Law Enforcement

[Eren]

My two cents on this are this...

 

8pm server time, you'll start seeing the premiers with 2-3 people in driving around looking for reasons to justify shooting LEO's or just about anyone else. Until such time this is addressed, I'm don't see much else changing. 

 

SD I can honestly say is in a great place with regards to leadership and supervision of its members, I've not once encountered anyone provoking people with an intention to escalate a situation into DM. There's enough DM as it is, from my experience I/we value the encounters where I get to actually roleplay with people. 

 

From a faction leadership perspective, we're always happy to receive feedback on any of our members, both positive and negative and if, off the back of this anyone wishes to reach out to me to share their experience then please do so.

 

I also echo Node on his point, report those who you do witness doing this stuff, we don't want them around as much as you don't. 

[Chicken Bargain]

1 hour ago, n0de101 said:

The only thing I will say at the minute, before this devolves from an actual constructive conversation as it has in the past, is that making any claims of rule breaking on a thread like this does nothing. There are mechanisms to report rule breaking and other concerns with faction members, if people choose not to for whatever reason then issues will go unaddressed.

Respectfully, reporting changes nothing. We report in game and nothing happens, we report on the forums and nothing changes. If we all had to keep tabs on reporting cops every time we witness rule breaking and or sub-par roleplay we’d probably would have a second job at this point. 
 

What is the issue with shutting down a  department? If we see 85 players a day at peak, why not only have SD (the better of the two) run policing? 

[badhbh]

I usually don't pass comment on these types of threads, but after removing a number of stupid comments - I guess I will. 

This thread will be likely locked soon, sooner if people can't hold a mature conversation; topics like this can never go long before devolving into finger pointing and stupid remarks by a few bad actors. We appreciate genuine feedback, be that positive or negative but we're not entertaining derailing/faction bashing. What I'd keep in mind, is that as a player you're not privy to the warnings people receive - or the notice that the staff team, or relevant faction leaders take to certain players. 

If there are issues with individuals, you need to report either in-game or over the forums or else we'll never know in order for any action to be taken - as n0de said. I can personally speak to how responsive the Head of Legal Factions (n0de) is in addressing concerns that the community have, and putting rules in place based on that feedback often to the dismay of the factions it applies to. Things like, restrictions on how both PD and SD use helicopters have recently been changed simply based on the communities feedback. 

Personally, I'm in PD (not very actively) as well as an official illegal faction and I see scenarios play out from both sides. Both sides have very valid complaints about one another which are extremely hard to address given that its not just one player, it's often an atmosphere fostered within a faction which is much harder to change. Recently I've seen an increase in illegal factions sitting in public with an arsenal of weaponry strapped to each one of their backs/stored on the floor nearby. Back in the day, I recall the exact same players/factions always putting their weapons up after being shot at/coming back from a faction attack etc. because they were aware that something may have happened to prompt an interaction from PD/SD and they don't want to be caught with a gun on them. This isn't the attitude players have anymore. There is no fear which is a massive part of why factions are struggling to slip under the radar with LEO factions and feel targeted.

That being said, I have 100% witnessed PD/SD ruining illegal role-player's motivation to RP before my eyes too, and I do really empathise with anyone who feels they've been victim to this as it can be extremely demotivating. I'd like to reiterate that if you feel there's a rule or guidance that could be put in place to promote a healthier balance/relationship between illegal factions and PD/SD - we're happy to hear them but this thread isn't going to achieve that. Suggesting to close PD or SD simply isn't going to achieve anything constructive. The Illegal Faction Council/Team would also be happy to support you or your faction members in raising these concerns or ideas to the appropriate team/staff members.

[sneakk]

1 hour ago, badhbh said:

I usually don't pass comment on these types of threads, but after removing a number of stupid comments - I guess I will. 

This thread will be likely locked soon, sooner if people can't hold a mature conversation; topics like this can never go long before devolving into finger pointing and stupid remarks by a few bad actors. We appreciate genuine feedback, be that positive or negative but we're not entertaining derailing/faction bashing. What I'd keep in mind, is that as a player you're not privy to the warnings people receive - or the notice that the staff team, or relevant faction leaders take to certain players. 

If there are issues with individuals, you need to report either in-game or over the forums or else we'll never know in order for any action to be taken - as n0de said. I can personally speak to how responsive the Head of Legal Factions (n0de) is in addressing concerns that the community have, and putting rules in place based on that feedback often to the dismay of the factions it applies to. Things like, restrictions on how both PD and SD use helicopters have recently been changed simply based on the communities feedback. 

Personally, I'm in PD (not very actively) as well as an official illegal faction and I see scenarios play out from both sides. Both sides have very valid complaints about one another which are extremely hard to address given that its not just one player, it's often an atmosphere fostered within a faction which is much harder to change. Recently I've seen an increase in illegal factions sitting in public with an arsenal of weaponry strapped to each one of their backs/stored on the floor nearby. Back in the day, I recall the exact same players/factions always putting their weapons up after being shot at/coming back from a faction attack etc. because they were aware that something may have happened to prompt an interaction from PD/SD and they don't want to be caught with a gun on them. This isn't the attitude players have anymore. There is no fear which is a massive part of why factions are struggling to slip under the radar with LEO factions and feel targeted.

That being said, I have 100% witnessed PD/SD ruining illegal role-player's motivation to RP before my eyes too, and I do really empathise with anyone who feels they've been victim to this as it can be extremely demotivating. I'd like to reiterate that if you feel there's a rule or guidance that could be put in place to promote a healthier balance/relationship between illegal factions and PD/SD - we're happy to hear them but this thread isn't going to achieve that. Suggesting to close PD or SD simply isn't going to achieve anything constructive. The Illegal Faction Council/Team would also be happy to support you or your faction members in raising these concerns or ideas to the appropriate team/staff members.

 

 

The problem isn’t individual players, the problem is the general atmosphere of the entire server as a whole.

 

following up on multitude of the comments here, I’ve personally tried to report several times with no good outcomes, for example 2 males armed with m4s came outta nowhere and decided to air out 7 deputies more or less on the spot just like that, when reports were casted the attack was ruled “justifiable” since the two males were apparently “helping” a male we had stopped. Regardless of administrative POV, allowing two randoms to just rail down 7 deputies with zero fear as if there’s zero consequence is not optimal. The endorsement if said attitude and not punishing it is what made players comfortable with killing cops like its nothing which results in majority of the subpar interactions we face today as PD/SD. And the situation i mentioned was only an example of what happens on a daily basis with bare consequences.

 

Harsher repercussions are crucial for all parties. 

 

If the community believes LEOs went subpar for no apparent reason, well that was only an example of what we go through on a daily basis, this is also why not everything is reported, not all LEO rpers are going in game to spam ss and forum reports, they go in game to enjoy the game just like everyone else does, especially when reports aren’t met with expected outcomes that preserves an uphill motion towards a better par of roleplay. 

 

The issue is not PD/SD, the issue is serverwide. Raising the roof of what we believe is “heavy RP” is the solution i see for the issues addressed. Harsher punishments will eventually prompt a better flow of players, mentality, attitude, and much more.

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by sneakk

[Twobbly]

1 hour ago, badhbh said:

That being said, I have 100% witnessed PD/SD ruining illegal role-player's motivation to RP before my eyes too, and I do really empathise with anyone who feels they've been victim to this as it can be extremely demotivating.

you mind sharing how the person responsible was handled, if they were at all? 

 

I'm not saying banning players will fix this (because we will be left without any players) and I'm not trying to make it about administrators BUT this behavior was non-existent in the past. Perhaps the administrators have been more easy-going with such players?

 

There is more to this than LEO faction / illegal faction. And I agree with you, removing PD or SD will not change a thing. Multiple factors have contributed to this and the biggest of them all is that we're playing a SAMP server.

 

I'll take the trolls and dmers any day if it means the community stays active because we've all seen how "quality over quanity" works out in the long run. The server doesn't have to be super hardcore, it's a game, just some parts that needs to be tightened up nothing else.

[Jamalio]

51 minutes ago, sneakk said:

following up on multitude of the comments here, I’ve personally tried to report several times with no good outcomes, for example 2 males armed with m4s came outta nowhere and decided to air out 7 deputies more or less on the spot just like that, when reports were casted the attack was ruled “justifiable” since the two males were apparently “helping” a male we had stopped. Regardless of administrative POV, allowing two randoms to just rail down 7 deputies with zero fear as if there’s zero consequence is not optimal. The endorsement if said attitude and not punishing it is what made players comfortable with killing cops like its nothing which results in majority of the subpar interactions we face today as PD/SD. And the situation i mentioned was only an example of what happens on a daily basis with bare consequences.

 

Come on Sneaky, it's OK because they enjoyed it and they made a good yt video out of it!

 

I stopped playing two weeks ago. Here is what I despise about this thread and it's replies, especially @badhbh's reply:
1. Pointing fingers at PD/SD.

2. Blaming PD/SD for the current server standards.

3. Relying on PD/SD to set the server standards.

 

I was playing peacefully a year ago and it was way better than it is right now. This is someone who did parole roleplay which mostly did not involve law enforcing, unlike PD/SD.

 

51 minutes ago, sneakk said:

The issue is not PD/SD, the issue is serverwide. Raising the roof of what we believe is “heavy RP” is the solution i see for the issues addressed. Harsher punishments will eventually prompt a better flow of players, mentality, attitude, and much more.

 

 

I do not understand how hard is it for Management to grasp what Sneaky said above?!

 

2 hours ago, badhbh said:

That being said, I have 100% witnessed PD/SD ruining illegal role-player's motivation to RP before my eyes too, and I do really empathise with anyone who feels they've been victim to this as it can be extremely demotivating.

 

Yeah, and I can say that I have 100% witnessed this server's management ruin legal roleplayer's motivation to even get on the server, not just RP.

 

The players aren't to be blamed, legal, illegal, or even an admin. The blame entirely goes to management.

 

I miss @ImperiumXVII

Edited 2 hours ago by Jamalio

[Twobbly]

3 minutes ago, Browman1945 said:

Reporting them is not gonna change anything, they might get punished but they'll still remain in the  department.
 

Clearly you've never joined the LEO faction before. You don't understand how much work and effort someone has to put in before joining the LSSD. They're regular players and they're prone to mistakes. Discharging them for not being perfect is silly especially given how much time they've dedicated.

[Browman1945]

2 minutes ago, Twobbly said:

Clearly you've never joined the LEO faction before. You don't understand how much work and effort someone has to put in before joining the LSSD. They're regular players and they're prone to mistakes. Discharging them for not being perfect is silly especially given how much time they've dedicated.

That's not my problem if you invested so much time. My stance is clear.

[sneakk]

35 minutes ago, Chicken Bargain said:

I have even watched PD/SD perform some sub-par RP with gangs in Idlewood and I sent a PM to let them know how sub-par it is and they respond by taking my PM IC'ly and deploy multiple units to pull me over even though I've done literally nothing IC'ly. Just so they have an excuse to stop and frisk me to try and find shit on me, all to abruptly end it to do it to another party of players. It is pitiful. 

 

 

 

 

Nowadays law enforcement will pull you over because your head lights aren't on in the day time. Which makes no sense, all to be attempt to search you. 

 

To clear things off, this formation has absolutely nothing to do with a basic traffic stop over a headlight violation, thats a felony stop so 9 times out of 10 they mistook you for a wrong suspect. It’s not just to “search you” we dont get extra lsrp tokens for taking your guns lmao

[badhbh]

  

44 minutes ago, Twobbly said:

you mind sharing how the person responsible was handled, if they were at all? 

 

I'm not saying banning players will fix this (because we will be left without any players) and I'm not trying to make it about administrators BUT this behavior was non-existent in the past. Perhaps the administrators have been more easy-going with such players?

 

There is more to this than LEO faction / illegal faction. And I agree with you, removing PD or SD will not change a thing. Multiple factors have contributed to this and the biggest of them all is that we're playing a SAMP server.

 

I'll take the trolls and dmers any day if it means the community stays active because we've all seen how "quality over quanity" works out in the long run. The server doesn't have to be super hardcore, it's a game, just some parts that needs to be tightened up nothing else.

There was no one person responsible, and there were no server rules broken so no action was taken; it was simply unfortunate circumstances - however it is now subject to discussion with HOLF regarding how to prevent similar situations from occurring in future. For transparency purposes, without getting into it in detail, it was a series of unfortunate events that lead to multiple large-scale shootouts and arrests in the one factions turf within the space of 30 minutes. It was all completely IC, however it caused already PK'd-to-LEO players to be PK'd more than once in said timeframe. It wasn't ideal. 

@Jamalio "I do not understand how hard is it for Management to grasp what Sneaky said above?!" - The point sneak is making, is my point. It's not one player, its factions as a whole be it illegal or legal that have a toxic view towards one another, and OOC motivations behind their actions. It's hard to address an atmosphere as we have no rules against not passing a vibe check, and the answer isn't just banning anyone we don't like unfortunately. 

I'm leaving this post open at the request of a member of PD leadership who'd like to weigh in. It'll likely be closed after that. 
I'm removing the finger pointing, if you're comments not here - it's because you're finger-pointing with nothing of value.

[Consistency]

I can only speak on behalf of the LSPD. However, because these threads often get derailed, sometimes unintentionally, our command and leadership tend to avoid getting directly involved. More often than not, these discussions don’t result in feasible solutions. Instead, we monitor them, take in the feedback, and implement changes where appropriate. I’ll point out some examples of this later in the post.

 

Since taking over just over a week ago, I’ve been directly mentioned. Before this thread gets locked, and without assigning blame to any particular side, I want to acknowledge the concerns being raised. Having been part of the community since 2016, I do feel that acceptable standards have declined across the board. There have been only occasional efforts to raise them. Some of the behavior I’ve witnessed from LEOs in recent months would likely have been unacceptable just a few years ago. However, I can’t always take action on it because in some cases it involves individuals outside of our faction. Some attribute this decline to the community’s age, others to a lack of interest. In my view, we can and should be the ones to reverse this trend, especially with the renewed focus on RAGE.

 

I also want to emphasize a point that @badhbhand @n0de101 brought up. Although I was only recently appointed Chief of Police, I’ve been part of the faction for a long time and have seen the few complaints and reports that faction leadership receives. Both Lemon and I remain easily accessible through the IFT Discord and via forum PMs for any faction-related concerns. The last faction report we received was around May or June. I understand that sending a PM can feel like a barrier, but I want to encourage anyone who believes an LSPD member is breaking rules to report it. A few sentences and any evidence you have is enough. You can message me directly here on the forums or submit a report at police.lsgov.us. after creating an account and select the LSPD: Staff Officer group as recipients.

 

I’m aware of the common argument that nothing will be done. However, I want to point to the policy changes we implemented after the last round of a similar post/feedback (In May 2025), particularly following discussions with members of illegal factions Policy changes happened last time there was somewhat constructive feedback and after speaking to members of illegal factions. Because law enforcement roleplay comes with more "power/commands" we recognize people that are empowered should be held to a higher standard. It is for this reason we implemented special OOC policies on May 22nd to make this behavior punishable instead of just saying "gray area".  This thread is public and I encourage anyone to report misconduct as described above.

 

Of course, our command and leadership team is responsible for enforcing these policies and actively seeking out issues and then correcting them but like many of you, we have real-life responsibilities and are not online 24/7. That means we might miss things when we’re not around. This is where player reports become essential. At least on the LSPD side, if you witness rule-breaking, please report it. If you see something, say something (to me).

[Chicken Bargain]

7 minutes ago, sneakk said:

 

To clear things off, this formation has absolutely nothing to do with a basic traffic stop over a headlight violation, thats a felony stop so 9 times out of 10 they mistook you for a wrong suspect. It’s not just to “search you” we dont get extra lsrp tokens for taking your guns lmao

 

Exactly, this has nothing to do with a headlight violation. 

 

This was a felony stop due to a PM sent to Bryson after witnessing perform sub-par RP on Harlow's members bro. 

 

Memes of management or whoever to delete my post too lmao, its just more sub-par exposure that the community see's on the daily. 

Edited 53 minutes ago by Chicken Bargain

[Browman1945]

Man, why are you hiding my post again? It was legit a forum complaint and it was ignored.

Edited 45 minutes ago by Browman1945

[waterdreamy]

what the helly?

[Skrappy74]

I don’t even know why we discussing this, just raise the server standard, cut down the gun scheme (everybody got a stash full of weapons, so they can DM without caring bout consequences, bcause they gonna grab that same gun again in a couple minutes). Reduce the amount of guns n the whole server vibe gonna get way better, tighten up the punishments even if it leaves like barely 100 players, at least it’ll be 100 solid ones playing

Give the banned players another shot (not all of em, most yeah, but not them straight up idiots), push the players to play for something, for some real fun. Cut down the economy, the drugs and the guns on the server

 

Edited 3 minutes ago by Skrappy74