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Raku decided to pay a 150k ticket instead of 15k
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

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Keep this in mind. Every single higher up all started as cadet. Each one managed to work their was up based on their own merit. Like I said, just because someone knows or plays a lot with higher ups doesn't mean they are in line for a promotion.
I've played with and know many different individuals that I would never recommend for a promotion. For example, Vorpal, Avengers, and ez1n come to mind as I'm writing this. I enjoyed playing cop with them and I've had a blast. Would I ever had considered them for a promotion to SGT or LT? Hell no. Why? Well they may be a decent shot or have an advanced knowledge of tactics, but when it comes to leading or taking time to train and improve the APD anyway they can, they lacked effort. 
Each and every higher up was promoted because they stood out from the rest. Not because of who's ass they kissed or who's friend they were with. Just look at Dull and Durga. Were they well liked? Not exactly. Why then were they higher ups? Because they knew how to get the job done and be a pretty damn good cop like it or not.

 
This is exactly the lesson I've learned from the APD.
I'll be real honest with you all, I was SGT for 8 looong months.  People told me I deserved LT for the last 5-6 months and I had no idea why I didn't get it.  It was very frustrating for me and many times those emotions followed me all day outside of the game.  However, I am REALLY glad it took me this long to get promoted.  That's because I took it as a serious time for self-reflection and improvement.  I won't deny, I was not a great leader and I sucked at combat.  So I fucking worked hard on it.  Many days I would swear it was a conspiracy and someone had a vendetta, that was the only reason I didn't get it.  But then I stopped lying to myself and admitted I had a lot to work on.  When I look at how much I've changed, I'm astounded and proud at what I've done and I know I still I have farther to go.  I would have never grown if I hadn't taken the challenge.
But this reaches outside of the game, what's it going to be like if I have a job in the future where I'm passed up for a promotion?  How do I handle myself when dealing with someone who got a promotion but "didn't deserve it" in my eyes?  How do I figure out what I need to work on and how do I ask for help to improve?  How do I remain professional and amiable on those days where I'm really fucking pissed off on the inside without rage-quitting rage-resigning?  Our promo system is not perfect and I refuse to blame any individuals because there isn't a perfect promo system in the world. 
So what am I trying to say here?  If anyone here wants a promo, use this game as a time to grow and ask relentlessly for feedback.  Everybody here can improve on something in their life.  It could be interpersonal/mediator skills, making difficult decisions under pressure, learning to take criticism in a professional manner, sympathizing with others (both civ/cop sides), admitting to your own mistakes while saving face, learning to apply theory (guidebook) in a situation you've never seen before, etc.   I've played tons of amazing and stunning video games, but no game has ever been this impactful.  "Asylum: 10/10" -IGN
But I guess this thread is really about lethals?  Uhh I guess just report the cops you see abuse them, we're trying to be better about it?

+1 This.  Good read.
 
You guys who are in school still. Read this again, slowly and absorb it.
 
Reality waits behind a rock with a really BIG fucking bat for some of you.

Keep this in mind. Every single higher up all started as cadet. Each one managed to work their was up based on their own merit. Like I said, just because someone knows or plays a lot with higher ups doesn't mean they are in line for a promotion.
I've played with and know many different individuals that I would never recommend for a promotion. For example, Vorpal, Avengers, and ez1n come to mind as I'm writing this. I enjoyed playing cop with them and I've had a blast. Would I ever had considered them for a promotion to SGT or LT? Hell no. Why? Well they may be a decent shot or have an advanced knowledge of tactics, but when it comes to leading or taking time to train and improve the APD anyway they can, they lacked effort. 
Each and every higher up was promoted because they stood out from the rest. Not because of who's ass they kissed or who's friend they were with. Just look at Dull and Durga. Were they well liked? Not exactly. Why then were they higher ups? Because they knew how to get the job done and be a pretty damn good cop like it or not.

Keep this in mind. Every single higher up all started as cadet. Each one managed to work their was up based on their own merit. Like I said, just because someone knows or plays a lot with higher ups doesn't mean they are in line for a promotion.
I've played with and know many different individuals that I would never recommend for a promotion. For example, Vorpal, Avengers, and ez1n come to mind as I'm writing this. I enjoyed playing cop with them and I've had a blast. Would I ever had considered them for a promotion to SGT or LT? Hell no. Why? Well they may be a decent shot or have an advanced knowledge of tactics, but when it comes to leading or taking time to train and improve the APD anyway they can, they lacked effort. 
Each and every higher up was promoted because they stood out from the rest. Not because of who's ass they kissed or who's friend they were with. Just look at Dull and Durga. Were they well liked? Not exactly. Why then were they higher ups? Because they knew how to get the job done and be a pretty damn good cop like it or not.

fucking jerk!

I got promoted to Sgt because I went out of my way to help train new cadets and tried my best to be a model cop. It's not all about who you know. If you are a shit cop it won't matter that you know higher ups, you won't go far.
 

Original Post ^^^ Note the Bold/Underlined areas...
A simple quote ^^ Note the questioning of bringing up real life into this forum post...
Another simple quote ^^ Remember, the OP, it had a biggg paragraph about promotions...
 
Sorry Krypton, looks like you went full circle on your own post and totally contradict everything your trying to defend. 
The process isn't perfect, never will be, and many people fall through the cracks. Has been since day 1. There have been excellent higher ups, shitty higher ups, and so-so higher ups. There have been shitty constables, excellent constables, and so-so constables. Some of them somehow get promoted, some of them don't get noticed, and some of them remain constables. I played cop, almost exclusively for 7 months before I got promoted to Sgt (before Sr. Constable/Corporal). I saw some shitty Constables get promoted before me, and saw some excellent ones as well. I never made a forum post like many unsatisfied officers tend to do and never bitched about not getting promoted. You know what I did, I just continued playing the game.

Keep this in mind. Every single higher up all started as cadet. Each one managed to work their was up based on their own merit. Like I said, just because someone knows or plays a lot with higher ups doesn't mean they are in line for a promotion.
I've played with and know many different individuals that I would never recommend for a promotion. For example, Vorpal, Avengers, and ez1n come to mind as I'm writing this. I enjoyed playing cop with them and I've had a blast. Would I ever had considered them for a promotion to SGT or LT? Hell no. Why? Well they may be a decent shot or have an advanced knowledge of tactics, but when it comes to leading or taking time to train and improve the APD anyway they can, they lacked effort. 
Each and every higher up was promoted because they stood out from the rest. Not because of who's ass they kissed or who's friend they were with. Just look at Dull and Durga. Were they well liked? Not exactly. Why then were they higher ups? Because they knew how to get the job done and be a pretty damn good cop like it or not.

When I made SGT server 2 had just come out and I was one of 7 SGT's. When I made LT a month later I was one of 5 LT's. It was super competitive and extremely hard to get promoted. But I never played the way I played just to get promoted. I played cop the way I thought it should be played and it so happened to work out for me. It's called going above and beyond. 

Welcome to the real world, Sunshine.
And news flash, if you think being a good cop, knowing the rules, and being helpful and respectful to your fellow officers = sucking dick, you are going to have a huge wake-up call when you graduate from video rental store employee.
There is no need to sit around being a brown-noser to get promoted as long as you are present and perform your duties well. If you spend most of your time as a civ then you likely will not get any kind of promotion since promotions are based on the time as a cop. Moreover, the number of higher up positions significantly decreases meaning the spots become much more competitive. If half the LTs think you are a shitty person, good luck making SGT. You have to work harder to get noticed for those positions. Every single higher-up has put in the time and effort necessary to earn those positions. It's not easy and it demands a large amount of time from the player.
If you haven't been promoted, instead of blaming others you really should look at what you aren't doing right and improve on those areas. If you acted like this at a company, you would either never see a promotion or they would can your ass for being a little whiny bitch.

I like to forcing people to get in my car and play cash cab with them
 
 

Did we block the bridge well enough?

Taxes on illegal enterprise explained. 
 
 

I kinda felt bad after 
 

That's exactly why is was adjusted. So that the sun would rise in the sky and not just sit on the horizon for hours.

nope

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