What if a group leader could request their group to be flagged as KOS (kill on sight) for cops at events, meaning anyone in the group would be lathaled rather than downed by the APD.
Intention would be that those who just want to fight and not have to spend time being processed can start their new life faster.
The request would be sent to the highest ranking officer (corporal+ maybe) to be accepted
Once accepted, the group is flagged as KOS for APD (possibly some sort of icon on player tag to confirm this)
This will last for the duration of the event
Bounties are paid out in full and split between the officers online when a member of the group is lethaled, and the bounty is cleared.
The civ is charged a % of their bounty as a fee for the disposal of their body when lethaled (alternative consequence to serving prison time)
I know there will be arguments about the absence of RP in this scenario but these events are short and officers have plenty of opportunity to RP whilst patrolling.