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  1. Who here has law enforcement "experience?"

    Looks like the law enforcement aspect of this game has generated a bit of interest, good! While my experience with law enforcement in gaming is limited to that cops v robbers version of Battlefield, I do have real law enforcement experience. Any game I've seen/played regarding some level of realism in policing has been a let-down. I have been on the streets, kicking in doors and searching houses (for bad guys, as well as to help someone injured), pulling over vehicles and searches, getting warrants signed by the judge, etc. The Police Department I worked for also had its own holding cells, so we had to be familiar with booking procedures and caring for those locked up before seeing the judge. I have not worked in corrections or at a county jail where people were locked up for extended periods as the longest we held someone was about 12 days. I also have experience as an investigator for the state, having worked on/assisted in Human Trafficking cases, fugitive apprehension, money laundering, public integrity (going after corrupt officials), and testifying in court. I have arrested people "on the spot" as well as let them go to investigate further/await lab results to file an arrest warrant with the judge (hint to the Devs!) I'm excited and optimistic about the vision for this game from a player standpoint as well as a standpoint of a digital social experiment. The level of realism and layers to policing alone could be EXTREMELY deep. The question is how deep is this game willing and able to go? My experiences could absolutely help in the development of this area of the "game" (seems like something this ambitious needs to be called something different/more than a game). While I am not the end-all, be-all expert on policing, I have lived it and I am certainly willing to provide some time and thoughts to help with the development and immersion of this project. One thing I'd like to ask those that are the decision makers is to NOT make the same old progression mistakes of other games. A police officer on the streets does not necessarily want to become a detective. It is not some Patrol->Sergeant->Detective->Supervisor->Chief->Sheriff or whatever variation. Patrol officers who enjoy what they do can spend their entire careers doing that and progress very nicely. I hope I can help. Brandon