ahh the Skyrim guards just dont have the same oomph with their polite request that you cease and desist, whilst keeping a courteous 7-8 feet away. Guards in Oblivion didnt screw around.. if they caught you so much as looking at a fork wrong your ass was off to jail. I also felt safe in the wild with a horseback guard around. And that solid steel plate armour they had.. just fighting one of those svckas would blunt your blade.
I hope they make guards in TES6 a force to be reckoned with once more.