The Helios Biblios Hour : Ex 15:3 The LORD is a man of War /Police State pt2

God(YHWH) gave a set of laws and with it guidelines for the enforcement of those laws.Not only did the MOSAIC LAW define sin, but it specified penalties for those who broke the Law. Any law is essentially meaningless without enforcement. The Bible’sreferenceto watchmen (EZEKIEL 33:6), armed guards and the whole book of Judges) could be seen as examples of law enforcement.God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer” (Romans 13:3-4). Police officers or peace officers represent the “rulers” mentioned in this passage and extend their authority. In 1704, the colony of Carolina developed the nation's first slave patrol. Slave patrols helped to maintain the economic order and to assist the wealthy landowners in recovering and punishing slaves who essentially were considered property.Policing was not the only social institution enmeshed in slavery. Slavery was fully institutionalized in the American economic and legal order with laws being enacted at both the state and national divisions of government. Virginia, for example, enacted more than 130 slave statutes between 1689 and 1865. In no small part because of the tradition of slavery, Blacks have long been targets of abuse. The use of patrols to capture runaway slaves was one of the precursors of formal police forces, especially in the South. This disastrous legacy persisted as an element of the police role even after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. the Fraternal Order of Police was organized for the purpose of promoting harmony and social welfare