Anybody from the Netherlands will proudly say you that our policemen are real gentlemen, always polite, helpful not easily provoked in few words not instrument of power but friends of people.

But yesterday around 13:30 in the afternoon I was quiet shocked, while working in my studio suddenly I have heard car crush accident sound from outside I looked through window and there was scooter laying on the ground next to it there was a black Opel car which lost it registration plate with wide open doors.

There was shouting young man was running and same time puling off his helm and after him where running three policemen. Helm fell and papers from it on the floor, probably id and driving license.
Next second police got him first pushed him against the wall and than threw him on the floor giving him few quick kicks and handcuffed him.
After that moment I have grabbed my camera but struggle was over, this young man looked like in-between 18 maybe maximum 24 years old was bleeding on the right site of the face obviously confused watching all the time at his scooter, police collected his helm papers their registration plate from their unmarked black Opel police car, called police van took scooter and boy and despaired from the view.

And there I was in disbelieve wondering what all was about. Later at evening I decided to call local newspaper AD Utrecht to ask if they knew anything about the incident but I got answering machine saying that weekend is started and I should call other number, so I did not once but several times nobody picked up, excellent no wonder that our newspapers are on the edge of existence if they have such excellent and committed team.

This morning I have checked online newspapers and noticed confused article where was written that police has arrested young man walking in my street 'cause of confused looks and blood on his face because of suspicion he was mixed in some knife fight few streets away from here, maybe that was description of some other incident but I doubt it in this part of city almost never happens anything.

Isn't world just becoming global village.

Photos © B. Novak 2006


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