There are a lot of variables. We have the example of Manhattan, where municipal government has collapsed completely. But we know that the actual Mayor of New York continues to hold office in the Bronx (I think). The surviving cops probably are much rougher and readier than they ever used to be in every part of the country. However, in communities where order remains there needs to be a means of enforcing the law that is more sophisticated than having Joe Militiaman butt stroke folks to the ground.
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