I do so love it when people get all pissy with the cops for doing their job rather well, whilst they (the drug-runner or other half-arsed criminal) is making a royal mess of their so-called 'life of crime'.
For what it's worth, it is NOT the job of the cops to deal with RDM and VDM, anywhere on the server. Technically, it's an admin task, but for various reasons (mostly, staffing numbers and the fact that it's a volunteer role) we cannot hope to cover all areas of the map 24/7 with admins looking for and dealing with RDM/VDM. Even when we do have multiple admins online simultaneously, the chances are that one of them will be busy helping some lost twat who toasted his vehicle and hasn't worked out how to find the repair kit, or compensating some other person whose heli exploded (with them in it) due to a momentary net-lag-out.
It will never be possible to combat every instance of RDM/VDM - even as admin.
The fact that SOME cops spend a LOT of time tracking down and dealing with RDM/VDM criminals* is a feather in the police force's collective cap. They are heroes for doing this. They are not REQUIRED to do it, nor are they EXPECTED to do it, but when they do it, do they ever get any thanks? Rarely. Mostly from the admins. Sadly, other players tend to think it's the police's job - but it IS NOT.
*I say 'criminals' when talking about RDM/VDMers, but technically, they aren't. Within the context of the game, they are no longer roleplaying, so they are not really 'proper' criminals, as far as the game and other players is concerned. They are not playing criminal roles; they're just lamers wasting everybody's time and trashing the good roleplayers who are caught in the crossfire (or direct action).
Once you've been here a while, you'll start to recognise the better places to go to avoid the cops when drug-running, or how to get yourself out of a tricky situation without landing yourself in deeper water (by roleplaying well and misdirecting the cops). Likewise, you'll usually stay out of Kavala unless there are shedloads of admins and cops online in that area - which isn't always easy to tell.
We made a giant red-zone for the lunatics to do their RDM/VDM with impunity, but sadly, it still doesn't work. They prefer to engage people who can't fight back, in areas that are supposed to be reserved for 'normal' civilian activities. Thus, they fit the textbook definition of 'utter wanker'. And this is why, when admins DO catch them, or get sufficient good-quality reports, they BAN THE SILLY FUCKERS.
So - don't whine. Report, avoid, innovate. You'll live longer and have more fun.
