Teenyinnit

this ^^ good alternative

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I agree that a very select few cops can escalate and be slightly too aggressive for the situation at hand, but a lot of the time they're responding or reacting to things you can't hear or think of. I got stopped once and a full PD Department on me and gunned down because I had an illegal firearm visible that I'd forgotten about - they do normally have their reasons and IA reports do actually work!

the USA is a worldwide meme, and people still use fake guns there

it's more realistic than everyone owning an illegal firearm lol

not a meme, how often to you see hold ups in real life using fake guns?

Crims should be able to carry fake weapons - these after a short time of being held up to someone would "leak" water. Civilians can also buy water guns without a gun licence as a deterrent to criminals trying to rob them - a UCARA licence can be purchased with a criminal history not involving Aggravated or Armed Robbery. (this is an income for SD and PD and is an Item you must carry on your person along side your water gun) In a store robbery - the water would leak after 60 secs and the store owner would pull the alarm - the time is this much on purpose because crims would be unable to rob a bank with it and would not get much from a store robbery. Face to Face - in a hold up (in an outdoor space) the guns would leak after 30 seconds, giving a DM right to a victim of fake hold up, or allowing a victim to run. Water guns can be purchased from a toy store and an additional item of spray paint is required to make them work on stores. PD can arrest people carrying water guns which are spray painted as "mock firearms" or "failure to provide a UCARA Licence" - but this sentence would be served in PD Cells as IRL is a 25 days sentence.

I believe this to be false - I recently made an IA about a Detective and it was actioned. I'm not the hugest fan of some of the boots on the ground PD but the paperwork side done by the higher ups is actually above reproach in my opinion

20% of nothing is still nothing so fine

Hi guys, I'm adding the police to my stream deck for my Doris character so that whenever Doris feels "wronged" by a cop, I can put their image on screen and give my chat a little more immersion. If you have a COP character, can you please drop a headshot of your character (in uniform or out) and your rank/Sirname so I can add you to my stream deck. for reference they'll end up looking like the attached images and they'll only be used when a negative scene happens between Doris and an officer that she has Aliased or learns the name of

I really hope this all gets put in!

ok, in which case I'll report to Gov I guess each time it happens, hopefully it will yield change!

Hey! Apparently this is already the policy under the Taser guidelines, however officers are in fact ignoring it and reporting it doesn't seem to yield any change as officers are unlearning this rule somehow! - if you see above, Pazz has actually put the correct method used by PD, which isn't being adopted by some officers

Just because I can, here is what I use to train in the classrom: Use Of Tasers Under Police procedures, the use of a Taser should be determined according to the circumstances. The officer must verbally warn the subject where practicable. The device may be used to: protect human life; protect the officer or others from violence where it is occurring or imminent; protect an officer in danger of being overpowered or the officer or others from risk of actual bodily harm; protect from animals. Police should use force that is reasonable, necessary, proportionate and appropriate to the circumstances, and that force should be no more than is reasonably necessary for the safe and effective performance of their duties. There are many factors a police officer may consider when assessing whether it is reasonable to use a Taser. These include the age and physical condition of the subject; the involvement of mental illness, drugs or alcohol; and the risk to the officer, the public and the subject. A Taser should not be used: for an investigative purpose i.e. the video and audio capability should be used only as part of normal deployment; near explosive or flammable materials; where there is a likelihood of significant secondary injuries such as from a fall; to coerce someone to move; against someone who is passively non-compliant (i.e. refusing to move or acting as a dead weight); to rouse someone who is unconscious, impaired or intoxicated; to target existing injury areas of a subject; as a crowd control measure; when the subject is holding a firearm; against a mental health patient solely to make them comply or submit to accepting medication or treatment. In some circumstances, it should not be used unless there are exceptional circumstances. This includes against: someone in handcuffs; a female suspected of being pregnant, an elderly or disabled person; a child or an adult of small stature; someone in a vehicle or using machinery where there is a risk of the vehicle or machinery becoming out of control; a subject who is fleeing (Taser use should not be the sole reason for using a Taser); anyone for more than one 5-second period. An ambulance must be called any time a Taser is used on a person.

Agreed this policy is in place, however I'm finding that a few of the officers aren't following this policy at all for not combative issues. Example: Old lady doesn't immediately put her hands up for a simple traffic stop. - It is unreasonable to use a taser on this character IC as no warning has been issued and she is non-combative. Example2: Old Lady doesn't immediately put her hands up for a simple traffic stop however has a gun on her hip. - it is reasonable to hold a taser at the ready and discharge if character tries to run after warning "I will tase you if you run" Example3: Old lady is simply running away on foot from an officer with no firearm in vicinity. - it is unreasonable to use a Taser in any sense, there is no threat to civilians a Taser shouldn't even be drawn at this moment in time. Example4: Character sneaks into PD building but is not being threatening - it is unreasonable to discharge a taser without warning. Example 5: character is acting threatening or using threatening language. - it is reasonable to discharge a taser with warning. Example 6: Character has a blunt weapon (baseball bat) at the ready - it is reasonable to discharge a taser without warning if this character tries to run.