> the British used "general warrants" as a tool of harassment – where a general warrant was essentially a slip of paper that deputized a group of soldiers to to

> the British used "general warrants" as a tool of harassment – where a general warrant was essentially a slip of paper that deputized a group of soldiers to toss houses and confiscate goods on a whim I feel like there are a couple of parallels to public servants/officials in contemporary societies to be made here (completely unrelated to your main point).