"The people demand justice."

Translation: La homoj postulas justecon.

[rapn21]

I'm really liking these sentences

[donaldo_zouras]

When I read this sentence in English "The people demand justice." I imagined a general group of people rather than a specific set of a few persons. In that context would this sentence be a correct translation?
"La popolo postulas justecon."

[Renardo_11]

Wouldn't that have to be “the people demand'''s''' justice?” “The people” meaning “la popolo” seems singular to me; it's one people.

[TobyBartels]

In English, we're so used to thinking of ‘people’ as an irregular plural of ‘person’ that we often construe it as plural even when other languages would use a singular.

[Renardo_11]

Thank you. Are you saying that in English the people = la popolo (like in the Swedish people or an indigenous people) is construed with plural verbs even when used in the singular? In this case "la popolo postulas justecon* would be a correct translation, as Donaldo says, and should be reported as such.