500 PLN for a beach screen? This seaside hotel has introduced a ridiculous recipe

Parawan – for some, a symbol of vacation freedom and privacy, for others synonymous with beach samola and a "wall" of public space. celebrated Polish ‘paravaning’ For years it has aroused utmost emotions, but until now it has remained mainly in the sphere of online memes and neighbouring clashes. But that changes. 1 of the popular seaside resorts, having adequate chaos and mazes of material, decided to scope for the eventual weapon. We are talking about a provision that, for setting up a screen in an unauthorised way, provides a mandate of even PLN 500. This amount, considered by many to be absurd, is expected to be a whip on tourists and yet solve the problem of beach emposing.

It's a long shot at the front. Where and for what precisely is the punishment?

Although the problem concerns almost the full Polish coast, it is precisely Darlow became a precursor to specified decisive actions. The City Council there introduced local rules of order to reduce the most annoying paravaning practices.

However, it should be made clear: the mandate does not endanger to own or set up a screen. The punishment is provided for in circumstantial rules of misconduct. Officials and local guards will punish for:

1. ‘Christmas’ beach: It is about creating closed, large-area "gardens" from the screens that make it hard for others to access the beach and sea.
2. Setting screens besides close to the water: The rules specify that adequate distance should be kept from shore to make so-called. The corridor of life. This free belt is crucial for safety – it must guarantee the free passage of rescue vehicles and the free access of WOPR rescuers to those in request of assistance.
3. Leaving the screens unattended: A popular practice of "booking" yourself a seat at 6am by setting up a screen and returning to the beach after a fewer hours will be severely punished.

It was these behaviors, not the fact of protecting themselves from the wind, that were targeted. Mandate of PLN 500 is the maximum rate laid down in the cab and is to act as a deterrent.

Legal basis – where does specified a advanced mandate come from?

The anticipation of specified severe penalties is not a fabrication of local officials. The foundation gives them Code of offence. According to its rules, who does not comply with the order for public conduct issued on the basis of Municipal Government Actis fined.

The inspectors of the Maritime Office and the guards of the place can punish the beachkeeper with a mandate precisely on the basis of these local regulations. tallness PLN 500 is the advanced limit of the fine to be imposed by a punishment mandate for specified misconduct. Although in practice the first interventions may end with instruction, in the case of recidivism or gross violation of the rules, the services have the full right to scope the highest penalty.

Beach War: safety vs. Tradition

The introduction of specified drastic rules is simply a consequence to the increasing conflict of interest on Polish beaches.

• Arguments for restrictions: The main and undeniable argument is safety. For years, WOPR rescuers have been alerting them that dense “towns” from the screens prevent them from observing the bathing and rapidly reaching the sinking. The corridor of life blocked by the screens is simply a real threat to wellness and life. There are besides issues of aesthetics and equal access to the common good of the beach.
• Beachers' Arguments: On the another hand, for many Poles parades are not fanaberia, but a applicable component of equipment. Protects against wind and sand, give a sense of privacy and lets you make safe space for young children. Many see attempts to regulate as an effort on vacation freedom and a long-standing tradition.

The dispute over the screen is simply a classical example of a conflict between individual freedom and the common good. Each of us has the right to a comfortable rest, but this right ends where it starts to endanger safety or importantly restrict the rights of others.

Implementation of the mandate PLN 500 is simply a drastic tool, but may prove to be an effective ‘shock therapy’. A advanced punishment is intended not so much to fill the municipality's budget as changing awareness and making fresh habits. The point is that the beachers realize that their comfort cannot stand above human life, which depends on the fast consequence of the rescuers.

The “absurdity” of this provision is not for its purpose, which is right, but for its possible discretion and the amount of punishment as an act which many respect as trivial. Smart and balanced enforcement by the service will now be crucial – punishing not for the screen itself, but for real danger and obstruction of life for others. possibly this is the only way to make Polish beaches a friendly and safe place for everyone, and not just for those who got up at dawn to "gross" themselves the best part of sand.