Possibly controversial opinion incoming. I think that removing rules from the GB in order to make cop more lax and easy to play has been a very destructive decision for our force.
It all originated because Paratus decided to play as cop once and was overwhelmed by the number of rules and felt he couldn't keep track of them all. Well of course that would happen, he's not involved in the APD at all. We shouldn't calibrate the APD for a quasi-absent dev who plays cop twice a year.
If the APD rules were more strict, then the bad cops will get weeded out more easily. Players that tend to spend 98% of their time on rebel will have a harder time switching over to cop without more rigorously keeping up to date with the rules. The cops that are immature, vindictive, ignorant, or who abuse civilian rights, hold grudges, don't know the rules, and act unprofessional will get removed.
Sure, setting the bar high might scare off or remove some officers, but I know that there are cops here that care, that deserve respect and that would work hard regardless. We might filter out a lot of officers, but I know that what we would be left with... is a really damn good batch of officers.