Valkyria Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Keep the following responses exclusively related to the ingame event that occurred last night. Anything else, you can discuss privately, as this is not the place to air out any grievances towards one another. Link to comment
Queen Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 8 minutes ago, Jedbediah said: The Cop was not in such a risk of dying to necessitate such an immediate use of force. Even knife wielding lunatics should not be shot, that is the point I'm attempting to make. I'm not trying to go down this route, I just thought it was an interesting point that got up about script limitations affecting IC actions. Something that's always been on my mind with how heavy the server is on the actual game mechanics n' all. Link to comment
arrdef Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 (edited) What's the big deal exactly about mentioning BLM / George Floyd at a protest around police brutality? It seems like several people take it as fact that it's "bad rp" to mention these, and I really don't get it. Edited July 5, 2020 by arrdef Link to comment
Writer Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Just now, arrdef said: What's the big deal exactly about mentioning BLM / George Floyd at a protest around police brutality? Personally I'd say it could lead to insensitive individuals mocking the actual BLM movement, via trolling & whatnot. Link to comment
Wisci Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Jedbediah said: No no, don't get me wrong I agree that two swings to down someone is a bit much but also that being in the 'downed' state shouldn't be met with such a force in this scenario mainly because if someone were to try and "finish the job" so to speak it would be incredibly poor portrayal and isn't really an IC issue at that point (Can't speak to the scenario in specific as was not there but I'd imagine it highly unrealistic for someone to try and kill a downed officer with a melee weapon if other officers are in such a proximity where they could've responded in the way they did), but getting downed shouldn't be the end of the world especially for such a large presence of Emerg. One cop being "knocked unconcious" should still be met with a taser, the shooting was not justified (but still, again, unfortunately realistic.) The Cop was not in such a risk of dying to necessitate such an immediate use of force. Even knife wielding lunatics should not be shot, that is the point I'm attempting to make. If they (the offenders, not the Emerg.) fail to roleplay tasers that is not an IC issue. Hammers can easily cripple, maim, and break bones. Imagine you hit a rib and it stabs their lug. Just now, arrdef said: What's the big deal exactly about mentioning BLM / George Floyd at a protest around police brutality? It seems like several people take it as fact that it's "bad rp" to mention these, and I really don't get it. Its a sensitive topic. We don't want that kind of environment especially for affected persons. Also, its one of those things that can easily spill into ooc political discussions and be poorly portrayed. Link to comment
arrdef Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 (edited) The issue is that the words "George Floyd" these days come at the heels of any statement regarding police violence and ethnic relations. If people troll, they can be punished without resorting to a blanket ban on the G-name and the F-surname and the B-acronym. I've had loved ones lose themselves to drugs and traffic accidents, I don't curl up and cry when I see drugs IG or when retards have their chars go 100mph+ on the road. Nor do I demand the server caters to some crazy sensitivities I may have; I'd much sooner seek (professional) help. Edited July 5, 2020 by arrdef Link to comment
rams Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, arrdef said: The issue is that the words "George Floyd" these days come at the heels of any statement regarding police violence and ethnic relations. If people troll, they can be punished without resorting to a blanket ban on the G-name and the F-surname and the B-acronym. I've had friends lose themselves to drugs, I don't curl up and cry when I see drugs IG. Whilst I don't particularly understand why mention of the Floyd incident is prohibited, I've seen the people doing a good workaround of referencing the person who was shot dead last night in-game instead. It's a fair substitute. Edited July 5, 2020 by rams Link to comment
arrdef Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 (edited) It's catering to a minority of players who get off on being outraged and faking extreme reactions to works of fiction, and it's a policy that'll slowly but surely drive people away from many spheres of roleplay if it's enforced. Edited July 5, 2020 by arrdef Link to comment
Kipps Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 what's funny is that no one is personally expressing why they're offended by any mention of george floyd's name - they're just willing to take offence on behalf of some other imaginary person who might be. Link to comment
jcat Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 (edited) George Floyd's death didn't happen in game. It didn't happen in the characters' world, so no character would know to say it. That's why I want to hear the names of the characters who got shot in game, because it happened in the characters' world. Edited July 5, 2020 by jcat Link to comment
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