Jesus told Peter to arm himself before they headed out to Gethsemane. The only reason Jesus told Peter to drop his weapon was because it would have been in vain to attack the soldiers.
But those as yourself ignore that entire matter- instead you just see 'oh, Jesus told him not to attack', and you just run to the hills with a false perception of it.
I don't think those as yourself approach the scriptures realistically. Jesus' followers weren't warriors or authorities who kept the peace, and neither were those whom the Apostles preached to, and so there is not much of a theme for them to go by in much of the writings of the New Testament.
Paul, however, teaches between the lines on the matter- he states that the Old Testament scriptures is profitable, and that authorities are a force for good even if the people themselves are wicked.
But as I said, this is all lost on you- you aren't open to any edification, just the same narrative you go by.
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