DavidODwyer: I'll keep that in mind, but where not exactly rough people of sorts, and being a "educated foreigner" not to sound arrogant I'd hope police would be smart enough not to go assaulting physically. There would be a difference between a busker or a homeless person as they aren't going to show up at an embassy with complaints.
It depends what you do. If you're drunk and loud - and in their opinion, disorderly - then it's a trip to the drunk tank. Don't forget - it's your word against theirs. Showing up at the embassy with complaints quite frankly won't get you anywhere - the embassies have heard it all before - and they're not going to get involved where it's an open-and-shut-case of drunkeness from their own citizens.
DavidODwyer: In short just saying I'd hope my doubts that a policeman would physically assault a foreigner are well founded on the basis that politically they have far louder a voice than a busker or homeless person and complaints to the right people can result in there job loss, and believe me I don't mean to sound arrogant nor do I claim to have "connections in high places"
They won't assault a foreigner, but they'll have no problems with taking a foreigner to the drying out clinic if he's clearly drunk and disorderly - or is found slumped and drunk somewhere. That includes taking someone there by force - and as this is the law in Poland, no embassy is going to get involved.
By the way - the standard fine for a stay at the "hotel" is 250zl.
DavidODwyer: Not that all police take no ****, but that you shouldn't be hassling authority's in any country, especially where your a guest.
Very much so in Poland. The thing to be careful of in Poland is that sleeping drunk on the street is case for them to take you away, unlike in many other countries.
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