My word is force, and I viewed it through the lenses of science, law enforcement, sociology, and a blend of pop culture and religion (I’ll get back to that last one later). The word force, in the English language, came from Old French, where it meant strength or power. But the origins of the word actually date back as far as ancient Rome, coming from the latin word fortis meaning strong, mighty, and bold.
Enforce also comes from fortis and, although “law enforcers” were not referred to as such until the French created what is considered to be the first modern policing system in the 17th century when Paris was rampant with crime, the ancient Greeks had already once utilized slaves as a form of police, in order to keep their citizens from
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People who aren't soldiers who just, make sure that other people are following the law. The trend seemed to be, humans are incapable of making correct decisions when not being forced to, so we need a system in which to force them to behave. That's what enforcement means, to make force, it's amazing that in all the progress humanity has made, going to space and, harnessing nuclear energy, we still need people running around with tasers to tell us not to rob banks or not to go 80 miles an hour down a dirt road at night with one headlight out while also intoxicated, seems like people might understand that those aren’t good ideas without an outside force telling them, but it turns out it is part of human nature to rationalize breaking the law. This is especially true when said lawbreaking benefits others, and is known as “altruistic cheating”. We are selfish beings, and when our selfishness will also potentially help others, we tend to think that we are then in the right, and above the rules, and therefore force in the form of law enforcement becomes a