New players read this first (and regulars come back to it often)

[Ronnel]

If you read this topic then you have probably been playing on Argonath as law enforcement officer, or have the intentions to do so. There for, welcome to ARPD, the law enforcement department of Argonath RPG.

The structure of ARPD is simple and at the same time complicated. But the first thing you should know is that every player who dresses up in the blue colour is regarded as law enforcer. This brings advantages, but it also brings responsibility.

Argonath is a RPG server. This means that when you play, you are using your imagination to play an invented character, based on existing or non-existing characters. We are one of the few serrvers who believe in freedom of play, meaning that everyone can go on duty and become a law enforcer, or cop as they are often referrred to.

Contrary to what you may see elsewhere, there are no scores on Argonath. You do not get a score for fining, suspecting, jailing or killing criminals. On the contrary, you can have fun without doing any of that. A constant pattern of finding people to suspect, jail or kill will get boring, and the intention is to fight the boredom by doing the unexpected. Remember that for role play all you need is imagination, and the best way is to add some humour in to it.

When you look around you will see that we operate a number of servers, and ARPD has a representation on all of them. Every server has its own department, and every department has its own rules.

You are never obliged to be registered here, or to be accepted in to any of the departments to play as law enforcer. However all law enforcers need to obey the following rules:
1. All server rules must be followed.
2. You are law enforcer, this means you must act like one
3. Be polite, even if you wish to be strict
4. Never suspect people without a valid reason
5. If you are to give a fine, do not suspect
6. If people resist arrest, do not shoot them at once
7. Only use firearms when your life or that of civilians is in immediate danger
8. Never use firearms against a suspect that does not show a weapon
9. Use the PD cars as much as possible
10. Use the police radio as much as possible
11. Try not to work alone. Its more fun to work with others, especially experienced players

When you wish to dedicate most if not all your time to work as law enforcer, joining one of the departments is what you should do. When becoming a cadet, and later officer or higher you have to give up some freedom. The departments have more strict regulations as just trying to act like a cop, they require you to follow stricter guidelines and procedures.  This is not for all, but those who know a little about real cop work will actually enjoy it.  And once you have acquired the knowledge and training, you might aim for one of the special divisions where you can use special weapons and tactics.

Welcome to ARPD, Argonath Police Department. We are here to serve and protect the citizens of Argonath.

[James Moretti]

Hello mister President of Argonath,


I'm a Cadet right now,
but when i'm 10-7 (off duty) i sometimes see a chased criminal hading my way,
when i see this i always ram the suspect as hard as i can,
but is this legal?

[Reece]

You are not allowed to interfere with police work, so no.

[James Moretti]

You are not allowed to interfere with police work, so no.

hmm ok,

But i still think it's good if cevil's help the police if they can,
Becuz i many case's the criminals have fast cars or bikes and a police bike can't ram so his only weapon would be an MP5 (smg)

but ok.... im not the boss

[Ben]

If a civilian is injured while helping us, it's our fault. Safety-wise, civilians should stay away from chases etc.

[Sushi]

Civilians should stay away from any and all police situations unless asked to be there, otherwise it'll be assumed you're aiding because it is already against the law to act as a vigilante, despite whatever vehicle or weapons they have, if they want to do police work then they should be on police duty.

[Chief J. Schappell]

Please direct your questions to this board, and feel free to make a new topic in it if it's not covered :
http://arpd.argonathrpg.com/forum/index.php?board=99.0

[MrTrane]

No reason to lock this
Unlocked

[Mash]

Bumping this. Majority of the facts seems to be forgetten by several officers.

[James Moretti]

Bumping this. Majority of the facts seems to be forgetten by several officers.

Agree.

[Marcus Ferreira]

Hello mister President of Argonath,


I'm a Cadet right now,
but when i'm 10-7 (off duty) i sometimes see a chased criminal hading my way,
when i see this i always ram the suspect as hard as i can,
but is this legal?

Constitution:

Act XIII: Laws on law enforcement
Act XIII.V: No citizen is allowed to attempt to help a law enforcer if he is not a law enforcer on duty himself.

If you don't know something ARPD related, always refer to constitution.

[James Moretti]

LOL, that was so long ago, I was cadet ... lol.

I know the law completely by now, but thanks for the tip anyway