History Main / ThereAreNoPolice

* In the old ''Film/TheAdventuresOfCaptainMarvel'' FilmSerial, not a single one of the scientists even considers the possibility of calling the police, even as their number is being quickly reduced by thugs, kidnappers, murderers, and [[MalevolentMaskedMen the black-masked guy who hired the thugs, kidnappers, and murderers in the first place]].

* In the old ''Film/TheAdventuresOfCaptainMarvel'' serial, not a single one of the scientists even considers the possibility of calling the police, even as their number is being quickly reduced by thugs, kidnappers, murderers, and [[MalevolentMaskedMen the black-masked guy who hired the thugs, kidnappers, and murderers in the first place]].

* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'': The Winx have rumbled with witches and villains alike in plain daylight and have never once either been aided or chased out by the cops. When Stella goes missing in [[Recap/WinxClubS1E5DateWithDisaster "Date with Disaster"]], none of the girls even mentions reporting it to the police. Furthermore, when the Trix sic their newly-summoned Army of Decay onto Magix city in [[Recap/WinxClubS1E19TheFallOfMagix "The Fall of Magix"]], it's implied there are no public defending forces to oppose its advance. In cities in the Magic Dimension, at least, it seems the only law enforcement are castle guards; and those only operate in royal palaces, anyway. This is averted when they visit Earth, as they run into trouble with the police sometimes.

* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'': The Winx have rumbled with witches and villains alike in plain daylight and have never once either been aided or chased out by the cops. Furthermore, when the Trix sic their newly-summoned Army of Decay onto Magix city, it's implied there are no public defending forces to oppose its advance. And when Stella goes missing, none of the girls even mentions reporting it to the police. In cities in the Magic Dimension, at least, it seems the only law enforcement are castle guards; and those only operate in royal palaces, anyway. This is averted when they visit Earth, as they run into trouble with the police sometimes.

[[folder:{{Anime}} & {{Manga}}]]

Compare PoliceAreUseless, where they exist but aren't going to help, and SuspiciouslyIdleOfficer, when they don't do their jobs because they're corrupt. See also AnarchyIsChaos.

[[folder:Film]]
* In ''Film/TheCookTheThiefHisWifeAndHerLover'', the Thief in question publicly beats his wife, attacks his own customers at his restaurant and commits his crimes in full view and yet, no cops show up.

[[folder:Live ActionTelevision]]

In a modern city, full of schools, post offices and subway lines, there is one thing noticeably absent: the police. Whether you're on a murder spree, blowing up buildings, or just walking around stealing things, there's no need to fear the police. This is because they don't exist. No one even mentions the police or tries to avoid detection. Compare PoliceAreUseless, where they exist but aren't going to help. See also AnarchyIsChaos.

[[folder:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]

* In ''Anime/{{Noir}}'' the AntiHero protagonists never shows the slightest concern towards the police in wealthy industrialized nations when applying their trade of killing people for money. And indeed, the only time that the police interfere is when they are corrupt cops hired by an equally corrupt judge to protect himself from them. [[StupidEvil You would think that he could have gotten perfectly legal police protection, under the circumstances.]]

* ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'':Even though Scott’s battles take place in public—with one bystander saying that he’s calling the police—cops are nowhere to be seen. Even Todd Ingram’s confrontation with the Vegan Police is only due to violating his vegan diet.

** One chapter does have the police trying to take on a MadBomber... [[PoliceAreUseless only to]] [[TheMainCharactersDoEverything turn things over to Yugi]], because the bomber [[CriminalMindGames insisted patterning his bombings after solitaire]].

* In ''Series/{{Glee}}'', when Hunter steals the Nationals trophy no one even mentions calling the cops despite the overwhelming amount of evidence. The trophy is on display in the Dalton Academy choir room, a man in a Dalton Academy uniform is holding the trophy and gloating in the video, the perps left a ''laptop.'')

* In ''Anime/{{Noir}}'' the AntiHero protagonists never show slightest concern towards the police in wealthy industrialized nations when applying their trade of killing people for money. And indeed, the only time that the police interfere is when they are corrupt cops hired by an equally corrupt judge to protect himself from them. [[VillainBall You would think that he could have gotten perfectly legal police protection, under the circumstances.]]

* In Creator/RobertAHeinlein's ''Literature/TheMoonIsAHarshMistress'', there are no police on the Moon. There are only the Warden's guards, who don't care about convict on convict crime. The convicts (and their many descendants) handle "justice" their own way. In fact, one of the reasons that people there start to support revolution happens when the guards start to take an interest in enforcing the (mostly newly created) rules.

* ''Film/PetSematary(2019)'': The cops never show up to inform the family that their child's grave has been robbed; their appearance at the house would likely have reduced the death toll (and transformed the story from a personal tragedy to a zombie apocalypse).

[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/AllPointsBulletin'': Rather literal as the police are replaced in their entirety with groups of vigilantes.
* While the player character and his allies in ''VideoGame/BattlefieldHardline'' are of course exceptions, almost every level involves a massive gunfight occurring in a major city without a badge in sight. The protagonists not calling for backup themselves could be justified as they, like their developers, are trying to be 80's {{cowboy cop}}s, but you'd think someone else would have the common sense to call 911. [[/folder]]