Romans maintained slavery, they still minted coins for debts.
... there's a reason anarchists are shown washing their hands afterwards.
The cops were the slavers themselves.
Are we redefining 'cops' as 'anyone involved in enforcing societal standards'?
Your comprehension of capere is cognitive dissonance.
... fucking what. Do you not understand what capere is, or are you trying to relate property law to the broader point of a lack of institutional enforcement?