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Polish statistics for crime, addiction, etc.: "No big problem here, guys. Look elsewhere." Polish police response to spousal abuse: "Well they were both drunk and he said SHE attacked him, too, so there's not really much we can do. We've made a note, though!"
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In fairness, one good thing that happened while living here was some neighbors who emotionally abused their kid got help from a local agency, rather than have the kid immediately taken away. (Turned out the kid had a developmental disorder and the parents had no access to care.)