11-04-2021, 01:06 PM
(11-02-2021, 11:19 PM)[DV-N] Lovsos Wrote: [quote='Sir_Bodges' pid='10348' dateline='1635876895']Don't know if you know that PCU doesn't exist anymore, but plainclothes guys don't just patrol now.
I'd be fine with actual detectives having this for real investigations. But plainclothes units are just that. They still are supposed to do normal police work and don't have the responsibility of undercover investigations. So walking up close to one should be enough for you to recognise that you are a cop. You are not a detective and so you don't need to do those investigations, you are in a branch of patrol. Of which you can use the plain clothes element to stay hidden provided you stay far enough away and be discrete.
Plainclothes units on special assignment don't do "normal police work". Normal police work is patrol, with a badge and gun showing at all times. The entire point of going plainclothes is that you are not noticed, and walking up real close to a plainclothes cop and realizing they are one doesn't make any sense. The STANG unit (the one that replaced PCU) doesn't go as deep cover as detectives do, however they don't just do regular patrol duties either. Narcotics/gun buys, stings, and setups are ops are something that would require this flag.
STANG is intended to be focussing on gangs and drugs. I just had a perfect example on why you cant be a PC cop with the blue name yesterday: I was walking up to the motel simply asking how people are doing, wearing no badge and no visible gun, They were telling me to leave even though in rp i am just a random that wants a fucking motel room. Its just bad RP that could be fixed if people wouldnt metagame. But since they do we need this change.