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I hear you, but if you read what I said just above what you said. I just said it shouldn't have been said. I reacted out of anger based on how he was treating me and thats not okay. Not once did I justify the comment said, as it was wrong. I justified it being classified as harassment, as I stopped the negativity asked of me to be stopped. I will send my formal apologies regardless of the appeal decision, I am just confused how you dont see me trying to take accountability at all?

My appeal has been much more than " My ban is unfair, I did nothing wrong." can we please be for real? if you look at other ban appeals, and see the effort I put into making sure I genuinely didn't break any rules, you can see the difference. harassment is the repeat offense, I stopped after JMZ pulled me. I 100% had nothing left to say about that subject, and am perfectly fine with saying It should have been said. however in the rule itself freedom of speech is literally stated, I made him uncomfortable and for that I'm sorry. However when made aware, I DID INFACT STOP. Maybe I don't know you well, but I'm basing everything off of this situation, why? because its all I know? It does seem very bias, as like I mentioned above I DID NOT harass him. You know what you are... a criminal, he kept arguing that I had no reason to arrest him. I did. multiple. I was sent back from a sit, and continued the rp. No comments made about the metagame knowledge? or how he started the interaction? Didn't think so...

Hi BoomRoasted, I’m not sure what you meant by “playing the victim card,” but I want to be clear. I’m simply trying to explain my side of the story, not deflect responsibility. That said, I do feel there’s a level of bias here, as it "appears" like there’s a personal connection between you and Drunken, which may have influenced how the situation was handled. Regarding the screenshot from ix_crazy (the guy who has nothing to do with this) he only nudges in just like mr nova when it benefits him, or when they can instigate something and exaggerate it. I want to clarify that there’s nothing in that conversation that shows I was trying to dig up anything incriminating. I had simply mentioned that I was permabanned for calling Drunken what I did, and when the conversation turned toward the “AI” comments, I backed off and stopped messaging further. I recognized that it was heading in the wrong direction and chose not to escalate. You just admitted to me saying "You know what you are" in the aspect of what Boom. Lets be real here, as soon as we got back to the cells I was straight RPing and had NO intentions or continued conversation of what I was told to stop doing. He was a criminal, and was trespassed. No other words were said beyond that point. These messages are as old as my ban, I messaged the group maybe at most 20 mins after my ban, so yes, very much still the heat of the moment if you ask me. When you pulled me into the sit you gave me less than 10 seconds to talk for myself, or explain the situation. Biased as all get out man, cant hide it.

You love to be the main character of everything. You are the definition of a ham.

Yes, Drunken. As mentioned above when I told the whole entire forums why I was banned It wasnt harassment, as when I was told to stop, I did. However you continue to harass everyday and get away with it. Did you not remember how you started the interaction? Its posted above for you. Id like to mention the metagame of knowledge he shouldnt have at the very end of my clip too. @Boomroasted he mentions my ESU suspension and he knows this how? This was PRIOR to my comments. He has an issue with me because I stand my ground against him, and not like everyone else who shells up and hides from riggs.

I do appreciate the time to look over, Ill send more to my reply here soon. Thank you JMZ and BoomRoasted. @Bullets its the principle mane, not the money. Thats how you get alot of money, by being smart with it. Adding on to my original dispute, as I was wrong with the rule alignment. Based on Global Rule 2 as written, I genuinely don’t see how my behavior qualifies. I made a harsh comment during an in-game conflict, yes, 100% but the moment JMZ told me to stop, I stopped. I didn’t repeat the word or continue pushing the insult. If my tone came off as sarcastic or sharp afterward, that wasn’t me trying to continue harassment, it was me genuinely pissed off at the situation, it was well over an hour dealing with that, its not fair to say Drunken is innocent here at all, nor is the perma ban fair. It was me holding my ground, but still respecting the line that was drawn. “Harassment” is a continued behavior, I 100% lost all negativity towards that man post sit with JMZ. He however continued to egg on the situation as soon as I was returned. Not trying to go tit for tat here, im being as genuine as I possibly can be. Freedom of speech is literally acknowledged in the rule itself, I was made aware to stop, and I did. I tried moving on from the situation as swiftly as possible, Plea had been written for 30-45 minutes. This was well drawn out, and I had all the grounds needed to arrest the man. He used his power and relations to get me in trouble. as simple as it is. Again, I made no further targeted remarks, and went on about the RP. A perma is beyond harsh here. Thank you for your time, looking forward to the response. As for the other 14+ rules lol, all are non applicable, thank you for showing me what I needed. After you told me to chill, I went back and strictly continued the RP for the charges and thats all. You know its true, because you were there.

Your Character or Steam Name: baiited Your SteamID (Click to retrieve): STEAM_0:0:220534442 Your Discord ID#: baiited Reason for ban: Global Rule 2 Length of ban: Originally a 2 week ban, switched to perma, seemingly due to power tripping behavior. Reason for appeal (dispute/apology): dispute, and an apology. Why should you be unbanned? I want to start by acknowledging that I was originally pulled into a sit by JMZ and asked to stop calling another player (Drunken) a “child molester.” I complied without hesitation the moment I was told to stop. There was no argument besides freedom of speech, no further escalation on my part after that point. I respected the instruction from staff immediately. The comment itself came during a heated moment after dealing with "Drunken" (Riggs, Morello, or however you know him). He came to the pd station instantly on dirt with me on his lawyer char, because on his Detective char he so badly wanted to get me fired. He came in instantly telling me how things were going to happen, and started telling me vulgar things about myself and how I did my job(he gets mad because things dont get handled his way) Consistently engaging in strange behavior uncalled for 100%. frequently surrounding himself with much younger kids in-game, and me mentioning that to him shouldn't hurt his feelings, when he quite literally gets on and says the hard R everyday. While the phrasing I used may have been out of line. I based it off of many observed in-game interactions and not tied to any real-world doxxed or private information. I never revealed any names, personal info, or actual private details. I do not believe this can be reasonably classified as a “privacy” violation. Global rule 2 is clearly defined as not releasing restricted private information, I did not reveal anything private nor did publicize anything to anyone with an intent to ruin his image. Making a provocative statement back to defend myself may be aggressive on my end however is not leaking someone's private data. Drunken, the player involved in the incident (Martin Riggs, Morello in this case), has a known reputation for relentless trash talk, hostility, and even targeting. He came into NYPD actively stirring the pot, disrespecting my role as an officer, and calling me names. Yet, his behavior seems consistently overlooked, while I deal with the harshest possible punishment, a perma ban. Not once did I justify what I said, I did say freedom of speech, as I'm not wrong in those regards, I did stop everything trash talking when asked to. But guess who didn't, Drunken. As soon as I take him out of his cell when I came back from the original sit with JMZ, he instantly started talking heavy trash again. Its allowed on his end, he can call me anything in the dictionary, and get away with it. I’ve been an active part of the community for a good amount of time. While I’ve had a couple of RDM-related issues in the past, I’ve never been involved in anything like this. I’ve contributed positively to the PD, helping with patrols, training, and assisting newer players regularly. My involvement in this server has been consistent, however I have recently been trying to work on not being such a crashout, and working along side certain people in the PD has helped that. Tremendously. I’ve been an active member of the community for quite some time. not nearly as much time as the likes of someone like Drunken (I have 3weeks played) While I’ve had a few slip-ups in the past related to RDM, I’ve never been involved in anything of this nature. Lately, I’ve made a real effort to shift how I carry myself in game. I’ve been consistently contributing to the PD helping with patrols, assisting new players, and supporting training efforts. Working alongside certain members of the PD has honestly helped me grow out of that “crashout” mindset, and I’ve been making progress because of it. Admittedly, I was on a temporary suspension from my ESU badge due to an incident where I deployed tear gas without orders and mouthed off during the situation. I owned up to that and had been actively working to get myself back on track, both in terms of attitude and discipline. With the goal of earning back my place as a reliable and effective operative. Unfortunately, that progress is completely gone now, not because of another genuine mistake, but because of clear favoritism and bias. It’s crazy to see personal relationships with admins and UA, override actual growth and contribution to the city. As for the global rules, here is why I didn't break any of them. Rule 1- Harassment / Hate Speech (Drunkens favorite one to break) -I did not use any racial, homophobic, sexist, or any other discriminatory words. -I did not look to create any violence with any individual involved, only matching the hateful energy that was brought into the PD by Drunken. -What I said was an opinion based on the player’s in-game behavior. While it was blunt, it wasn’t targeted hate or harassment. -I stopped immediately when asked, showing my willingness to de-escalate, Drunken did not. Rule 2- Privacy (THE RULE I WAS BANNED FOR) -Not a single bit of personal information was leaked in the event, at any point in time. -My comment was based on in game behavior made in an ooc form because I was on duty, and he wasnt on the char he kept claiming to be. He was on morello, kept saying "its riggs" -Nothing was “doxxed” or “leaked,” nor was there any effort to expose in OOC about private details. (even if he was 100% a convicted pedo, nothing was made of a real life scenario, not once) -Accusations or insults, even harsh ones, made during our gameplay ooc or not, do NOT meet the threshold of a privacy breach under this rule. Rule 3- Advertisement -n/a Rule 4- Impersonation -I did not impersonate anyone. In fact, another player, Drunken was claiming to be martin Riggs, when he was on his Morello luchesse char. I know this rule isnt necessarily linked to this form of impersonation, however he did use this to his advantage with other officers and lobbied them against me. Rule 5, 6 , and 7 all N/a. Even the spamming part, I stopped when asked. Immediately. All I ask is that this situation be looked at fairly, not through the lens of personal grudges or double standards. I’m not saying my phrasing was ideal, but I am saying that a permanent ban is excessive, especially when I complied with the original staff request and didn’t actually leak anyone’s private information. I also would like to apologize to BoomRoasted for calling you dumb, and JMZ for saying you are the most hated staff member, those comments were made in the heat of the moment and were undeserved. If a shorter ban or a warning is more appropriate, I’m willing to accept that and move forward. In the clip below, there is the very first interaction I had with Drunken (Morello, aka Riggs) and you can see how he mentions my ESU suspension, for what, and how did he have that knowledge? oh yeah! Additional Information (images, videos, etc): the very first interaction with morello (drunken) and pleo (nubs) https://medal.tv/games/garrys-mod/clips/k5uqiUZG0AcxpqXvX?invite=cr-MSxXTFMsMjQzNTg4MTM0 Nubs when I got banned ^ , not biased at all, right... Looking forward to the response, thank you.

-1 PUT THIS MUCH TIME INTO THE SERVER!

+1 the bias is whack.

It was more than him just hitting my car, I wish moderators didnt defend minge activity so bad but it is what it is. It was worth a try, New cassette tomorrow Ig!

Your Character or Steam Name: Kenneth Your SteamID (Click to retrieve): 76561198401334612 Your Discord ID#: baiited Reason for ban: RDM Length of ban: 1 Day Reason for appeal (dispute/apology): I was banned because of my misunderstanding of NLR breaking and the mistiming of it as well. From the beginning of the time since I started playing this server, Ive been told anytime someone breaks NLR that you can continue to kill them if they keep causing problems ic, (trespassing, vdming, hitting with vehicle, etc) I have not once been reported for this yet. I was also informed in the sit that my timing of the NLR was off by two - three minutes, which on my end is my apologies. In my defense that is not very extreme. As for the earlier part of my career, my notes for RDM are true, but as of the last 6-7 months I have no reason to RDM or no intent to not RP. I cant stand that these minges can get on and ruin it. Why should you be unbanned? I don't believe the ban was very fair. Additional Information (images, videos, etc):

He gets on every so often to straight minge and rdm bait. Hence why he got banned straight after I did not even an hour later. My intents have never been to minge, I RP everyday that im on.

Your Character or Steam Name: Kenneth Laurita Your SteamID (Click to retrieve): 76561198401334612 Your Discord ID#: baiited Reason for ban: RDM Baiting. Length of ban: 2 days Reason for appeal (dispute/apology): Minge roleplayer, Malik Williams is a minge. Gets on like once or twice a week and only targets the jews and myself because of our past. He fail snitched and wont stop bothering us. Why should you be unbanned? I didnt rdm bait at all, he continues to follow us around and talk shit. Ruining the experience of the game for me and my faction. Additional Information (images, videos, etc):

Thank you for taking the time to review my appeal and providing your reasoning. I can understand how the situation could have appeared to be RDM baiting, and I'd like to provide my perspective on the events in question. I first want to say that I understand this clip appears to be some kind of deliberate baiting; let me reassure you that this is not my intention. This incident simply happened so suddenly that I see now how it may have appeared. I made an ill-thought-out split-second decision, and I can see how that would have been interpreted as baiting. I feel that was a situation with my friend in the white tee that I should have handled way better, and I did not see it at the time. I want to make clear that I had no idea what was going to happen, and I didn't realize the implications of my actions. I am fully aware of the importance of game integrity and have learned from this. Regarding the previous RDM notes: I fully understand how those could reflect on my behavior. The things I am doing are because I try to improve myself; I took the incidents as opportunities to learn from. I do want to become a better citizen in this community and follow this server's rules from now on. Where possible, I would seize this opportunity and go back into the game with a determination that in the future, I conduct myself better. I fully understand that the ban may still stand, but just a second chance to prove that I can be a more responsible and rule-following player will be great.

Done. @Jmoorsey all good?

Your Character or Steam Name: Kenneth Laurita Your SteamID (Click to retrieve): 76561198401334612 Your Discord ID#: baiited Reason for ban: RDM Baiting Length of ban: 2 days Reason for appeal (dispute/apology): I am writing to appeal the ban I received for Random Deathmatch (RDM) baiting. I understand the seriousness of this offense, but I would like to explain the situation and clarify that it was not my intention to bait or initiate any RDM. During the incident, I was casually roleplaying a game of bowling and basketball with a friend. While we were having fun, another player joined us and started interacting with us. As the interaction continued, he eventually told us to leave, becoming increasingly hostile and acting aggressively. In an attempt to engage in RP, I jokingly told him that he wasn’t “on shit” and lightly punched him. At this point, he pulled out a weapon and started shooting at me while I was running away. I did not threaten him in any way or provoke violence, and my intention was simply to get away from the situation. My friend also tried to intervene to protect me, but unfortunately, it resulted in the situation escalating. I understand that it may have looked like I was baiting or engaging in RDM, but my actions were purely in response to his aggression, not to cause harm. Why should you be unbanned? I play this server quite a bit, hitting my year on the server very soon. I have very minimal trouble with admins/rules. Additional Information (images, videos, etc): n/a. Banned by Nubs. Appeal by Baiited.