Your ban appeal has been reviewed and denied.
We have determined this ban to be reasonable and/or justified.
After reviewing the evidence, your explanation, and the responses from both the banning staff member and the involved parties, it is clear that the escalation rules were not followed. Whilst you were verbally threatened with future retaliation and mugging, these were idle threats, not an active threat.
At no point were you being actively held at gunpoint or placed into immediate danger that would justify the use of lethal force under our escalation rules. Weapons being held on safety during a sit-down do not constitute an active threat and do not give you permission to initiate a gunfight.
The primary issue is that, by your own admission, you waited until the group began leaving before opening fire. This demonstrates that you recognised an opportunity rather than responding to an immediate threat. The roleplay situation was actively de-escalating, not escalating. Furthermore, the individuals you killed were complying with your instructions to leave the property. Evidence provided shows they were attempting to exit the building when they were shot. Although the door was locked and prevented them from leaving immediately, they had already turned their backs towards you and were making a genuine effort to comply with your demands. At this point there was no longer an active confrontation requiring lethal force. Had the group refused to leave after you had properly escalated by presenting a firearm and issuing clear commands, or had they drawn weapons against you or otherwise posed an immediate threat, the situation may have been different. Instead, you bypassed the required escalation process entirely and chose to shoot individuals who were already attempting to disengage from the encounter.
For these reasons, the RDM ban will remain in place.
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