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Kennah

(14,465 posts)
Fri Dec 16, 2022, 12:51 PM Dec 2022

Police chief fired grenade launcher given as gift by Ukraine, Polish media reports

Source: Reuters in Warsaw via The Guardian

Polish prosecutors are investigating a “violent release of energy” at the national police headquarters amid media reports that the chief of police fired a grenade launcher in his office.

Poland’s interior ministry said on Thursday that Jarosław Szymczyk, the police commander in chief, was injured and taken to hospital when a present he received during a visit to Ukraine exploded at police headquarters in Warsaw.

Polish media reported that the present was a grenade launcher and that Szymczyk himself had accidentally fired it in his office, in what would be a serious breach of safety regulations.

In a statement, published on Thursday, a spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office said it was investigating “an act consisting of unintentionally causing a violent release of energy that threatened the life or health of many people or property”.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/16/poland-police-chief-jaroslaw-szymczyk-fired-grenade-launcher-gift-ukraine



I still lean into the FSB having a hand in this somehow.

But if it was a grenade launcher, then several questions arise.

Who thought this was a good idea?

Of all people, the Chief of the National Police, should have known upon opening a box with a grenade launcher, the last thought should have been "lemme see if this thing shoots."
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Police chief fired grenade launcher given as gift by Ukraine, Polish media reports (Original Post) Kennah Dec 2022 OP
What does this button do? Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2022 #1
Nothing says love better than a brand-new grenade launcher at Christmas time. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2022 #2
Boys and toys Kennah Dec 2022 #4
". . . a serious breach of safety regulations." Journeyman Dec 2022 #3
That's called a "desk pop" Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2022 #5
JHC. No words for this one, except maybe "what a dumbass"?? Evolve Dammit Dec 2022 #6
... Javaman Dec 2022 #7
You'll shoot your eye out, kid. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2022 #8
"Man Opens Cage Of Face-Eating Leopard. Has Face Eaten Off." Aristus Dec 2022 #9
To clear the launcher: sarisataka Dec 2022 #10

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,743 posts)
2. Nothing says love better than a brand-new grenade launcher at Christmas time.
Fri Dec 16, 2022, 02:03 PM
Dec 2022

...................

So says the far-right gun nuts among us..........

Journeyman

(15,399 posts)
3. ". . . a serious breach of safety regulations."
Fri Dec 16, 2022, 02:04 PM
Dec 2022

I believe we have a prime contender for the understatement of the year award.

sarisataka

(22,088 posts)
10. To clear the launcher:
Fri Dec 16, 2022, 05:13 PM
Dec 2022

1) Pull trigger
2) Only complete step 1 after following unloading procedure found in next section.

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