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/^t/The second reason for the increased number of crimes committed in Poland are the changes of the country's culture. Nowadays, violence is omnipresent in films, books and newspapers. With the influx of elements of Westerneuropean and American culture to Poland, Poles have been exposed to movies and magazines which, for want of increasing their profits, present murders, rapes or thefts in great detail and in great number. Thus, many films, especially those produced in the USA, tend to be sequences of bloodshed or other terrifying scenes where the villains are presented as individuals whose lives are worth-following. It is no wonder, that then some easily influenced Poles, who have not been exposed to many such films so far, might want to try living in a similar manner. What is more, after watching another "Rambo-like" film an average Pole may be led to thinking that committing a crime is a part of people's existence. Besides, even if an individual does not consciously follow the models set in violent films or magazines, watching them may induce in people aggression for which they are likely to seek relief.