While thinking up a magic system for a work of mine I realized that there is an issue that emerges within societies that contain a large percentage of people with super powers/magical powers/ enhanced physical abilities.
How can a society of people who have access to unconventional powers behave peacefully without running rampant?
Using "My Hero Academia" as an example, the series shows us that the only people misusing their quirks - the superhuman power in question - are villains. And these villains are almost always the generic type that want to create chaos or rob a bank. They're simple in their objectives, and easily stopped by the heroes. Other than that, all those millions of people out there with quirks just don't use them. The rules set in place make it so that they aren't allowed use their powers in public unless they're a registered hero. And, according to the narrative, people are okay with it.
If we're being honest, the complacency seen in MHA is unheard of. People would be campaigning to be able to use their powers freely - though within reasonable bounds - using non-violent methods. If someone can fly/run/teleport to work faster than they could by car, why on earth wouldn't they? It would be on their mind constantly, how little they're making use of their potential. It wouldn't just be the villains who want that sort of freedom, it wouldn't be a topic that the public ignores until the bad guys decide they want to fight the system. It's unrealistic to think that way. I do recall that we're told that when quirks first came about they were exploited freely and no one could feel safe - because how can you stop a group of people with ill intentions who happen to have powers that are difficult to combat? Which is something that I can imagine happening; people today find themselves falling victim to the allure of power and those around them have suffered from it. That is believable, but the aftermath that is presented is not.
And it's not like MHA tells the whole story concerning the misuse of quirks. There could be a ton of ways that people could make use of them that law enforcement couldn't catch, say if they kept their quirk unregistered so nothing could be traced back to them, or committed small, petty/personal crimes that fall under the radar. The vigilante series touches on these crimes, but not in as much depth. Some villains have quirks that can be used to manipulate people on a smaller scale, but they are always shown flagrantly using their powers in the typical hero vs villain setting.
The matters above are not limited to MHA; examples can be found in works with unrestrained/visible magical systems. (What's really going to stop an alchemist in FMA from making as much gold as they want? Black Clover talks all about how magic is part of their everyday lives, but surely someone is using it for something more malicious than farming, like cursing a rich relative to get their inheritance.)
Let's exchange 'quirks' with magic. If magic is widespread (or anyone can learn it), how does a society/government go about keeping the public from performing unlawful acts with their abilities? Bad things can and will happen when people have that kind of power, but how exactly can it be ensured that no one can break those rules without repercussions? I am aware that there isn't a perfect answer to this question because humans will do wrong when they feel like it, regardless of the possible punishments that they may face afterwards. But I feel like the ones that I've observed have been overly unrealistic. It's not always about the big-bad series spanning villains or the world-ending magical explosion, there are incidents that aren't always so obvious but need to be stopped in order to ensure that society functions as it should.
The question I'm trying to ask is: what are those reasonable bounds? And how can they be enforced without inciting chaos? Because you can't stop people from using their powers, especially if they're not trying to hurt anyone with them.
(If I happened to recount any details incorrectly, feel free to tell me so I can fix it. I know I rambled on about MHA but I'm not necessarily speaking about that work exclusively, just as one of many examples. Also, thank you for reading this far in, I really didn't know how to condense my points further )