...where someone starts pretending to be an authority or speak on behalf of the group.
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Police in real life have little to do with this as we all know they are really murderous in certain countries.
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Or really corrupt, like where I am from.
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well I think that is why it's relevant - because for ethical reasons I would never join the police force, and wouldn't assume that role here
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but I think it's just due to the overloaded term - we're talking about shaping community behaviour through informal processes
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but when I see 'police' I think 'dangerous person with authority issues'
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OK, semantic quibbles are fine if you are willing to resolve them, otherwise you're being obtuse purposefully? Tell me your preferred term?
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I don't have one - I was thinking out loud that I had been reading the policing thing the wrong way
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It's a commonly used term within activism.
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And it does have both neutral and negative connotations, e.g., "gender policing", "tone policing", etc.
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I am happy to come up with one with fewer negative associations if you can think of one.
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