What do you think it would be like without cops?

Question

I say misrable.

Answer 1

some big black a*****e named buba would cap u probably

Answer 2

I think people would create their own "gated communities"...and we would have a complete collapse of government.  Eventually there would be some form of police government self imposed despots inside each community.

basically we would have a period of chaos before people start creating their own militias to police themselves....at which point we have a complete collapse of uniform justice.

Answer 3

Without cops there would be chaos.  Although lots of people don't like the police, at least the police have someone they have to answer to.  In a non-police world there would be no check on power.

Answer 4

This is easy, just read your history. OR look at New Orleans post Katrina.

Cities would be h**l. but waaaay more fun.

The country would be safe, unless you were a criminal then it would be a real shooting gallery.  

  The armed citizen acting in a moral manner would become the safest man alive.

Answer 5

it would be people like you with bandanas on there face robbing everything and killing.

Answer 6

Anarchy...no one will be safe.  How can you have laws but no one to enforce them?  Murder rates would be through the roof, rapes, thefts, etc.  No morality.

Answer 7

Pretty awful. The weak & most vulnerable would be at the mercy of the worst elements of our society.

A lot of people seem to forget that Police are also "first responders." They have restarted hearts, stopped or controled bleeding, unblocked a chocking persons airway, delivered many babies, pulled people out of burning buildings, or demolished cars. I could go on and on.

Sure, there are some guys who just don't belong but, overall, Cops are great people & do many many wonderful things.

Answer 8

total chaos

Answer 9

For me the same thing it is now the cops don't do anything. If some breaks into your house at night and wants to kill you the cops come 20 minuets later ya thanks for the help to take a picture of my dead body.I take my protection into my own hands with my shotgun to protect my self and family.

Answer 10

There's actually some experience with this in the U.S. In the West, the first people from the east to come in were wandering hunters and trappers, then cattlemen, and finally, farmers. For some years, there was no effective law enforcement. Even when local government got organized, it was hard to be effective. You couldn't call the sheriff. You could maybe send someone a day or two ride, but no help soon. People initially handled things themselves. It was sometimes a matter of two people, both believing they were being wronged, acting as they felt necessary. Citizens committees of vigilance took up a lot of the slack. They weren't always right, but they could sure make a bunch of crooks up and leave the area, sometimes by just giving them notice and a day to clear out. Sometimes by placing the appropriate decoration on a cottonwood tree as an example. There was a pretty clear distinction between murder, a killing, and an unfortunate incident. The last might be two men who got crossways and let it get out of hand. Or a man who rashly threatened to kill another who was a bit better aim when they next met. A killing was a social necessity, to rid the country of a dangerous man or in well-justified defense. Killing to steal was just murder, and only the last one was punished. The others were regretted but unavoidable. There were some very rough towns, but the West was mostly safe, if you were careful. Good men just organized to act and continued to act in support of official law when it arrived. You can go down on the Texas-Mexico border away from the towns, say between Lajitas and Presidio. There's little law enforcement. Some places might see a deputy twice a year. Pretty safe, because everyone assumes everyone else is armed and prepared to defend themselves. None of that juvenile foolishness you find in cities where they figure you won't kill them. People there ar polite by nature, but also by necessity, when trouble can get fatal real quick otherwise. Also in the backcountry of Alaska. You'd better take care of your own business. When the state police come around in the spring, you can show them the grave. Now, people, if there are many of them, have to eventually have something. Something will fill the need.

Answer 11

Chaos

Answer 12

Anarchy

Answer 13

Explosive.........Blessings Yahoo

Answer 14

Look at any third rate country without the rule of law to see, Somalia etc

Gangs ruling the streets...private militas...no such thing as private property...

It would be ok if you were crazy rich...for everyone else life would be short, brutish and cruel.

Answer 15

Madness and I bet drugs would be harder to get.