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No American cities had police departments until 1854, how was crime handled in the 2 centuries before then?

530 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did kingdoms raided by Vikings ever try to attack Viking homelands in retaliation?

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The neighbors always complained about the high pitched screeching of my car's fan belt.

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[WP] Your magical ability is that if you intentionally injure someone, the injury never heals. You encounter a bully you punched in 3rd grade, 26 years ago. Their nose is bleeding.

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Did ancient slave based societies (Greece, Rome, etc) have abolitionists? Did any actually abolish slavery?

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Is naming generations & ascribing attributes to them recent? Was it done in the distant past? Have other civilizations done this?

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I never understood nostalgia.

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He tried to bargain on the ransom but I held firm.

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Are there any examples of anarchist societies in the Ancient world surviving alongside non anarchist societies?

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Could Napoleon have made peace & lived out his days as Emperor? If so, what is the maximum extent of Empire he could have maintained?

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No American cities had police departments until 1854, how was crime handled in the 2 centuries before then?	530	AskHistorians
Did kingdoms raided by Vikings ever try to attack Viking homelands in retaliation?	524	AskHistorians
The neighbors always complained about the high pitched screeching of my car's fan belt.	68	TwoSentenceHorror
[WP] Your magical ability is that if you intentionally injure someone, the injury never heals. You encounter a bully you punched in 3rd grade, 26 years ago. Their nose is bleeding.	52	WritingPrompts
Did ancient slave based societies (Greece, Rome, etc) have abolitionists? Did any actually abolish slavery?	44	AskHistorians
Is naming generations & ascribing attributes to them recent? Was it done in the distant past? Have other civilizations done this?	16	AskHistorians
I never understood nostalgia.	16	TwoSentenceHorror
He tried to bargain on the ransom but I held firm.	10	TwoSentenceHorror
Are there any examples of anarchist societies in the Ancient world surviving alongside non anarchist societies?	4	AskHistorians
Could Napoleon have made peace & lived out his days as Emperor? If so, what is the maximum extent of Empire he could have maintained?	3	AskHistorians