Marc Pierson

Obviously tasers were removed for a very good reason. The police department had no fucking idea what to do with them and decided to use them to annoy the fuck out of people, like in real life. Some of you love tasers (most likely the people who use em) and some of you hate them (most likely the people they get used on).

Now the Chief Of Police finally got access to the taser again, while the rest of the PD (SWAT Units, Police Officer's) did not.

What is this suggestion all about ?
You've probably already read the title of this suggestion. I would like make some changes to the current police department.
I personally think that tasers, for example, were a great addition to the PD. Finally there was a non lethal weapon out there you could use to actually get people to stop. 
The tasers made "arresting people" an actual thing. You did not have to point weapons anymore and shout "STOP OR IM GONNA SHOOT YOU !".
And we all know that this almost always ends in a shootout or a seemingly never ending pursuit, which will sooner or later also end in a shootout.

But how is the PD supposed to avoid scenarios like those I described above, if there's only one unit with a taser ?
Why should some random job, which requires you to be level 30, get a taser but not a job, which requires you to be level 25 (SWAT) ?

While we are already talking about levels, how are we even supposed to get a good role playing experience from a job, which literally has no requirements ?
We trust every player, with a level greater than 10, to become a police officer. How is that supposed to end well ? 

All of us have experienced behavior some call "mingy", coming from the police :
Police raiding the foundation for no reason at all Police using the taser on people for no apparent reason Police just cuffing and jailing people, who were minding their own business Police overall not doing their job Most of those problems were solved, by simply reducing the PD's power to a minimum. For example by removing the taser.
Why can't the PD on the server be like any other group ?...

I think we should start making the police department a group people can enjoy interacting with, which is why I think the following suggestions could improve the PD.

What I think could make a difference:
Increase "Police Officer" level requirement from "Level 10" to "Level 20/25".
More experienced players will definitely improve the PD's organisation. Increase in...
- Player's that will actually respond to what you are saying and in general communicate with other's
- Player's that will have more knowledge about the server and it's rules Increase "SWAT" level requirement from "Level 25" to "Level 30/35".
Why should a "special task force" be open to the majority of the server ? Increase in...
- Player's that are more experienced and actually know how to follow orders  Increase "Police Chief" level requirement from "Level 30" to "Level 40" / Whitelist "Police Chief" (optional).
The PD needs someone who is experienced enough to handle various operations at once. Someone who is trained and knows what to do in high risk situations.
MTF NU-7 Commander, MTF E-11 Commander, MTF Beta-1 Commander, Chaos Insurgency Delta... Every big group needs a leader. Enormous Increase in...
-  Player's that actually know how to behave
-  Player's that know what to do in high risk situations
Also... The Job can finally be trusted with advanced tools and weapons Give "SWAT" access to taser's and actual tactical gear.
SWAT as in "Special Weapons and Tactics". SWAT could definitely use some advanced gear. 
- Add Taser's 
- Add Stun Grenade's
- Add own comms (could be used for certain operations only performed by SWAT)
- Give access to surveillance drones (optional) Give "Police Officer" access to taser's (optional).
How are taser's of any use, if they can't be carried by the people, who are actually making arrests.
- NON Lethal way of engaging criminals  
Last Words
This all is something I've wanted to say for a while. I've been a part of this community for many years now and I've seen the server improve over the years.
I'm so grateful to be able to be a part of this community and I thank every single one of you for being there and making the server as interesting as it is today.
Some things I have said in this topic might sound a little weird. I started this topic, thinking I would only want to suggest one small thing... Turns out I actually had a little bit more to say. Anyway my apologies, if some things sound out of place.
If you have any thoughts or ideas, please share them with me and/or the community. I'm pretty sure we all would love to hear them.

Also... English is not my native language so please excuse any mistakes you see. Thank you all for reading !