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"They were called coppers, because they copped criantly

That did it He couldn’t stop hi Madison elbowed hih harder

"What’s so funny?" David asked hi "I’"

David looked pissed "I was not"

"Ephrairavy over his food

He sighed He did know

"What was it like back then? Did they have the saes?"

David sat back, folding his arantly "I’m interested in your opinion as well Perhaps you learned so in the police academy about the history of law enforcee

"Well, they didn’t have police officers like they do today in the early nineteenth century" David scoffed Everyone ignored hier to hear what Ephraim had to say He was known as a man of feords and he never spoke freely This was a treat for them

"What did they have?" Mrs Bucker for him to talk as well

"They had the tradition of Constables from early history, but it wasn’t until the early 1800’s when people realized that a police force was needed They weren’t as organized or law focused as we are today The men ould have done my job were called Bow Street Runners and the police force were called Peelers or Bobbies in the 1820’s"

"Cool!"

Ephraim chuckled at the boy’s excite looked down upon Theyor two froovernment for public work The ht a coovernh reputation Those positions were government based"

"They helped people then?" Joshua asked

He sighed, "No, not really The whole lot was rather corrupt"

"And today’s police force isn’t?" David asked

Ephrainored hi and waiting "You have to understand sos were different Nobility andThey were above the law The Bow Street Runners, the group that overnment positions were only created to control the masses and keep the nobility safe and happy If a noble ossip"

"A nobleman, let’s say a Duke for instance could kill his wife and no one could do anything about it It would just be talked about If thata good ood family wouldn’t want to be linked to such scandal"

"That’s messed up," Joshua said "So, they protected the nobility?"

Ephraim nodded "And those who could pay them They were for hire They mostly went after the poor or did duties of a private detective A rich household hired footet their own justice"

"Who protected the poor people?"

"No one They were at the overnment If they were in some way hurt by the nobility there was no real way to win They could appeal to the istrate would always take the side of the nobleet on bad terms with someone of peer"

"The peer?"

"Noblemen"