct spelling somewhere.

It's Kubuszewski.

Most people think our name russian

It isn't Russian, it's a Polish surname.
Paulina   
5 Dec 2023
Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [204]

@jon357, yes, somewhat - if you kill a police officer the lower bracket changes from "no less than 8 years" to "no less than 12 years" in prison. The punishment is harsher also in case of an attack on a police officer or a person aiding a police officer or an ordinary citizen if this person is intervening "to protect public safety and order".

It wasn't like that in the past - the law was changed after a cop Andrzej Struj got stabbed to death in 2010 during an off duty intervention - he overpowered a drunk hooligan who was throwing a dustbin at passing trams, but then another one runned up, grabbed him and held him while the first one was stabbing him with a knife. At that time the killers got 15 and 25 years in prison - they couldn't get life in prison, because they were minors. This case shocked not only the public, but also politicians and the law was changed.

A police medal was named after that police officer:

warminsko-mazurska.policja.gov.pl/ol/aktualnosci/102490,Policjanci-odznaczeni-przez-MSWiA-medalami-im-Andrzeja-Struja.html

medal
Paulina   
4 Dec 2023
Law / Polish Police and Their Tactics [204]

Surprised no one's talking about the story from Wrocław

A lot of stuff isn't being discussed on this forum, so I'm not exactly surprised...

Not a lot of mental health on display...

Yup.

why weren't the arresting cops notified of this?

By who?
Paulina   
4 Dec 2023
News / Poland says no to flood of Immigrants [670]

Lots of places manage economic disruption without mass sexual exploitation....

I agree. It's not about a sudden strike of poverty, but about culture and people's mentality = the attitude towards women (and kids) and their rights, the level of patriarchy and misogyny in their society.
Paulina   
4 Dec 2023
Life / SOME OBSERVATIONS ABOUT POLAND AND POLISH SOCIETY [297]

In Germany, this would be a criminal act punishable by imprisonment.

It seems that in Poland there would be consequences for such behaviour too:

infor.pl/prawo/kodeks-karny/odpowiedzialnosc-karna/285392,Co-grozi-za-niezawiadomienie-o-niebezpieczenstwie-dla-zycia-i-zdrowia-czlowieka.html

Btw, those neighbours from the situation that jon357 described could go to prison for not helping that guy with a heart attack. One could get 3 years for that in Poland.

I was told after the fire happened that the Polish staff were possibly worried about getting a bill.

A bill for what?
Paulina   
4 Dec 2023
Life / Trendsetter from Poland. [86]

I remember another Poland.

I don't. As far as social desensitization is considered - it's the same.