SavannahMann
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Who gives the police "authority"
Simple answer, you do. By chosing to live in a lawful society, you chose to have a body with the authority to endorse those laws.
If you choose to enjoy the protection and benefits of a lawful society, you must accept there is a body that enforces that law.
Some people see themselves comfortable living in total anarchy. But, Total anarchy only appeals to those who see themselves able to use it to oppress the weak. In other words, bullies.
Many of those who see police as sanctioned bullies are only angry that the police prevent them from being unsanctioned bullies.
Preposterous.
Let's agree that we need laws and order in our society. Further, let's agree that there is a need of a system to address rule breakers. However, from here we diverge rather significantly. Because before you can enforce the rules, you must obey the rules. Without that condition, there is not a justice system, it is merely a form of the aforementioned anarchy. The rules are whatever those in power say they are, and you had better shut up and like it or else. In other words, the bullies you imagine you are preventing from taking over, are in fact in charge.
Without that making sure that the enforcers follow the rules, you are left with using Lucky Luciano to get Al Capone. The crooks are in charge, but they just aren't as bad as the crooks they are getting.
That is the rub with the current system. The bullies in charge regularly manipulate the rules, and regularly violate those same rules. Then when someone objects, they start saying someone has to do the job, and we're human and make mistakes. Mistakes are understandable, one of my rules is to forgive an honest mistake. An honest mistake never has a lie attached to it. Ever.