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What if you were a modern cop in Ancient Greece? #History

@itsmrknow
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But if you were a modern cop in ancient Greece, day one, you show up in Athens with a badge, handcuffs and a body can. There's no police station. Law enforcement is 300 sithian slaves with ropes. You say you're here to serve and protect. They ask who sent you. Day two, a fight breaks out. You yell, "Stop resisting." Nobody knows what that means. A sithian ties the man up with rope in three seconds and looks at your handcuffs like they're a toy. Day three, a man is living in a barrel in the middle of the city. You go to a victim. That's diogenes. There's no law against living in a barrel. He tells you to move because you're blocking his sunlight. Day four, you try to arrest a thief. A baker already tackled him before you got there. You show your badge. He's never seen a badge. He goes back to baking. Day five, Socrates walks up to you, stares at your badge. You protect the laws. But what if the laws are wrong? You say that's not your problem. Then whose problem is it? You feel like handcuffing him to his own day six. Alexander the Great brides in with 10,000 soldiers. You say you can't park an army here. He's 20 and has conquered half the world. He parks wherever he wants.