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What? What in the hell? They exist for nothing of the sort. Police exist to enforce the laws within specific parameters. They are basically a modern formali
by potato3732842 1y ago
What? What in the hell? They exist for nothing of the sort.
Police exist to enforce the laws within specific parameters. They are basically a modern formalized take on midlevel men at arms. They mostly only de-escalate conflicts and prevent harm incidentally.
- 1718627440 1y agoAnd what do you thing the law is? It's a written agreement, because even if it doesn't give justice in every situation, it is better to peacefully agree on something instead of constantly fighting over everything. In other words a deescalation measurement. A concept of a written law is very different from a rule by decrees and the will of the ruler. The difference is that deciding whether something is lawful is outside of the ruler or the enforcer. (i.e. separation of powers) This is what differentiates a liberal democracy from a dictatorship, but also 19th century and modern monarchies from absolutism. So no police is not modern men-at-arms.