The Police Station in Trzemeszno has reason to celebrate — a printer has arrived within its walls. Yes, you read that correctly. A new printer. The Gniezno County Police Headquarters proudly announced this momentous event on its official website. The article was later removed, but as the saying goes, nothing ever truly disappears from the Internet — especially since this wasn’t the first such “ceremony” in recent months.
The handover of the printer — as the event was officially called — took place in a solemn manner. After all, how else could one present such an important device? Naturally, with the appropriate dignity and respect…
According to the Gniezno County Police Headquarters, the printer is expected to “improve the quality and efficiency of service for citizens.” The sentence is so delightful that it’s worth reading twice. Documents will now be printed — in color or black and white, perhaps even in A4 format. The digital revolution has finally reached Trzemeszno.
Unfortunately — and here’s where the trouble begins — the official statement omitted one crucial detail: was paper included with the printer? Because that’s the real key to success. A printer without paper is like a police car without fuel. You can have it, you can boast about it, you can take pictures — but it’s rather important that the device actually works as intended.
We write this in all seriousness, because stranger things have happened in Poland. Who knows — maybe the printer now stands proudly in the station, while the paper still has to be ordered, which could take another six months.
Law and Justice MP Michał Dworczyk commented on the whole affair in a way that’s both amusing and depressing: “a teddy bear on a scale of our potential” [refers to the Polish comedy film directed by Stanisław Bareja. Teddy Bear – ed.]. He added in parentheses that it’s “a fitting summary of the state of our administration.”
In any case, congratulations are in order for the Police Station in Trzemeszno on their new acquisition. It’s worth noting that this is not an isolated incident. On September 30, the police station in Dziadkowice received similar support — and the handover of that printer, too, was conducted with full ceremony.