DATELINE: Polkowice, Poland
First there were zombies. Now there's Piotr Kucy.
From the early grave at 38, Mr. Kucy has arisen and wants his life back...only the government there says he can't have it back. He's dead. They say he doesn't exist, plain and simple...and like a coffin, it was open and shut. Case closed.
Last August the literal coffin closed on Piotr Kucy after he was found drowned. No chance of reviving him as time had passed before his body was found.
Only it wasn't Mr. Kucy.
Someone somewhere wrongly identified the corpse as that of Mr. Kucy, which was dutifully recorded in the official death registries there.
So imagine his surprise when he arrived back in town after a trip only to find out that he...well, he was actually dead, so to speak. He was no longer listed on the public 'living' records anymore. Officially, he didn't exist. But it's more than that - he can't get a job because he no longer has the necessary government paperwork and permits, and can't pay social insurance fees.
Mind you, he has other identification papers, but because he is on the official government registry as dead, they have yet to overturn his death. It's now February. This all started in August.
Kucy was quoted as saying "It's a bit of a joke." When an official from the registry office was asked to comment, she had only a simple, terse response: "This citizen does not exist." A local newspaper made light of the situation and told him to be thankful he doesn't have to pay taxes anymore.
Personally, I think he has 'em dead to rights...
First there were zombies. Now there's Piotr Kucy.
From the early grave at 38, Mr. Kucy has arisen and wants his life back...only the government there says he can't have it back. He's dead. They say he doesn't exist, plain and simple...and like a coffin, it was open and shut. Case closed.
Last August the literal coffin closed on Piotr Kucy after he was found drowned. No chance of reviving him as time had passed before his body was found.
Only it wasn't Mr. Kucy.
Someone somewhere wrongly identified the corpse as that of Mr. Kucy, which was dutifully recorded in the official death registries there.
So imagine his surprise when he arrived back in town after a trip only to find out that he...well, he was actually dead, so to speak. He was no longer listed on the public 'living' records anymore. Officially, he didn't exist. But it's more than that - he can't get a job because he no longer has the necessary government paperwork and permits, and can't pay social insurance fees.
Mind you, he has other identification papers, but because he is on the official government registry as dead, they have yet to overturn his death. It's now February. This all started in August.
Kucy was quoted as saying "It's a bit of a joke." When an official from the registry office was asked to comment, she had only a simple, terse response: "This citizen does not exist." A local newspaper made light of the situation and told him to be thankful he doesn't have to pay taxes anymore.
Personally, I think he has 'em dead to rights...
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