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We encourage all our members to contribute whenever they can. More points of a view of a situation, especially with accompanying stories from a different point of view is not a bad thing, in my opinion.

We met with the other half of the council for the weekly payment, and we received news of the upcoming conflict with the racing crew known as Wanted. Having been threatened by a buster in front of Jamaar yesterday, and with his utter and complete failure to act upon that, we decided to join into the war, against the racing crew. Tradition in Los Santos says that gangs at war wear a uniform, we never put on one until now because the wack-a-mole conflict with Russians couldn't really be considered a war. Speaking of Russian wack-a-mole, the racing crew quickly found Russian tactics to be adequate for them, and started employing them. Ariana and Thadeus were spotted at Parking Lot, and promptly placed on their knees, at which point Andre noticed Ariana's bright pink hair, just perfect for cutting. A cruiser drives past, and Ariana exclaims: "Look's like I get to keep my hair." She didn't keep it for long. WCA always makes good on their promises.

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I'm curious why you didn't address the other argument? I said that cops that are found guilty of breaches of protocol are not punished harshly enough and that they do not get dealt with fast enough. Hiring more IA officers would be a nice start, yes, but do you agree that officers kidnapping someone (detaining them without legal authority) should face termination and/or prison? Or is the current written warning/slap on the wrist system to your satisfaction?

My view on law enforcement in the server is that it's been okay but it's rapidly degrading. I used to be a criminal main over a year ago, and most of my interactions with police officers were within the boundaries of what I'd consider realistic, and for a couple of months, I was a supervisor in the LSPD, however, since returning to criminal, two months ago, I've been noticing more and more gross abuses of power. I'm not sure if this is because I now know (OOCly) a lot more about police regulation, and when they are pushing it, or if there truly are more abusive cops, but there are quite a number of officers that have absolutely no regard for law and what is acceptable. To give you an example, two days ago I went to the police department to inquire about a revoked gun permit. The officer that I was questioning asked for my identification, which I found reasonable. There were several other officers in the room. Another officer says, "I want to see your licenses too!", and a Detective identifies me verbally, by my full name. Then another cop says, "You have to show it or its failure to identify". I show the officer my identification, even though another law enforcement officer identified me, and she had no WORK RELATED reason to know my name. Then the officer that initially threatened me with a charge, asked to see it as well. This is the kind of gross abuse of power, that I feel is borderline NonRP. There was absolutely no work related reason for the 5th officer in the room to know the same name that 4 other cops knew, and verified that I was not wanted. It was quite simply a power play. The usual response to this is file an IA report. The issue with that is that officers are not punished harshly enough, nor are the reports dealt with in a timely manner. I will provide you with a second anecdote. Last month I was involved in an armed robbery with two other people, and one of the victims named me as a perpretator later on. She was a female character. A cop, with no evidence what-so-ever, based on her word of mouth, searched me and my vehicle. I did not have anything illegal in my possession. Furthermore, after he established that I did not have any illegal items, and I was not wanted, he placed me in cuffs, and inside his cruiser, and quite literally kidnapped me to face my accuser, that was in a different area. My car was left unlocked on the side of the road. I protested it, and the officer said that "I'm being detained for an Investigation". I filed an IA report, on the 10th of September. I just received an answer on 14th of November, saying that, of course, the officer broke policy, and that he was "disciplined". Now I ask you, what do you think was the discipline? My guess is a written warning. What would the discipline be for me, or any other person if we kidnapped someone under no legal bases and kept them there? Prison. The fact that the cop was not at the very least fired is exactly why people feel the way they feel about law enforcement. There is very little recourse for most abuses of power, and even when they get confirmed, it's a slap on the wrist for the cop. This was a long rant, so I will present you with some solutions to end it: If an officer is found to be in breach of a serious protocol, think force matrix, false detainment, etc, he should be fired. No written warnings, no suspensions. If an officer is found to have falsely arrested someone, they should be fired. No written warnings, no suspensions. If an officer is found to be issuing orders that are not lawful, he should be suspended. The current punishment system is not proportional to what abusive law enforcement officers can inflict upon their victims.

We engaged in a 10 minute chase with a duo on a bike that continued to do laps around the Sandy airfield while calling police. One of them was shot off the bike, and the other one crashed his bike and was caught. We all gathered at the motel to welcome a new addition to the gang, and as everyone was exchanging numbers and names, we started to prepare for the meetings that were to follow. First, as always, we met with Zetas to deposit our weekly payment and catch up on the state of affairs in the past week. It was then time to meet a group that we were officially at war with, to discuss their desire for peace. Not knowing what to expect, we came in force. The NLA showing was puny and submissive. Salvadore made a big deal out of not giving out his name, and yet one of our goons knew it by heart. We laid out our terms for peace, specifically the instant and permanent disappearance of a man that loves his chino very much: Chico. Departing the NLA meet, we made our way up the highway, towards Wanted Gas. We made our grievances known to Jamaar, who promised to look into them, and then departed with great haste when a cop pulled into the gas station.

I agree with most of the ideas apart from the house robbery. There really aren't a lot of storage areas in the game right now, and allowing people to break into houses with crowbars would be too easy, unless the crowbars were like 100k each, and it had 95% chance to break, but even then it would feel gimmicky to lose all your stuff to something that happened when you were offline with no chance to counter it.

This is one of the better ideas I have heard to stop the No Crime Zone abuses. Definitively in favor of this.

CKs are no longer allowed on the server. If you want to CK, you need to buy a new character slot and create an actual new character.

good luck

Snow fell on the streets of Los Santos and a good number of WCA and Triads randomly met at the mask shop. We got engaged in a chase and bait with a Russian squad that we refused to give fight to until we had equal numbers, and then they refused to give us fight. They finally decided upon a motel ambush, in which Andre was injured, but saved by EMTs. There was no first-aid for the Russian's injuries though. Driving by Chumash we came by a BF400 all white that refused to stop previously and chased him all the way to High-end, where he was finally placed at gunpoint and relieved of his personal effects. Towards the end of the day, the crew decided on some opportunistic chopping of random abandoned vehicles. We ended the day with a group meeting behind closed doors at the club, in which we reviewed this day's events and how we can do better next time.

Bump. With the new UI for donator stuff, hopefully we can look at a reworked modmenu UI.

These kind of OOC hand-holding is what resulted in the current NCZ abuse. If Triads and/or Zetas have the IC power to take over all the turf by themselves, that is their prerogative. Placing OOC limits on an IC concern does not create RP but kills it instead.

Another week had went by, and as such, the regular payment to Zetas had to be delivered, in person. Andre took the opportunity to discuss the current state of affairs in the city, and plans for the future. The group then stumbled upon a semi-large Triads gathering in their hood, and decided to join in their silent protest. LSPD made several attempts to dislodge and intimidate the group, but they were all fruitless. It was time to check in on the labs, and make sure that no Russians were making any money in the city. All they found was some random farmers that were inspected and then let go. As rain fell harshly, they grouped up at the motel, and loaded up to meet the other half of the council for their payment. Just like with their counterpart, the meeting proved to be a great time to catch up on recent events, and discuss actions to be taken in the future. Shortly after the meeting, a group of suspected Russians were spotted in a convoy up north, and when they tried to execute an ambush at the airfield chop, they were mowed down. Following the violent exchange, it was time for a meeting to discuss the previous events, and plans for the future as a group. It was while discussions were ongoing that a person driving by was identified as being a Russian, and stopped with great amounts of violence. To put an end to the fruitful day, the organization met with part of the Wanted that were chilling at the Refresh and exchanged names.

As we were perusing the selection of vehicles at high-end we spot a couple of our friends from across the Black Sea and promptly relieved them of their belongings. We then went up north and sat on the chopshop for a couple of hours, awaiting any Russians looking to make a quick buck. Having moved to LSD to actually produce some narcotics, we heard something downstairs and found a man inside at the bottom floor. Grouped up at the motel and went up north once more, trying our best to not allow the eastern alliance any breathing room. Pulled into Sealab and found a guy with green hair and a very big mouth. I took my knife out and worked towards my apprentice barber certification. We received word of a Vallor attack at North Lab, but by the time we pulled up, he was already dead, and his accomplice fled upon seeing our numbers. We did manage to find one of them when the chopshop moved. Alone and armed with only a pistol, he wasn't a match for us. As night was drawing near, we had a quick exchange of information with the Rooks, and departed up north once more. Pulling into Braddock's, we found what looked to be retired members of the neighborhood watch.

If you didn't drop your uniform this wouldn't be an issue.

I'd like the ability to see your own record at the precinct. Perhaps not in the panel.

We're all playing an M rated game. If we can't handle a couple of twitch memes, then I feel that the snowflake emote's place is well warranted.

Factions like these you usually don't join, but only get invited.

I know you're a funny man and always a pleasure RPing with you, looking forward to meeting you in-game. Good luck with this @SmallboyRyan et al.

The gang rendezvoused at the hood prior to the meeting, and loaded up in a conservative number of vehicles. The weather was not as light as our prospects, but the meeting continued undeterred, and everyone (re)introduced themselves to their friends from the other side. High command walked over the side, away from prying ears, and we discussed our future in the town, especially in light of our recent growth. We then met with the blue half of the council to confirm our intentions, and ended the day on a good note. On the following day, we met at the hood, armed up, we loaded up and went out to meet the remnants of Yakuza. Kihara was clearly desolate, with no one standing by his side apart from a well known snitch. The choice was clear, step up in the war, or die. Kihara, fearing for his life, agreed to the terms. It turns out that the Yakuza couldn't step up, and decided to fall on their sword by their own hand rather than be taken out. Los Santos isn't for the weak. The night ended with an attempted ambush by Russians dressed as Zetas. They got our frequency and called for help, and when we arrived, a man wearing blue offered to help take us to our friend in need. He took us to a ditch, and he got out with a gun. Suddenly other people wearing blue attacked. They proved to be little more than food for our experienced hitters.

The thread was looking a bit neglected for a while but this chain of character stories proves to me (and hopefully to everyone else) that you guys are determined to make this a great faction with excellent character development. Good work!

Keep in mind the Sultan RS is a super car.