You should not be able to request a higher up if the person processing you does not believe your shit story about a blood god which we have heard 10 million times or about how you defended yourself from a Regiment chopper with a rook and had to bang out 20+ people. Higher-up requests 99/100 times are not necessary, are a waste of time for everyone involved, and typically just a stall tactic for some idiot to vest the HQ. If a cop does not believe your shit story it is not fail RP, COME UP WITH A NEW STORY. Also for the higher-ups that take these requests, do not feel compelled to give someone a ridiculous reduction for their shit story even if it takes them 10-15minutes to tell it. If you don't find their story appeasing or plausible, you have the option to RP as Alex Murphy and throw them away.
I've played cop 2 nights since my return to Asylum and the amount of bitching/whining coming from people is at an all time high from an APD perspective.