Kain and Abel are believed to be the sons of Adam and Eva, who were the first people. It is aid that Kain killed his brother. It was the first crime in the history. Nowadays there are a lot of kinds of crime all over the world, but they are punished in the different way in every country. I would like to explain the judiciary in Poland and would like to comment some types of crimes.
Driving without the proper care and attention is one of the common crimes in Poland. Often drivers drive after consumption of alcoholic beverages. People in Poland aren't aware how dangerous drinking driving is. What is more ridiculous driving without the proper care and attention may be punished in Poland with 50 PLN fine or arrest.
Fraud is another common crime in our country. The one decide to commit the fraud to achieve some financial benefit. Fraud may be punished with six months or even eight years imprisonment. In Poland most common is computer software fraud which may be punished for three months up to five years imprisonment.
If somebody tries to remove an official or a president, he commits the high treason. The criminal can be sentenced for up to free years. However this kind of crime isn't very popular in our country.
Spying (called espionage) is the kind of crime when someone works for foreign intelligence agency. The person may be sentenced for ten years imprisonment.
Manslaughter is probably the worst crime. When someone kills another person may be punished for eight years up to twenty five years imprisonment or even to life sentence. It is said that murders are people without any conscience.
Abortion is also illegal in Poland. The mother or the doctor who decide to commit the abortion may be sentenced to even tree years imprisonment. However, it is illegal, often it is committed in Poland. Abortion is a kind of knowingly murder of unborn children. I think it is sad that this kind of punishment is so low.
Robbery connected with violence is the situation when somebody attacked another person to achieve some financial benefits or other advantages. The one may punished even for three years. Unfortunately, this kind of crime is committed very often, especially in some dangerous districts of big cities.
Obscenity is that kind of crime when someone shows the pornography in public. The guilty may be sentenced for fine, the judge may limit freedom or a year imprisonment.
If somebody got married once more, despite of the fact that he or she is married, the one commits bigamy and the person may be punished for two years in prison.
Corruption is very popular crime committed by public people. They often decide to take a bribe to act in a specific way. This person may be punished for six months up to eight years in prison. It is said that it is the crime committed by "small people".
Forgery is the situation when somebody copies some important documents to achieve his/her goals. The person may be sentenced to imprisonment for about three months up to five years. This kind of crime is often committed in Poland. A lot of people copy illegally tickets or identity cards.
Shoplifting (a kind of robbery without the burglary) is the crime when somebody steals something from a shop pretending doing shopping. The person may be sentenced even up to ten years. This crime happened in big markets.
When somebody steals someone's property or hijacks a motor vehicle may be punished for three months up to five years imprisonment. The crime is very often committed in Poland.
Polish law distinguish a lot of less serious crimes such as smuggling (illegally shipment of cigarettes or alcoholic beverages), battering of children or spouse (when someone beats the children or spouse), arson (when someone sets fire), drug traffic (when someone illegally deals with drugs) or sexual harassment (it means rape). I think that punishes in Poland aren't adequate for crimes. The punish system should be changed as soon as it is possible. If the punishes were harsher, people would be afraid of being punished and wouldn't decide to commit them.
