That rule would make every adult in the 50 states and DC (*exceptions may apply in North Carolina only) police. The state has a monopoly on violence but it doe

That rule would make every adult in the 50 states and DC (*exceptions may apply in North Carolina only) police. The state has a monopoly on violence but it does not restrict the use of its monopoly to police; it graciously allows anyone to advance the state's interests. A better definition of police probably requires mentioning immunization from the consequences of exercising that violence.