> it just refuses to adjudicate any dispute that doesn't involve a noble

Oh I got news for you, that already happened.

Anyone that's had their car broken into, bike stolen, or house burgled can tell you that cops won't do anything.

And if you look at serious crimes like homicide, you'll find a clearance rate of about 66%. And that's their self reported clearance rate. It's not successful prosecution. That's just the "we've looked into this enough and have decreed we think this person did it". It's a lot worse if you look at crimes like rape.

The crimes that police actually police are property crimes. Specifically for the nobles. Cops are pretty good at responding to stores being robbed or a crime against a wealthy and well connected person. Steal $1000 from a target and you'll get the book thrown at you. Steal a $1000 bike in front of the same target and cops will shrug and say there's nothing they can do about it.

In Maine there is a lack of public defenders and now must release those who are unable to get a trial in a reasonable time: https://observer-me.com/2025/03/12/news/maine-must-release-p...

This is already happening in Germany.

This seems implicitly preferable than the beauacratic death of the alternative.

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