Ban ID (if applicable) None
Your in-game name See above
Ban or infraction appeal? See above
Date and time of ban/infraction including timezone: This morning. Timezone unknown
Ban/infraction reason and details: Admin Dani. gave me a 1 week public service ban for alleged abuse of seasparrow, literally stating "Massive cop rule brakes"
Why was this ban/infraction wrongfully issued? Because the current seasparrow and rustler rules of engagement lack the so-called principle of legal certainty. It's not very clear what is allowed and what's not in relation to the use of these aircrafts.
What was the situation which led to this wrongful ban/infraction? What was happening? A few hours before the infraction, I saw suspect AllyLilly (not most wanted) getting into a car in Bayside and trying to evade my warnings to stop and get out of the vehicle. As she refused, I immediately opened fire to disable her car. After that, a few other fellow officers approached and we finally managed to detain her by the use of taser. Some other cops, whose nicknames I don't remember, shot her despite her status of non-threat. I did not shoot her.
Any witnesses that can vouch for you? N/A
Any more information to provide?
I think that the penalty was excessive and should have been (should be) substituted with a warning that explains the exact rules of engagement when using a seasparrow. I would not have done it if the current rules of engagement related to police aircrafts were clear. Proof of this is the response of Dani. stating that if you enter a rustler, the popup warns you that you can shoot at MWs only OR to disable a vehicle driven by an orange suspect, regardless of their status of wanted or most wanted; actually, if you enter a rustler, you'll see that the popup tells you that you're allowed to shoot at most wanted suspects or at vehicles containing most wanted suspects ONLY. So, I guess that Dani. was only partially right. I guess that if an admin has not clear in his/her mind what the rules are, why would I be? This seems like an ex-post and not an ex-ante deduction, but I assure you it's the latter. In fact, I had already inferred the uncertainty of these rules way before this event because other admins (I don't remember their names) had provided in the last few weeks other evasive and unclear responses as to the correct usage of police aircrafts' weaponry. When I found myself in jail this morning, I immediately asked the /helpme admin to explain to me the reasons of the ban and he told me "I'll be honest with you. The rules of engagement for seasparrow and rustler are not clear at the moment."
I also discussed this issue with Dani. himself and he told me that the current popups are old and should be subject to update. Then the server crashed as usual and I'm unfortunately here making my appeal.
I hereby request that my job infraction be removed for lack of legal grounds and admins to revise their punishment policy.. it's not the first time I get punished and immediately "unpunished" (and refunded) by admins. This is like the third time. Please assess each issue by using ad-hoc standards and avoid taking for granted that somebody with criminal (pso) records like me should be punished immediately without an accurate assessment of the causes that led to the presumed rule infringement in the first place.
I'm confident that this thing can be dealt with peacefully.
Best regards
Dani.'s official and partially right response at the player complaint can be found here:
https://mikescnr.com/forum/index.php/topic,14506.0.html
