History Main / ThereAreNoPolice

* Invoked until just recently on ElGoonishShive, and even then you are more likely to see journalists than cops.

** There was a scene in the first movie where someone had to have called the paramedics to retrieve Ichigo's body, due to him being in {{Shinigami}} mode, and therefore out of his body. Then again, this is {{filler}}.

* Invoked until just recently on ElGooniseShive, and even then you are more likely to see journalists than cops.

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* In OnePiece, while there are the Marines, which are a global military and police force against pirates, many individual islands seem to have no police force or jails whatsoever. The only exception seems to be Fishman Island, which is 10,000 meters below sea level.

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* ''{{Bleach}}'': Multiple times in Karakura Town there have been explosions, buildings being damaged or destroyed, and large numbers of humans being killed. As far as I know the series has never shown any police investigation (or any government response of any kind, for that matter) to these events.

* In ''{{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 to interfere on their work is when they are corrupt cops hired by an equally corrupt judge to protect himself from them. [[FridgeLogic You would think that he could have gotten perfectly legal police protection, under the circumstances.]]

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* An episode of "{{Family Guy}}" subverts this trope when Peter detonates explosives outside a childrens hospital, entirely destroying the building. No repercussions of the incident seem to occur, as is common in the show, until the very end where Peter is informed that the crime has been investigated and is taken to court.

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* Invoked until just recently on ElGooniseShive, and even then your more likely to see journalist than cops.

* ''{{School Days}}'': After [[spoiler:Sekai stabs Makoto, and Katsura carries his severed head around]] no one even mentions the police or tries to avoid detection.

* On that note, completely subverted/averted in ''{{Megatokyo}}''. Almost every major occurance of weirdness has police intervention, in the form of Inspector Sonada and the Tokyo Police Cataclysm Division.

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.

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* If there is a scene with SinCity cops,... they won't be friendly.

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** "[[{{Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series}} This is Japan, Mokuba. In this country, card games are the only law]]."
* In most Hentai stories (be they manga, movies, or games) sexual crimes account for roughly 40% off all cases of sexual intercourse, yet no rapist is even the slightest bit worried about getting caught, and not a single victim will ever go to the police. The only times the police can be said to get involved is when a policeman is the perp, or a policewoman is the victim.

* On that note, completely subverted/averted in Megatokyo. Almost every major occurance of weirdness has police intervention, in the form of Inspector Sonada and the Tokyo Police Cataclysm Division.

* In the old ''Adventures of CaptainMarvel'' 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]].

* In most Hentai stories (be they manga, movies, or games) sexual crimes account for roughly 40% off all cases of sexual intercourse, yet no rapist is even the slightest bit worried about getting caught, and not a single victim will ever go to the police. The only times the police can be said to get involved is when a policeman is the perp, or a policewoman is the victim.

* In TheCookTheTheifHisWifeAndHerLover, the Theif in question is a brutal CompleteMonster who publically beats his wife, attacks his own customers at his restaurant, and commits his crimes in full view and yet, no cops show up.

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.

* Rather literal in AllPointsBulletin as the police are replaced in their entirety with groups of vigelantes.

*In ''{{Yu Gi Oh}}'' pre duel monsters, killer theme parks, and people being set on fire occur without the specter of police attention.

** "[[YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries This is Japan, Mokuba. In this country, card games are the only law]]."