Barbara Skarga Dies at 90

Barbara Skarga Passes Away

Professor Barbara Skarga, the Polish philosopher and editor in chief of Etyka, died on the 18th September 2009, in Warsaw at the age of 90. During WWII she was a liaison officer for the Polish Home Army (AK). Barbara Skarga was born on October 25, 1919 in Warsaw into a gentry family. She studied philosophy at Vilnius University. During the Second World War, Skarga acted as a liaison officer. After her arrest in 1944, Skarga spent 10 years in a Soviet labour camp. She worked at the PAN Institute of Philosophy and Sociology. In 1980 she was elected chairperson of the Philosophical Sciences Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Skarga became a Professor of humanities in 1988. Her primary source of interest was the human mind and rationality. In 1995 she was awarded the Order of the White Eagle.
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Another Polish Tragedy in the UK

Fire Tragedy

A few days ago in central England someone attempted to burn a 24-year-old Polish man alive. The man survived but 80% of his body is burnt. Doctors say that the man is in a critical condition. Police officers have already caught seven suspects but all of them were released on bail. The burnt and naked Pole was found on a road in Grantham. He was taken to Selly Oak Hospital near Birmingham. Doctors say that the man’s condition is very serious. The victim is taking very strong painkillers and cannot speak. All seven suspects have been released. Police officers are trying to establish what caused such extensive burns to his body. They are looking for the man’s clothes and are waiting for any witnesses of the tragedy.
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Horror of 19-year-old Girl

Rape Horror

19-year-old Joanna, from Łódź, has been looking for a job as a beautician for two months. Due to this fact she agreed without hesitation to meet a man who wanted to give her a job. Unfortunately, the man did not own a beauty salon. Dziennik Łódzki reports that the man dragged the girl into a car, took her into the woods where he brutally raped her. However, this was not the end of the girl’s anguish. After the rape she went to a police station immediately, where she was questioned and sent to a hospital for a medical examination. “The doctor looked at me and asked me if I have a bathroom and why my legs are so dirty,” the victim told Dziennik Łódzki. The doctor did not even bother to do a forensic examination and test her for HIV. Two days after the tragedy the girl once again went to the police station to ask whether or not police officers had managed to catch the rapist. She had to wait two hours before someone spoke to her. Although police officers have the rapist’s phone number from which he called the girl, they did not establish his identity which usually takes about two hours. The hospital has its own version of events. “Rape victims should not shower after being raped. The girl should stay unclean, which was noted by the doctor who examined her. We did everything that we could. The examination lasted 15 minutes and we collected the necessary genetic material,” said Beata Bober, head of Rydygier Hospital in Łódź. Krystyna Paszkiewicz-Kęsiak, from Łódź Police Department, said: “We are trying to establish the identity of the rapist.”
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Horror at Warsaw Train Stations

Train Problems

Warsaw citizens who commute by train are extremely unlucky. Yesterday, a cable was stolen and one train broke down, which crippled Warsaw’s Central Station. Today in the morning trains stopped again. This time it was a junctions failure at the Western Station. A SKM train also stopped. “We have some bad luck,” says Jan Telecki, Chairman of PKP Group. “Two junctions broke down. However, it is being dealt with by the crew”. The junctions broke down just after 8 am. This minor fault led to railway chaos in Warsaw again. A few trains were stuck in the middle of a tunnel. People started leaving the trains and walking on the tracks towards the end of the tunnel. “This is completely irresponsible! People shouldn’t have got off the trains,” said an irritated railway man. Normal operation was brought back after several minutes. But only for a few minutes after which all the trains on the main track stopped. However, this was not the only railway problem today. According to TVN Warsaw, the problems occurred at about 7:30 am. An SKM train from Pruszków to Warsaw broke down in Ursus. Passengers walked to the nearest train station through fields. Some trains are still standing. The situation will improve but trains will probably begin running on time a lot later today. Yesterday, the situation in Warsaw was the same. At dawn a thief cut a high voltage cable and, consequently, trains came to a standstill and another SKM train broke down.
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Horror on Polish Roads

More Accidents

393 accidents, 38 fatalities, 500 injured, and 1,597 drunk drivers. The statistics speak for themselves. Polish roads are extremely dangerous during ‘long weekends’. Alcohol and excessive speed are the main reasons for accidents. In 2008, in the first three days of the ‘long weekend’, there were 356 accidents, 29 fatalities and 468 injured people; and 1,141 drunk drivers. Police officers have been inspecting Polish roads during the last three days of the long weekend. They have been checking not only drivers’ blood alcohol levels but also the condition of their vehicles and whether or not children are safe. Police officers have informed us that we can expect increased road traffic on Sunday when everyone will be returning home from the holidays.
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19-year-old fires at the bus

No Human Damage

Police officers have caught 19-year-old Przemysław C., who was using his air gun to shoot at public buses in Lublin. The boy explained that he did this because he loves action movies. Arkadiusz Arciszewski, a spokesman for Lublin Police Department, informed the public that Przemysław C. admitted shooting at two buses on Kunickiego Street last Saturday night. Fortunately, no one is hurt and the bus only has a few broken windows. Police officers have established that Przemysław C. found the gun in his friends’ flat where he was looking after their children. “He explained to the police officers that he got carried away by his dreams about action movies,” said Arciszewski. The 19-year-old boy may be sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment.
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Tragedy on Zakopianka

Road to Hell?

A tragedy took place on the so-called “Zakopianka” highway, near Mogilany, 10 kilometres from Kraków. A bus, with a team of young football players, went over onto its side. Nine injured passengers were taken to hospital, fortunately, two of them have already been discharged. Twenty three people (three adults and twenty teenagers aged 14-18) were on the bus. The passengers were on their way to Kraków in order to take part in a football competition. It is still not known why the bus rolled over. After the accident took place, six fire engines arrived on the spot immediately to clear the road. No passengers are critical-injured as they only sustained minor injuries. Police officers report that the bus driver was sober and the vehicle had valid service papers.
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Poles Disappear on Baltic

Baltic Tragedy

The fishing boat Wła-127 whose crew consisted of five Polish people, was supposed to be fishing near the island of Bornholm however it did not reach its destination as the boat disappeared on the Baltic Sea. There is no contact with the missing crew. What makes the matter worse is the fact that rescuers from Denmark have found an empty life raft from the Wła-127 with abandoned protective clothing. Ten rescue teams and a helicopter are looking for the Poles. Unfortunately, strong winds are making the rescue operation almost impossible. The Wła-127 left Darłowo on 27 April and was heading to fishery waters near Bornholm. On Thursday 30 April at 2.16 another Polish fishing boat established contact with Wła-127, after which there was no contact with the fishing boat which has mysteriously vanished. A few hours later, the Danes found the abandoned life raft from the Wła-127, and began their search immediately. The Wła-127 was 10 miles south-east of the harbour in Nexo, during its last radio contact. The life raft was found 2 miles south of Bornholm.
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Three Teenagers Killed

Don't!

At 2 o’clock a.m. in Dyniska Stare, near Tomaszów Lubelski, a group of 16-year-old teenagers were coming back home from a disco when a drunk driver hit them. Three of the group died on the spot and their friend is in a state of clinical death. “We were informed about the accident at 2.25 a.m. on Sunday,” says Ireneusz Stromidło, a spokesman of Tomaszów Lubelski Police Department. “Alcohol and excessive speed were the causes of the accident. The 20-year-old driver, who lives in Orchówek municipality, lost control of his car,” reports the police officer. Three people died on the spot: Mateusz K., Monika B. and Radosław P. All of them were 16-year-olds. “One girl survived the accident and was taken to hospital in Tomaszów Lubelski. Doctors say that the she is in a state of clinical death,” adds the police officer. The driver, wanting to avoid responsibility for the accident, escaped from the scene of the crime. However, police officers quickly established his place of residence. The driver who has been arrested had a BAC of 1.8 per cent. “The public prosecutor will now decide what will happen with the driver. He may be sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment,” says Stromidło.
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Arsonist Found?

Fire Aftermath

“In a commotion caused by her eviction a women made threats that she would burn down the whole hostel and the mayor,” claims a resident of Kamień Pomorski, who wants to stay anonymous. Yet in the official explanation, the commission investigating the tragic fire has stated that the fire started in a corridor. Nonetheless, the Mayor of Kamień Pomorski confirms these threats. “I received such threats, but I wouldn’t like to talk about this now,” says Bronisław Karpiński. What is more, residents of Kamień Pomorski suspect that the woman, who had been furious about her eviction, could have set fire to the hostel in which 22 people died following the blaze. As recently as two years ago the hostel had fire sensors installed, but when the hostel was converted into a residential building the sensors were dismantled. This happened because there was nobody to supervise the warning system. Mayor Bronisław Karpiński does not want to comment on this issue.
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