"for law-breaking" is an over-generalization, but okay, not "no law." Merely "no law on the books."
> In order to arrest someone and send him to a Norwegian country-club prison, the threat or use of force must occur.
Lots of punitive measures beyond arresting someone. Wage garnishment, for example. Given how many employers refuse to employ felons out of hand, it's likely no force against your employer was necessary to get them on board with garnishing your wages either. Merely having the government label you a criminal can be a grievous overreach, in my book, for breaking many minor laws.
Cops rarely want the hassle and danger involved in arresting people.
> Force is, ultimately, lethal violence.
I think you're overgeneralizing to the point of making these terms meaningless. And that's coming from someone who considers tasers to be "lethal violence".