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/^t/Rising tide of violence has recently become a major political and social issue not only in Poland but also in the United States. As the latest US statistics show the crime there is declining. Also, Polish criminologists do not say about the increase of crime in general, but they notice that more and more young people are committing an increasingly high number of violent offences. Although, even the most despicable instances of crime committed in Poland cannot be compared to the loathsome-beyond-description act committed about two months ago in Addison, Illinois. Polish criminals can also "boast" of violent acts that may astonish even most experienced police officers.