Like, a national (in The US) felony law book.

I'm gonna say there is too much hierarchy in this system.
Who gets to be the decider?
Why them?

If a utopia requires armed thugs to persist, it sucks.
Better options do exist.

And we have a ruling class that wants control no matter what the cost

Yep, control freaks gotta control.

Rule by force is the disease, who and how are symptoms.™