So. I've decided to make this forum as a way for marines to understand marine law and how it is interpreted along with how to avoid or to ahelp when a CMP/MP is being unjust. To note, I'm not at all a MP main, so I do not have a mind set of being a MP, but I have been told by others to Ahelp the situation as it was unfair or have heard from others that they were mistaken on this case. I'm innocent, I swear.
My issues:
I'm fed up with some CMP/MP's arresting me or doing things that aren't really covered on marine law. If you don't know, I "Ritona Sterling" have been arrested for false arrest throughout my time in CM, mainly from unsecured equipment as a SL or RO. I've been arrested or made note of by the MP's for having unsecured equipment, sometimes falsely arrested for it.
Failing to ensure your equipment for your department is properly secured. Leaving unattended equipment is unsafe and illegal. You may distribute equipment outside your department if you are giving it to a specific individual and not leaving it on the floor unattended.
That's the Marine Law for Unsecured Equipment. The MP's have the discretion of using their own discretion if marine law isn't as detailed as it is, but sometimes, they disregard reasoning and attempt to arrest the marine.
The false arrests that happened:
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To note, I was arrested as a RO for having unsecured equipment, as you know, marine law says that "your equipment for your department is properly secured" however the MP's say I was to be arrested for having pistols on the floor inside REQ in the sakes of "Safety Procedures" like OSHA, I was told to ahelp and was free.
Another similar thing happened where the arrest didn't happen, but the CMP confiscated the equipment instead. While marine law says that leaving unattended equipment is unsafe and illegal and that equipment is to be properly secure, you still see marines leaving Bayonets, guns, gear, etc all over the floors in their prep rooms. They confiscated the flamethrower and B12 gear as it's illegal and SL shouldn't leave "their" gear outside their prep, but Marine Law doesn't confirm any truth to this. While yes, some people may say "Equipment inside prep rooms should be for the intended person", but what's the point on asking for the gear if it's a common thing. While it is different if an engineer or a medic or even the SG or Spec to leave their gear outside the preps, what's different to the SL?
Why do you confiscate the weaponry of the SL if they aren't officially in any departments? What reasons do you have other than other people telling you that you should arrest them for doing it. Marine law doesn't state anything for confiscation of the gear, and I find it completely unreasonable and lowRP to even confiscate their weapons and gear. If the SL is able to be confiscated for leaving the gear outside their prep, the MP's are doing their job wrong and should be better at it than lazing about. Many marines leave their gear outside the prep, and I mean their preps, not even in the prep room just out in the hallway, yet not one MP gives a damn about it and only focuses on arresting the big ones.
Summary:
In any case, I feel as if this law is annoying as it's too broad, and it's information is too loose and leads to meta-targeting against SL's who place their gear outside their individual rooms because if you were to confiscate the gear of a SL then you should be able to confiscate the gear of every marine and even the RO for this matter.
By the by, I want to hear other experiences you have as a marine being attacked by a MP when it's completely okay or kinda foggy on it, I wrote this purely to get this off my chest with the recent MP's/CMP's playing the game; I also want to see what other CMP's/MP mains think when this sorta thing happens.
