Robbery, Hostage & Police Interaction Rules

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🚨 General Robbery & Kidnapping Conduct

• All robbery and kidnapping scenarios must be believable and have high-quality RP.

• Do not force victims to access items stored in homes or vehicles.

• Do not demand items that are not physically present with the victim.

• Victims cannot be ordered to use ATMs to withdraw cash.

• Hostages must never be executed.

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👮 Rules for Criminals & Police During Robberies

• Police must identify themselves on arrival and attempt verbal contact before using force.

• Criminals must stay within the active scene for these rules to apply.

• Rules are active from the robbery start until criminals escape or arrested.

• Both sides should expect suppressive fire to be used without prior verbal warning.

• PD and criminals may use intent-to-injure shots after suppressive fire or during escape attempts.

• False negotiation info (e.g., lying about robber count) allows PD to use PIT/block tactics immediately.

• Do not draw or raise a weapon if someone already has a gun aimed at you.

• Wait at least 10 to 15 minutes after escape before changing clothes or disguises.

• Direct ocean jumps for escape are forbidden; sea vehicles allowed only after a chase.

• A 20-minute cooldown is required between robberies.

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🔫 General Robbery Framework

• PD authority mirrors real-world standards.

• There is no cap on how many officers may respond.

• Robbery triggers depend on minimum police presence requirements.

• Robbers may not exceed the seating capacity of their escape vehicle.

• Robbers may leave immediately after finishing the robbery; hostages remain per negotiated outcome.

• Do not coordinate simultaneous robberies to overwhelm PD.

• PD may PIT or block escape vehicles as situations demand.

• After trigger, the scenario is PD vs robbers; third parties arriving later must not interfere.

• Complaining about PD vehicle choices is Fail RP.

• Secondary land vehicles are permitted for escape.

• No robberies within 30 minutes of server restart.

• PD will not breach if robbers use legitimate RP mechanics

• Follow server dice rules where applicable.

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⚖️ When Police Are Allowed to Breach

• No hostage present when one is expected.

• Hostage has been separated or rescued due to robber negligence.

• Hostage’s life is in immediate danger (firearm threats, etc.).

• Note: melee weapons are lower threat than firearms.

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💀 Additional Robbery Regulations

• PD will not provide weapons to kidnappers under any circumstances.

• Kidnapping or killing officers inside PD counts as terrorism.

• Kidnapping officers requires valid IC justification; not allowed if officers count is less than 3.