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(Poll) Learning Law Enforcement through LSPDFR


Learning Law Enforcement through LSPDFR  

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  1. 1. Have you had any law enforcement experience before playing LSPDFR (or LCPDFR)?

    • Yes
      14
    • No
      13
  2. 2. Has playing LSPDFR (or LCPDFR) and being involved in the community increased your knowledge of law enforcement?

    • Yes
      18
    • No
      9


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Hopefully this is an ok category to post this, I only started playing LSPDFR about a month ago and was curious about how many players already had law enforcement experience before playing or if anyone else (such as myself) has learned a lot about law enforcement just from playing this game. I’ve been working on a class project that has led me to this community and I know I’ve learned many things, even as simple as when to use the different response codes. Kinda broad questions but would be interested in any comments you may have as well.

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I answered no and then yes, but my answer to the second question is only to a certain extent. Codes, equipment, and basic terms I've learned from playing LCPDFR (and Fort Carson RP) as well as watching videos on real life emergency services, but by no means would I consider myself "informed", let alone experienced. Obviously, real life emergency service workers deal with situations far different from what I'm experiencing, even in daily activity. When I play LCPDFR or LSPDFR, I'm playing a modification of an exaggerated game--everything about GTA is over-done. So I can't say that I have any more knowledge than someone who just likes any branch of the emergency services, and I definitely can't say that I know what it's like to be an officer. If I walked into the academy expecting to know more than the next guy, it would be a mistake.

 

But, that being said, I have learned more because of my experience not just playing the mod, but also interacting with other users on this website. And it's been fun, too, getting to know where different people come from and what they like to do. It's also cool to see that a few users here have made it into law enforcement or another emergency service branch.

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1 hour ago, theninja35 said:

I answered no and then yes, but my answer to the second question is only to a certain extent. Codes, equipment, and basic terms I've learned from playing LCPDFR (and Fort Carson RP) as well as watching videos on real life emergency services, but by no means would I consider myself "informed", let alone experienced. Obviously, real life emergency service workers deal with situations far different from what I'm experiencing, even in daily activity. When I play LCPDFR or LSPDFR, I'm playing a modification of an exaggerated game--everything about GTA is over-done. So I can't say that I have any more knowledge than someone who just likes any branch of the emergency services, and I definitely can't say that I know what it's like to be an officer. If I walked into the academy expecting to know more than the next guy, it would be a mistake.

 

But, that being said, I have learned more because of my experience not just playing the mod, but also interacting with other users on this website. And it's been fun, too, getting to know where different people come from and what they like to do. It's also cool to see that a few users here have made it into law enforcement or another emergency service branch.

Yeah, I understand that only so much can actually be learned through a mod that is constrained to GTA mechanics, but there have been aspects that have caused me to do a search and learn more. I find it interesting that it brings a lot of passionate people in as well. I probably could have split the second question into two when i think about it.

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1. Yes, 2. No.

 

I was going through the academy when I first played LSPDFR so I consider it to be somewhat law enforcement experience, at least real world law enforcement training. Since then I've been working at a small (12 officer) department and still play LSPDFR. Can't say I've learned anything playing other than it's fun to play as a cop with the only rules being what I feel like that day. I do try and play as real as I can most of the time,  incorporating my real world agency experience and procedure, but even with as great as LSPDFR is you can only be so realistic. Can't say I've been in any shoot outs or pursuits on the job in real life and in LSPDFR that's a standard shift.

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1)  Yes, but not in terms of "being on the job".

 

2) Yes and no.  I've always had an obsession with emergency services and law enforcement.  Hell, as a kid I'd roleplay the fuck out of Hot Wheels cars.  Making chases, traffic stops, etc.  As I got older, I made it a point to become more informed and observant of how law enforcement works.  During my last two years of high school I took a law enforcement class, which really helped, then I started looking more into the online lessons of it once I graduated.  I answered yes to this because being on this forum hasn't helped me learn more about American law enforcement, but it has helped teach me about foreign law enforcement.

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7 hours ago, Giordano said:

1)  Yes, but not in terms of "being on the job".

 

2) Yes and no.  I've always had an obsession with emergency services and law enforcement.  Hell, as a kid I'd roleplay the fuck out of Hot Wheels cars.  Making chases, traffic stops, etc.  As I got older, I made it a point to become more informed and observant of how law enforcement works.  During my last two years of high school I took a law enforcement class, which really helped, then I started looking more into the online lessons of it once I graduated.  I answered yes to this because being on this forum hasn't helped me learn more about American law enforcement, but it has helped teach me about foreign law enforcement.

I'm pretty new still, but just looking at all the vehicles models I've been surprised by how many members outside the US are involved in the community. It's sometimes easy to not realize.

11 hours ago, IFriggenLoveBears said:

1. Yes, 2. No.

 

I was going through the academy when I first played LSPDFR so I consider it to be somewhat law enforcement experience, at least real world law enforcement training. Since then I've been working at a small (12 officer) department and still play LSPDFR. Can't say I've learned anything playing other than it's fun to play as a cop with the only rules being what I feel like that day. I do try and play as real as I can most of the time,  incorporating my real world agency experience and procedure, but even with as great as LSPDFR is you can only be so realistic. Can't say I've been in any shoot outs or pursuits on the job in real life and in LSPDFR that's a standard shift.

That's cool, LSPDFR definitely can't match real life experience, but for someone on the outside, I think it has been good for learning about the proper procedures. Even though GTA AI often go crazy, I do try to follow protocols. I don't even take simple traffic stops lightly anymore, as I've had NPCs step out and start shooting at me.

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Yes and no/yes

 

There wasn't much new to me in LSDPFR/LCPDFR per se, but I wanted to learn more about offences, vehicle registration, what you can arrest for and what you can't, and how generally certain callouts are handled by the police in America, so I started reading and asking more and learned a ton of new stuff about US law enforcement. 

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