The motif of Righteousness acts as a vaccine (in the sense of Roland Barthes). Its function is to preemptively dismiss the allegation of continuity between prewar and wartime antisemitism in Poland (in fact, ethnic cleansing plans formulated before the war were implemented during and after the war). The theme turns out to be very persistent in postwar Poland in the motif of an antisemite who becomes Righteous. The chapter analyzes the narrative structure of the Righteous-antisemite figure based on the text “Polak-katolik i katolik-Polak†(A Pole Catholic and a Catholic Pole) by recognized Polish intellectual Jan Boski. What is at stake in Boski’s considerations is the release of the Polish community from the accusation of complicity in the Holocaust. Boski proves that Polish antisemitism related to Christianity did not assume extermination forms and stopped wherever violence began. His proof is a text by a prewar diarist, a witness to the 1930s pogroms. Boski’s argument contains glaring logical errors, which create the mechanism of acquittal yet remain invisible to both the author and the Polish culture. The diarist distances himself from violence that takes the form of racial riots. His distance is treated as an objection, and moreover, it is generalized. The isolated attitude becomes proof of the attitude of the entire community. The aggressive crowd about which the memoirist writes disappears and is removed from the image of the nation.
This United Kingdom (UK)-based interdisciplinary proof-of-concept study explores the use of video remote interpreting (VRI) platforms to facilitate communication for deaf individuals using signed languages during their entry into Police Scotland's custody. The study employs three custody VRI simulations to assess the efficacy and limitations of VRI in this context. A unique framework is applied to scrutinise the management of equal access to routine police procedures, revealing disparities in the distribution of responsibility and highlighting the constrained capacity of interpreters. The research emphasises the need for law enforcement to move beyond mere interpreter provision – whether on-site or remote – and advocates for a holistic consideration of the overall experience of deaf people during police interactions. Furthermore, it underscores the imperative for interpreters to cultivate versatile skills, enabling them to address procedural and communication challenges, particularly when the welfare and safety of citizens are at stake. This investigation prompts a comprehensive re-evaluation of the support systems in place for deaf individuals in police custody, urging a shift towards a more inclusive and nuanced approach.