As a member of the PD since May 2017 I can confirm this is the 'weakest' the PD has been since I joined. When I was a cadet we were given a full loadout, driving around with minor training. It is increasingly easy for criminals to kill cops. Which I have my own problems with on how increasingly common that is.
From my criminal alt (Ben Rucks) standpoint, I understand the appeal of trying to kill cops, and 6/7 months ago I was guilty of doing so. The reason I refrain from damaging cops now (I either RP doing physical damage or don't actually shoot at them) is because I understand the weight of my repercussions. Spending years of my life in prison for my actions, risk of life etc. I think criminals at the moment need to stop relying on the option to just kill cops. It's selfish RP.
On my police character (Trustson) It's becoming the norm where gangs are just going to kill you if you RP with them, sometimes for stupid reasons. I'll post a link below as to what I mean.
In terms of constructive conversation about changes within PD, the only things I can agree on are the Teamspeak IC rooms, but as has been mentioned MULTIPLE times in this thread, if you're in those channels they're strictly IC and you must use IG VOIP as well as TS, or you'd be punished accordingly.
Overall, I don't think Police should be further nerfed, rather I think criminals should be smarter with their actions. Engaging Police, notably SWAT is NOT a smart idea, and should be avoided as much as humanly possible. I would like instead a way to work with criminals to encourage better roleplay and more reasonable situations where antagonizing or in some cases murdering Police would work.
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